Engagements
What He Does
What He Does
Speaking Engagements
Keynotes, featured talks, and public lectures at universities, museums, conferences, festivals, and cultural institutions.
Live Readings
Immersive readings from his written work that bring history to life through first-person narrative.
Moderated Conversations
Paired dialogues with scholars, journalists, or activists where lived experience meets contemporary analysis.
Panel Participation
Expert panelist on COINTELPRO, Black liberation history, political prisoners, mass incarceration, and decolonization.
Educational Programming
Classroom visits, student Q&A sessions, and workshops at high schools, colleges, and universities.
Media Appearances
Interviews for podcasts, radio, television, documentary, and print media.
Ideal Venues
HBCUs, Ivy League universities, civil rights museums, national conferences, public libraries, book festivals, radio and podcast studios, international institutions.
Ideal Audiences
University students and faculty, museum visitors, conference delegates, book festival attendees, faith-based organizations, high school students.
He Does NOT Do
Writing workshops — he speaks and reads, he does not teach writing.
Casual panels without preparation or clear framing.
Appearances that treat his story as entertainment rather than history and education.
Book Watani for Your Event
All booking and media inquiries go through Styner Stiner, Speaking & Media Manager at the Watani Stiner Legacy Group.
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Location
Oakland, CA