FOR THOSE WHO SHAPE TOMORROW.
MR. TOMONOSHi!
KEYNOTES
LECTURES
SCHOOL VISITS
SIGNATURE
KEYNOTES
TOMONOSHi!
TALKS
Keynotes and lectures drawn from TOMONOSHi’s published and forthcoming works, including Dear Black Boy, Watermelon Summers, Black Thoughts, The TOMONOSHi Way, the Hey A.J. series and others. These talks blend memoir, cultural philosophy, and narrative craft to explore identity, belonging, and the architecture of imagination.
Best for: Schools, Libraries, Bookstores, Literary Festivals, Educators, Youth Programs, Creative Gatherings
THE CRISIS OF
IMAGINATION
A keynote on narrative scarcity, cultural inheritance, and the systems that limit how we see ourselves, and how to break them open.
This talk includes TOMONOSHi’s framework of imagination as infrastructure, revealing how imagination shapes identity, culture, and possibility, and how communities can build new futures by rethinking the stories they inherit.
Best for: Conferences, Universities, Social Impact, Youth Programs, Leadership
BEYOND
THE GAME
A keynote for student and professional athletes on building the bridge before you need to cross it, preparing for life after your playing days while still pursuing your dream.
This talk blends discipline, imagination, and identity, teaching athletes how to pursue their dreams while living their dream, and how to architect a future that doesn’t collapse when their career ends.
Best for: Schools, Universities, Athletic Departments, Professional Teams, Youth Sports Programs, Leadership Development
LIBERATION
OF THE
BLACK IMAGINATION
A keynote on the emotional, cultural, and spiritual inheritance of Black imagination, how it carried us through eras designed to erase us, and how reclaiming it today becomes a tool for freedom, identity, and new possibility.
Best for: DEI, Cultural Institutions, Arts & Humanities, Community Organizations, Black Student Unions, Cultural Summits
SPECIAL KEYNOTES
AND
LECTURES
A keynote on the emotional, cultural, and spiritual inheritance of Black imagination, how it carried us through eras designed to erase us, and how reclaiming it today becomes a tool for freedom, identity, and new possibility.
Best for: DEI, Cultural Institutions, Arts & Humanities, Community Organizations, Black Student Unions, Cultural Summits
TRUSTED BY PEOPLE AND PLACES
THAT MOVE THE WORLD FORWARD.