Saturday, July 6, 2013

CNN's Black in America 5

Last November, I had a small feature in Soledad O'Brien's "Black in America" series, focusing on racial identity. Some of my colorism work with children was highlighted.

 
Soledad O'Brien and I after my interview for BIA 5 (scroll down some once you click the link)
 
 
Shortly after, I was interviewed by CBS 6 in my hometown of Richmond, Virginia.
 
 


Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Under The Rug

Under The Rug -- a theatre piece on colorism written and directed by Kiara Lee!

I recently put on a theatre peice at my school, University of Richmond. I wrote & directed the piece, with great help from Dr. Holland, the head of the theatre department at UR. The piece is a series of monologues that show how the black community is affected by colorism. The show debuted Thursday, April 19th at UR's Cousins Studio Theatre.

"Under The Rug" Promo Video:






Pictures from the show!






Friday, July 29, 2011

Belle Magazine Feature

Check me out on the cover of August 2011's issue of Belle Magazine, a women's magazine based in Richmond, Va. The article inside that follows is very well-written, as it explores my work and mission in detail.

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Watch My Speech on Colorism -- Campus Progress National Conference 2011

At the Campus Progress National Conference, I had the honor of speaking to over 1200 young activists about colorism. I spoke right before former President Bill Clinton!



a shot of me speaking at the conference



after my speech