Campus Progress/ Colorlines GRAND PRIZE WINNER

I am please to announce that I am one of three grand prize winners of the Campus Progress/ Colorlines contest!! This contest required youth to make and submit a video that demonstrates passion for activism. I made a video about colorism. Follow the link to read more about the contest and the other 2 winners.

http://campusprogress.org/articles/announcing_the_winners_of_the_national_keynote_contest/

Because I am a winner, I will be giving a keynote speech in July at the Campus Progress National Conference in Washington, DC!! I am SO excited and humbled by the outcome of the contest. Here is the video I made for the contest:

Feature on theexaminer.com!

CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK

"Colorism is a term that may or may not be new to you.  Regardless of your familiarity with the term, the fact that it is still an issue in our society is an unfortunate truth.  Kiara Lee, author of Light-Skinned, Dark-Skinned or In-Between?, has taken the issue of colorism and self-published her very own children's book about the topic..."

CHECK OUT MY INTERVIEW ON ALLTRESSEDUP.NET !

CLICK HERE: My interview with AllTressedUp

"I am so impressed by this young woman who has yet to complete her undergraduate studies.  She is uplifting our youth and making powerful moves to address the issue of colorism and ultimately self-love.  Let's meet Kiara Lee..."

Press Clippings

RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH

RICHMOND VOICE NEWSPAPER

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND'S THE COLLEGIAN

RAPPAHANOCK RECORD



Book Now Available at the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of VA!

You can buy "Light-Skinned, Dark-Skinned or In-Between?" at the Black History and Cultural Center of Virginia. Look for it on the shelves of the Heritage Gift Shop.
Address:

Black History and Cultural Center of Virginia
3 East Clay Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219

books are $12.50 each

books are also available at theblackertheberry.org

Documentary flyer: "Light-Skinned, Dark-Skinned or In-Between?"

Pictures from Fall '10/ Winter '11 Events

me at my first radio interview! 105.7 Kiss FM with Miss Community Clovia

Speaking at the Radio One Teen Forum

me holding my book, "Light-Skinned, Dark-Skinned, or In-Between?"

Children with my book after a church seminar

Elizabeth City, North Carolina

me and children with the book

my table at the Radio One Teen Forum