Ijeoma Oluo (ee-joh-mah oh-loo-oh) is a writer, speaker and internet yeller. She is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller "So You Want to Talk About Race" and most recently, "Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America."
Her work on race has been featured in The Guardian, The New York Times, and The Washington Post, among many other publications. She was named to the 2021 TIME 100 Next list and has twice been named to the Root 100. She received the 2018 Feminist Humanist Award and the 2020 Harvard Humanist of the Year Award from the American Humanist Association. She lives in Seattle, Washington.
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Ijeoma Oluo is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Government, Social Activism and Social Justice. The estimated speaking fee range to book Ijeoma Oluo for live events is $20,000 - $30,000, and for virtual events $20,000 - $30,000. Ijeoma Oluo generally travels from Seattle, WA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Nikki Giovanni, Ellen McGirt and Tamika D. Mallory. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Ijeoma Oluo for an upcoming event.
Ijeoma was terrific – we are still receiving great feedback from attendees!
Palmer Scholars
- May 23 2023
YWCA Minneapolis - Nov 02 2021
Everything was great. Thank you.
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
- Oct 25 2021
National CASA/GAL Association for Children - May 17 2021
The Division for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University of Virginia - Apr 07 2021
It takes a huge toll to live the trauma of being a Black person in a white- supremacist country and then write it as well,” Oluo says.
Ijeoma Oluo: I think it's really important to start first from a place of your own ignorance that you once had. A lot of times when we start conversations about justice ...
"Lately, I've been able to find a few minutes to read in bed each night after my family has gone to sleep and it's been absolutely heavenly.”
Ijeoma Oluo's latest book "Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America,” examines white male supremacy and its impact on America for ...
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