Chinaka Hodge
Keynote Speaker: Full Time Artist at Chinaka Hodge, Inc; Poet, Filmmaker, Playwright
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Chinaka Hodge Biography
Chinaka Hodge is a poet, educator, playwright and screenwriter. Originally from Oakland, California, she graduated from NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study in May of 2006, and was honored to be the student speaker at the 174th Commencement exercise. In 2010, Chinaka received USC’s prestigious Annenberg Fellowship to continue her studies at its School of Cinematic Arts. She received her MFA in Writing for Film and TV in 2012. In the fall of that year, she received the SF Foundation’s Phelan Literary Award for emerging Bay Area talent. Chinaka was also a 2012 Artist in Residence at The Headlands Center for the Arts in Marin, CA. In January 2013, Hodge was a Sundance Feature Film lab Fellow for her script, 700th&Int’l. In June of 2013 Chinaka began as a first year fellow at Cave Canem’s prestigious summer retreat.
For over a decade, Hodge has worked in various capacities at Youth Speaks/The Living Word Project, the nation’s leading literary arts non-profit. During her tenure there, Chinaka served as Program Director, Associate Artistic Director, and worked directly with Youth Speaks’ core population as a teaching artist and poet mentor. She has acted in comparable capacities in New York and Los Angeles at Urban Word NYC and Get Lit: Words Ignite. When not educating or writing for the page, Chinaka rocks mics as a founding member of a collaborative Hip Hop ensemble, The Getback. Her poems, editorials, interviews and prose have been featured in Newsweek, San Francisco Magazine, Believer Magazine, PBS, NPR, CNN, C-Span, and in two seasons of HBO’s Def Poetry.
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Chinaka Hodge is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Performing Arts, Television & Film, Entertainers, Poetry, Creativity, Creative Writing, Blogging, Journalism, Education and TED.
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Chinaka Hodge generally travels from Oakland, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.
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AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Chinaka Hodge for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Chinaka Hodge for your next private or corporate function.
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Chinaka Hodge is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Performing Arts, Television & Film and Entertainers. Please contact us for live or virtual event fee details. Chinaka Hodge generally travels from Oakland, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Faith Jegede Cole, Malcolm London and Amanda Bennett. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Chinaka Hodge for an upcoming event.
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Chinaka Hodge Shines a Piercing Light on Life in Hip-Hop with ‘Dated Emcees’
Chinaka Hodge’s talent seems to have no limit. She’s written an experimental play starring Daveed Diggs, the Oakland-born rapper recently nominated for a Tony for his role in Hamilton ...
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How do I book Chinaka Hodge to speak at my event?
Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Chinaka Hodge for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Chinaka Hodge, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Chinaka Hodge or any other speaker of your choice. -
How much does it cost to book Chinaka Hodge for a speaking engagement?
Speaking fees for Chinaka Hodge, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. For the most current speaking fee to hire Chinaka Hodge, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent. -
What topics does Chinaka Hodge speak about?
Chinaka Hodge is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Performing Arts, Television & Film, Entertainers, Poetry, Creativity, Creative Writing, Blogging, Journalism, Education and TED. -
Where does Chinaka Hodge travel from?
Chinaka Hodge generally travels from Oakland, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. -
Who is the agent for Chinaka Hodge?
AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Chinaka Hodge for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Chinaka Hodge for your next private or corporate function. -
What is a full-service speaker booking agency?
AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Chinaka Hodge or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us. -
Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?
If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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