Lee Mokobe
Keynote Speaker: Internationally Published Poet, TEDx Speaker & Human Rights Activist; Creative Director at Vocal Revolutionaries
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Lee Mokobe is an internationally published poet, screenwriter, literary editor, and film maker hailing from Cape Town, South Africa. His work focuses on human rights, gender inequality, education, LGBTQ+ issues, and African history. Mokobe is also the Founder and Creative Director of Vocal Revolutionaries.
Mokobe is the youngest TED Fellow in history, a six-times TED and TEDx speaker, and three-times TED blog contributor. He was the first African to win Brave New Voices International Youth Slam Poetry. Mokobe has performed all over the world, including at the Barclay's Center, The LGBT Center, LA YouTube Space, and Vidcon. His work has been featured by The Fader, Al Jazeera, New York Public Library, Philly.com, Ideas.Ted, Soulpancake media, OkayAfrica, Leeway Foundation, and Sundance NEXT Film Festival.
His work has graced the stages of the National Museum of African American History and Culture as part of a special LGBTQ+ installation where he was the first transgender person to perform and speak on trans people in Africa. He also trail blazed as the first transgender person to be featured in Converse's Forever global campaign. He was also featured as a prominent African non-binary leader in Beyonce Knowles And Gucci's Chime for Change as part of The Future is Fluid Campaign. His works have been exhibited and published in 5 continents - namely Harvard School of Education, The University of Calcutta, and in the NSC South African curriculum. He has partnered with Adobe, Sundance, Twitter, Instagram, Gucci America, and Hulu Pridefest as a human rights activist and performer. His work has been published alongside Barack Obama and Harvey Milk in "Loud and Proud: LGBTQ Speeches that shook the world."
Mokobe has worked with various non-profit organizations in the United States, especially in youth development. He's gained nominations and awards for his work in youth development and career advancement for township youth in South Africa, and have been shortlisted for the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards. Mokobe won the Adobe Creative Catalyst Award for his innovation of media content creation in Africa.
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Lee Mokobe is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including LGBTQ, TED and Social Justice. The estimated speaking fee range to book Lee Mokobe for live events is Below $10,000, and for virtual events Below $10,000. Lee Mokobe can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Staceyann Chin, Kylar Broadus and Yoruba Richen. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Lee Mokobe for an upcoming event.
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Vocal Revolutionary and Young TED Fellow Lee Mokobe
in 2012, Lerato put together the first team from Africa to compete in the Brave New Voices slam competition, held that year in San Francisco.
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Transgender Slam Poet Reciting Powerful Poem
During the event, the 19-year old poet and activist, whose work deals with social injustice and gender identity issues, delivered a stirring autobiographical poem in which he came out as transgender.
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How to book Lee Mokobe?
Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like Lee Mokobe for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment for over 15 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers. Fill out a booking request form for Lee Mokobe, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for Lee Mokobe or any other celebrity of your choice.
How much does it cost to book Lee Mokobe?
Booking fees for Lee Mokobe, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. Pricing often varies according to the circumstances, including the talent's schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. Speaker fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Lee Mokobe, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.
Who is the agent for Lee Mokobe?
All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Lee Mokobe for clients worldwide for more than 15 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Lee Mokobe for your next private or corporate function.
What is a full-service talent booking agency?
All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent Lee Mokobe or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for Lee Mokobe or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.
Lee Mokobe is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including LGBTQ, TED and Social Justice. The estimated speaking fee range to book Lee Mokobe for live events is Below $10,000, and for virtual events Below $10,000. Lee Mokobe can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Staceyann Chin, Kylar Broadus and Yoruba Richen. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Lee Mokobe for an upcoming event.
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