Amanda Seales Author Talk and Book Signing

This event is free to attend with the option to purchase Amanda's new book as an add on. We hope to see you there!

If you called on your ancestors, what would they think about the current state of the world? Artistic intellectual Amanda Seales ("Views from AmandaLand", HBO comedy special/Be Knowing, Small Doeses book & podcast) has got some ideas! Originally created as a theatrical piece, on the page, What Would the Ancestors Say?? is a genre innovating treat, that takes on the written form of a high vibrational social media scroll. Ms. Seales deftly packages dense content into compact contexts through a variety of creative methods. Moving seamlessly in and out of stand up comedy, characters, lecture, dialogue, and prose Ms. Seales answers questions like "How did Clarence Thomas become a villain?", "What does Palestine have to do with Black Americans?", "Are you the type that Harriet Tubman would shoot if she came back?" and more! Its lessons are enhanced by intricate illustrations, an inspiring foreword, and an additional resources list for readers to further expand their knowledge of the work's themes. Come through the portal with us and engage in philosophical thought about the Black American past and present and imagine the actualizing of a new future. Pop! Pop!

Amanda Seales is an artistic intellectual who uses humor and media to entertain and educate. She seamlessly weaves together the scholarship of a master’s degree in African American studies from Columbia University and an unwavering dedication to social justice, with her skill sets as a comedian, host, actress, writer, radio personality, visual artist, and more. A thirty-year veteran in entertainment, her credits are impressive ranging from HBO to NBC, millions of followers on Instagram, and sold out shows across the nation. Her company, Smart, Funny, & Black Productions is grounded in a commitment to using media as edutainment, “by any joke necessary.” Independently creating an ecosystem of original quality content she informs the masses on her YouTube morning show, Views from AmandaLand, has potent conversations with empowering guests on her podcast, Small Doses, and her documentary, In Amanda We Trust engages audiences in the importance of civic involvement. She intertwines all of her talents in her latest one-woman show, What Would the Ancestors Say?? A force of nature unafraid to carve her path, Seales is a steadfast example of resilience and reliability folks can always count on her to tell the truth and to tell it funny!

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