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CONVENTION SPEAKER

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE LECTURE

WORKSHOP FACILITATOR

MODERATOR

PANELIST

Selected speaking engagements

For decades Nkechi has mesmerized audiences as keynote speaker, moderator, panelist, lecturer or interviewee on behalf of the following organizations, institutions, companies and media outlets:

Alliance of National Minority Law Enforcement Associations
American Association of Law Schools
American Civil Liberties Union
American Constitution Society
American Univ. Washington College of Law
Amnesty International
Baltimore Jewish Council
BET Live with Tavis Smiley
BET TV Our Voices
Black Law Students Association (BLSA)
Black News Network
Black Radical Congress
Black Voices for Peace
CATO Institute
CNN and Company
Columbia University Law School
Congressional Black Associates
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
C-SPAN
Council of State Governments
Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants
David A. Clarke School of Law
Department of Veterans Affairs
D.C. Bar
D.C. Cable TV
Drug Policy Alliance
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Fox Morning News
George Mason University
Georgetown University Law School
GOOGLE
Harambee Internet Radio & TV
Howard University School of Law
Howard University
Institute for Public Accuracy
Institute of the Black World 21st Century
International Concerned Families and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal
Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington
Maryland Legal Services Partnership
NAACP
NAACP-Legal Defense Fund
National African American Drug Policy Coalition
National African American Reparations Commission
National Alliance Against Homelessness
National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
National Association of Black Journalists
National Association for Public Interest Law
National Bar Association
National Black Caucus of State Legislators
National Black Law Students Association
National Black Police Association
National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America
National Conference of Black Lawyers
National Conference of State Legislators
National Convocation on Jail and Prison Ministry
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Lawyers Guild
National Legal Aid & Defender Association
National Women's Law Center
National Voting Rights Institute
New York University Law School
NewsTalk TV
People's University on the Mall - 30th Anniversary March on Washington
Redeem the Dream Policy Institute
Sankofa Conference
Shirley Chisholm Pres. Accountability Comm.
South African Broadcasting Company
Town of Bladensburg, MD
United Black Community
University of California - Berkeley
University of Connecticut School of Law
University of the District of Columbia
University of North Carolina School of Law
University of Virginia School of Law
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Washington Association of Black Journalists
Washington Council of Lawyers
Washington Bar Association
WDCA-TV
WHUT
WOL- AM
WPFW -FM
Women's Legal Defense Fund
Yale Law School

Taifa specializes in topics at the intersections of law, justice, race, legacy, and empowerment.

Through Legacy Educational Outreach, Nkechi Taifa is available to assist you in meeting your goals - whether as keynote or plenary speaker, workshop facilitator, moderator or panelist - Taifa in her various capacities as attorney, activist, author or educator - has the expertise and skills to empower your audience. Taifa's motivational speaking is captivating. Her customized, innovative and interactive presentations are accentuated by her high energy and creative style. Her strategic consultations and expert technical assistance have optimized outcomes in academic, corporate, legal and community settings.

LEGACY education OUTREACH

Nkechi Taifa, Esq.

The fabled Sankofa bird moves forward

while looking backwards, symbolizing the

significance of empowering the future by summoning the strengths of the past...

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"Looking Back to Soar Forward!"

Sample lecture /workshop topics

Black Power, Black Lawyer

Open Up the Casket: The Case for Black Reparations
New Jim Crow or New-Fangled Genocide: The Taifa Theory of Mass Incarceration & Racism
Struggle for Those Who Struggle for Us: Justice for Cointelpro-Era Political Prisoners
Becoming a Movement Lawyer

Law & Justice

Justice or "Just Us?" - Racism in the Criminal Punishment System

Time for a New Narrative: From Tough on Crime, to Smart on Safety

Roadblocked Reentry: The Prison After Imprisonment

On the Frontlines: The Practice of Law in the Public Interest

Education, Culture & Youth

Harnessing the Strengths of Black Heroes and Heroines in Your Everyday Life
The Imperativeness of Black History in the Spirit of Struggle

Identity, Purpose & Direction: Spread Forth Your Wings and Fly

Lessons from the Legacy of Struggle

Empowerment and Wealth-Building

Unleashing the Entrepreneur in You
Change Your Programming from a Poverty to a Prosperity Mentality
Don’t Block the Blessing and Sabotage Your Success!
Calling All Heroes: Principles of Prosperity from the Past

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

TestimonyBefore the U.S. Sentencing Commission, "Whether Amendment 2 of the Fair Sentencing Act Should be Applied Retroactively, June 1, 2011.

Testimony Before the American Bar Association Justice Kennedy Commission. (Nov. 14, 2003)

Written Statement for the Record to the House Crime Subcommittee, "Unfairness in Federal Cocaine Sentencing: Is it Time to Crack the 100 to 1 Disparity?" (May 21, 2009)

Testimony before the United States Sentencing Commission, "Cocaine and Federal Sentencing Policy. (Nov. 16, 2006)

Testimony before the Maryland State Judiciary in Support of Joint Resolution 4, "Reparations for the Enslavement of African Americans" (May 17, 2004)

Testimony before the Council of the District of Columbia, "MPD's Camera Surveillance System," on behalf of the ACLU-NCA (June 13, 2002)

Testimony before the Committee on the Judiciary, Council of the District of Columbia, "The Use of Firearms and Excessive Use of Force by Metropolitan Police Officers." (Jan. 20, 1999)

Testimony before the Committee on the Judiciary, Council of the District of Columbia, Comments of the DC Bar Section on Criminal Law & Individual Rights, "The District of Columbia Nonviolent Offenders Mandatory-Minimum Sentences Amendment Act of 1994." (Oct. 31, 1994)

Testimony before the House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice, testimony in opposition to "The Use of the National Guard in Civil Law Enforcement Activities." (Oct. 5, 1994)

Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, "Statehood for the District of Columbia." (Aug. 1, 1994)

Testimony before the US Sentencing Commission on Proposed Guideline Amendments, "Disparity in Penalty Between Crack and Powder Cocaine." March 24, 1994)

Testimony before the Committee on Self-Determination, Council of the District of Columbia, Comments of the D.C. Bar Section on Criminal Law and Individual Rights, "Statehood for the District of Columbia. (April 28, 1993)

Testimony before the Judiciary Committee, Council of the District of Columbia, "AIDS Policies of the District of Columbia Correctional System," on behalf of NCBL (June 12, 1991)

Testimony before the Committee on the Judiciary, Council of the District of Columbia, on FY 1991 Proposed Budget for the Office of Paternity and Child Support Enforcement. (March 1, 1991)

Testimony before the Judiciary Committee, Council of the District of Columbia, "The Criminal Justice Improvement Act of 1989." (Nov. 20, 1989)