Artist, Poet, Political Activist will give UMKC Pride Lecture on Nov. 14
Artist, poet and political activist Staceyann Chin will keynote the UMKC Pride Lecture at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 14.
Chin’s appearance is part of the Pride Lecture Series sponsored by the University of Missouri-Kansas City Division of Diversity and Inclusion. The lecture will be in Pierson Auditorium at the Atterbury Student Success Center, 5000 Holmes St., Kansas City, Mo. This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. RSVPs can be made online.
A proud Jamaican, Chin has been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show, where she spoke candidly about her experiences growing up on the island and the dire consequences of her coming out there. She unapologetically identifies as Caribbean, black, Asian, lesbian, woman and resident of New York City.
Widely known as a co-writer and original performer in the Tony Award-winning Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry Jam on Broadway, her poetry has received ovations around the world. Chin is currently touring with MotherStruck, her critically acclaimed solo theater piece directed by Cynthia Nixon and produced by Rosie O’Donnell, chronicling her experiences as a mother. She has received several awards, most recently the 2017 LGBTQ Humanist Award.
Since 2007, the Division of Diversity and Inclusion Pride Lecture Series has brought LGBTQIA thought leaders from across the country and globe including Janaya Khan, Lea DeLaria, Dustin Lance Black, Laverne Cox and Ari Shapiro.
Sponsors of this year’s Pride Lecture include: Terry Anderson and Michael Henry; Bishop-McCann; Burns & McDonnell; DST Systems; Kevin Dunn and Bob Legler; Hallmark Cards, Inc.; Hollyday Med Spa and Aesthetics; Jason Holmes and Kevin Westrope; Mary Kay McPhee; Kansas City CARE Clinic; KCUR 89.3; Kutak Rock LLP; Husch Blackwell LLP; Kathleen Kunkler and Peggy Lowe; Dennis and Susan Lordi Marker; Martha Jane Phillips Starr Field of Interest Fund at the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation; Metzler Mentoring Program; Morgan Stanley; Art and Susan Perry; Show-Me Presentation Resources; Blaine Proctor; Robert and Elise Chapline Family Fund; James Rodewald and Michael Siemer; Shook, Hardy and Bacon LLP; Michael Sigler, Francis Family Foundation Discretionary Fund; St. Luke’s Health System, Diversity and Inclusion Council; Alexandra J. Strong, M.D.; and Brenda J. Hafner.
To learn more about the Pride Lecture Series and to register, visit UMKC Pride.
