BARATUNDE THURSTON CONFIRMED AS SPEAKER ON KIDSCREEN SUMMIT

New York Times bestselling author and famed TED Talk speaker Baratunde Thurston will give a keynote address on February 16, 2021 that promises to be a major highlight of Kidscreen Summit Virtual’s three-week conference program. Thurston’s presentation will explore how we can all reframe the actions we take to be more inclusive, and the role content producers play in shaping how kids see race on screen.

Baratunde is an Emmy-nominated host who has worked for The Onion, produced for “The Daily Show” and advised the Obama White House. He wrote the New York Times bestseller “How To Be Black,” and is the executive producer and host of two podcasts: “How To Citizen with Baratunde” and “We’re Having A Moment”. He’s also the creator and host of weekly pandemic show “Live On Lockdown”.

With an ancestry that includes a great-grandfather who taught himself to read, a grandmother who was the first Black employee at the U.S. Supreme Court building, a computer programming mother who took over radio stations in the name of the Black liberation struggle, and an older sister who teaches yoga at her donation-based studio in Michigan, Baratunde has long been taught to question authority and forge his own path.

Registration for Kidscreen Summit Virtual is now open, with both Content Passes ($495) and Business Passes ($995) available. More information can be found online at summit.kidscreen.com.