An Evening with Joan Baez: Trailblazing Musician, Artist, and Activist
From the moment Joan Baez stepped on stage at the first Newport Folk Festival in 1959, she’s been making history. Her seminal debut, Joan Baez, Vol. 1, released the following year, proved her to be a musical force of nature. It was selected…
Do the Work! How You Can Take Action Against Racism
This Festival finale program will be a fast-paced, fearless, fascinating, funny, and probably occasionally shocking conversation between the famously infamous W. Kamau Bell and Kate Schatz—and with you, if you want to ask questions, make comments,…
Alice Wong: An Activist’s Life
When Alice Wong, on the verge of and excited about the publication and promotion of her memoir Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life, suffered a major medical crisis last year, she was disappointed about the drastic change in plans . . . but…
FESTIVAL KEYNOTE! Fatherhood and Transformation: Shaka Senghor on Honesty and Healing
If you’ve never heard Shaka Senghor speak, prepare to be transformed. A renowned author and activist who has been interviewed by Oprah, Trevor Noah, and others, Senghor is today's most important voice for men—whether fathers or sons—and…