Keith has spoken at dozens of college campuses, including Brown, Carleton,
Dartmouth, Florida, George Mason, Harvard, Howard, Illinois, Kentucky,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Middlebury, Minnesota State, North
Carolina Central, Northwestern, Oberlin, Ohio State, Penn, Penn State,
Princeton, Stanford, Swarthmore, Tufts, the University of California,
Virginia, Vermont and Wisconsin.
legal audiences
Keith has spoken to legal audiences, including Boston University Law School,
Harvard Law School, Hastings Law School, Northwestern Law School, and
the Lavender Law Conference.
business & government
Keith has also spoken to government audiences, including the U.S. State
Department, the Peace Corps, and the Congressional Black Caucus. He has
spoken at conferences, including the National Society of Black Engineers
convention. He speaks frequently at February "Black History Month" events,
June "gay pride" events, and December "World AIDS Day" events. And he
has spoken to top business audiences, including the World Headquarters
of the Ford Motor Company.
marches & rallies
Keith delivered a rousing speech called "An Exhortation To A Weary Army" to an audience of nearly 40,000 people at the Opening Ceremony of the 2006 Gay Games. Keith spoke at a historic rally before the 1995 Million Man March. His most famous speech, I Speak Because: A Poem for the Millennium March, was delivered at the 2000 Millennium March.
speech topics
How Obama Won: An Insider's Account
Race, Gender and Presidential Politics
Identity Politics in the Age of Obama
Diversity Without Division: Building Inclusive Spaces
