Kendrick Sampson Speaking Fee: $30,000 to $50,000
Travels From:
LAX - Los Angeles (All Airports)
Primary Topic Category:
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) / Social Justice
Secondary Topic Category:
African American & Black
Kendrick Sampson Speaker Profile: At A Glance
Kendrick Sampson is an actor and activist best known for his work on The Vampire Diaries and Insecure. Sampson’s desire to make a political statement, both through his onscreen work and as an activist, stems from his childhood. He credits his “militant” Black father with some of his deepest convictions about the ways Black people are portrayed in popular culture. In May 2019 he founded the organization BLD PWR for new development, empowerment, and change within marginalized groups.
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