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Yoruba Richen

Yoruba Richen

Keynote Speaker: Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker; Known For TED Talk on the Intersection of Civil Rights & LGBT Rights

Yoruba Richen Biography

Yoruba Richen is an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose work has been featured on multiple outlets, including Netflix, MSNBC, FX/Hulu, HBO and PBS.

Her most recent film The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks premiered at Tribeca Film Festival and won a Peabody Award. It is currently streaming on Peacock.

Other recent work include the Emmy-nominated films American Reckoning (Frontline), How It Feels to Be Free (American Masters), The Sit In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Show (Peacock) and Green Book: Guide to Freedom (Smithsonian Channel). She directed an episode of the award-winning series "Black and Missing" for HBO and "High on the Hog" for Netflix. Her film, The Killing of Breonna Taylor won an NAACP Image Award and is streaming on Hulu. Her previous films, The New Black and Promised Land won multiple festival awards before airing on PBS’s Independent Lens and P.O.V.

Richen is a past Guggenheim and Fulbright fellow and she won the Creative Promise Award at Tribeca All Access. She was a Sundance Producers Fellow and Women’s Fellow and is a recipient of the Chicken & Egg Breakthrough Filmmaker’s Award. Richen is the Founding Director of the Documentary Program at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.

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Yoruba Richen Videos

One to One with Yoruba Richen
Yoruba Richen discusses the 'Green Book': a travel guidebook
A Deeper Look at the Green Book with Yoruba Richen | Black America

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What topics does Yoruba Richen speak about?

Yoruba Richen is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Television & Film, LGBTQ, News & Media, Diversity, Social Justice, Culture, Civil Rights, Black Heritage, Social Activism, DEI, Motivational, Influential Women and TED.

Where does Yoruba Richen travel from?

Yoruba Richen generally travels from Brooklyn, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.

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Yoruba Richen is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Television & Film, LGBTQ and News & Media. The estimated speaking fee range to book Yoruba Richen for live events is Below $10,000, and for virtual events Below $10,000. Yoruba Richen generally travels from Brooklyn, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Xernona Clayton, Kylar Broadus and Bethaney Wilkinson. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Yoruba Richen for an upcoming event.

Yoruba Richen Videos

One to One with Yoruba Richen
Yoruba Richen discusses the 'Green Book': a travel guidebook
A Deeper Look at the Green Book with Yoruba Richen | Black America
Yoruba Richen: The New Black
Yoruba Richen: What gay rights movement learned from civil rights movement

Yoruba Richen Reviews

  • Yoruba was amazing! Everyone loved her talk and spending time with her. The students loved having dinner and coffee with her. The director of our film and media studies program said she saw one of the student’s faces just light up while listening to Yoruba. We both agree that was the highlight of her very short visit.
    Grinnell College - Nov 17 2023

  • Everyone I was working with was so professional and quick to respond! Yoruba was wonderful and her words will reverberate through this campus for years to come.
    Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Jan 23 2019

  • Baxalta - Jun 23 2016

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