An Evening with Dr. Akilah Cadet: A Black Futures Month Celebration

Tuesday, February 18th from 6:30pm - 8pm

SF Public Library Main Branch, Koret Auditorium - 100 Larkin Street

Please join us on February 18th for a special Black Futures Month talk between Dr. Akilah Cadet — author, activist and founder and CEO of Change Cadet, an organizational development consulting firm  — and Shakirah Simley, Executive Director of Booker T. Washington Community Service Center. We’ll be discussing Dr. Cadet’s book, "White Supremacy Is All Around: Notes from a Black Disabled Woman in a White World.” 

As a Forbes Next 1000 Entrepreneur Dr. Cadet is behind some of the biggest brands you use everyday. Dismantling white supremacy through storytelling is at the core of her work as a leader, speaker, creative director, producer, writer, editor, co-owner of the Oakland Roots and Soul soccer teams (she led the most successful community investment round in sports history) Dr. Cadet is a powerhouse, literally has all the degrees, lives in and loves Oakland, CA, celebrates her disability, is a proud Beyoncé advocate, and has an incredible shoe game. 

The event will also feature a special performance by Michael Wayne Turner III the classically trained thespian and award-winning poet behind Hat Matter, which was performed at the Kennedy Arts Center in 2023.

Register here. 

We hope you can join us in holding our heads high, nourishing our community and boldly taking the stage with joy, resilience and solidarity. You can always support our work here.

All SFPL locations are wheelchair accessible. For accommodations (such as ASL), call (415) 557-4557 or contact accessibility@sfpl.org. Requesting at least 3 business days in advance will help ensure availability. Please reach out to Booker T.'s Associate Director of Comms and Engagement, Emily at erudisill@btwcsc.org for additional requests. For any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Eduardo Kuffo, Booker T.’s Development Manager, at ekuffo@btwcsc.org.