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Margo Jefferson

Margo Jefferson

Keynote Speaker: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Cultural Critic & Memoirist Known for "Negroland"

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Margo Jefferson Biography

Margo Jefferson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning cultural critic. She has been a staff writer for The New York Times and Newsweek, and her reviews and essays have appeared in New York Magazine, Grand Street, Vogue, Harper’s and many other publications. Her book, "On Michael Jackson," was published in 2005. She has received a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Rockefeller Foundation and Theater Communications Group grant.

Jefferson has also written and performed two theater pieces at The Cherry Lane Theatre and The Culture Project. Her 2015 book, the memoir "Negroland," received the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography, The Heartland Prize for Nonfiction, The Bridge Prize for Nonfiction, and was short-listed for The Baillie Gifford Prize. The New York Times also listed it as one of the 50 best memoirs of the last 50 years.

Her latest memoir, "Constructing a Nervous System," was published in April, 2022.

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Margo Jefferson Videos

Margo Jefferson: Coming of Age in Black Chicago's Elite
Taking a Long Look: Vivian Gornick with Margo Jefferson | LIVE from NYPL
Writers On the Fly: Margo Jefferson

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Margo Jefferson is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Black Heritage, Diversity and Authors.

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Margo Jefferson generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.

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Margo Jefferson is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Black Heritage, Diversity and Authors. The estimated speaking fee range to book Margo Jefferson for live events is Below $10,000. Please contact us for virtual event fees. Margo Jefferson generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Iyanla Vanzant, Julianne Malveaux and Dr. Bernice King. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Margo Jefferson for an upcoming event.

Margo Jefferson Videos

Margo Jefferson: Coming of Age in Black Chicago's Elite
Taking a Long Look: Vivian Gornick with Margo Jefferson | LIVE from NYPL
Writers On the Fly: Margo Jefferson

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