Speeches and Presentations

SPEECHES AND PRESENTATIONS

• Marcus Books, Panelist, "The Murder of Fred Hampton by the FBI and Chicago Police Department, Berkeley California, November 20, 2009
• Lawyers for Civil Rights, Keynote Speaker "Civil Rights in the 21st Century; San Francisco, October 2009
• NAACP, State Convention, Keynote Speaker "Civil Rights Now and in the Future", Manhattan Beach, California, October 2009
• Preparing Leaders for the Future, Keynote Speaker, African American Male Conference, Merritt College, Oakland September 2009
• Thelton Henderson Center for Social Justice, Speaker, President Obama's Teachable Moment, law students, August, 2009
• Hayward Rotary Club, Keynote Luncheon Speaker-Oscar Grant and Beyond, Hayward, California, July, 2009
• International Congress on Law and Mental Health, Presenter, Forgotten Victims; Psychological Impact on Children/ Adolescent whose Parent was Killed by the Police, New York, New York, July 2009
• Lawyers Club of San Francisco, Effective Civil Rights Practice, San Francisco, Ca May 2009
• San Francisco Museum of the African Diapora, Conversation with John Burris-Oscar Grant and Police Misconduct in the African American community, San Francisco May 2, 2009 
• East Bay Church of Religious Science, Black History Celebration, Keynote Address, "Black History Celebration in the Age of Obama, Oakland California, February 2009
• Oakland Bay Area Links, Presenter, Teen Law, Oakland March 2009
• Alpha Gamma Boule' Retreat 2008, Presenter, "Confronting Survival: Our Challenges and Responsibilities" Monterey, California, May 2008
• Berkeley Community College, Pace Conference Class, Presenter "Justice and the Courts" Berkeley, California, October 2008
• Bay Area Boy Scouts, Annual Whitney Young Awards Dinner, Keynote Speaker, "Boy Scouts and its future in the African American Community" Oakland, California May 2008
• California Department of Transportation, Oakland Branch, Black History Celebration, Keynote Address, Oakland, California, February 2008
• Federal Employees, General Services Administration, Black History Month, Keynote Address," Celebrating Black History in the Age of Multiculturalism" San Francisco, California, February 2008
• Lorman, Presenter, Selecting and Prosecuting Police Cases, Oakland, Dec 2008
• Minority Bar Coalition, Presenter "Choosing America Next President-How Gender, Race and Media Affects the Choice, Golden Gate College, October 2008
• North Carolina Central Law School, American Association for Justice local student chapter, Speech, "Litigating Civil Rights Cases to Bring About Social Change, Durham, North Carolina, April 2008
• Oakland Bay Area Links, Presenter "Teen Law" Oakland California March 2008
• Oakland/Montclair Rotary Club, Keynote Luncheon Speaker "Police Reform in the Mist of Increase Violent Crime and Political Uncertainties" Oakland, California, October 2008
• Officers for Justice, San Francisco Black Officers, Keynote Speaker "Reflecting on the Past and Preparing for the Future, San Francisco, California October 2008
• University of Calif. School of Law, African American Alumni Weekend, Luncheon Speaker "Civil Rights Now and in the Future", Berkeley, California April 2008
• Thelton Henderson Center for Social Justice, Speaker, "Oscar Grant and its Legal Ramification on the Civil and Criminal Justice Systems, Berkeley, Ca Feb. 2008
• Wiley Manuel Bar Association Second Annual Legal Fusion, Scholarship Awards Gala, Keynote Address, Sacramento, California, August 2008
• PG&G Black History Month Celebration "A Call TO Action Continuing the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King" Keynote Speaker, San Francisco California, January 2006