RADICAL INCLUSION | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation
Date and Time
May 2, 2023 6:00 pm
Location
450K
450 K St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20001
May 2, 2023 6:00 pm
450K
When was the last time you felt excluded? Now, think again: when was the last time you were part of a group that excluded someone else?
As the newly appointed minister of education in Sierra Leone, David Moinina Sengeh assumed that the administration he served—not to mention his family and friends—shared his conviction that all girls belong in the classroom. He was shocked to learn that many of those closest to him, including a member of his own family, were against lifting a long-standing policy banning pregnant girls from school.
Radical Inclusion is the dramatic narrative of Sengeh’s drive to guarantee pregnant girls’ right to an education. His story functions as a parable that can help us all advocate for change by reimagining the systems that perpetuate exclusion.
The specifics of his efforts in Sierra Leone are captivating, and the lessons Sengeh shares are universal. In addition to the candid account of his quest for reform, he offers stories and perspective from other parts of his life, drawing on his experiences encountering racial profiling as a Harvard student, developing cutting-edge prosthetic limbs at MIT, his work in Kenya, and working to combat algorithmic bias as a data scientist.
David Sengeh is joining us on the Busboys stage to share his experience utilizing radical inclusion and its positive impact. Copies of the book will be available for purchase during and after the event, and Sengeh will be signing following the program.
This event is free and open to all. Our program begins at 6:00 pm, and will be followed by an audience Q&A. Copies of RADICAL INCLUSION will be available for purchase before and after the event. Please note that this event is IN PERSON and will NOT be livestreamed.
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David Singeh is the minister of basic and senior secondary education and chief innovation officer for the government of Sierra Leone. He is a TED Fellow, WEF Young Global Leader, Obama Foundation Leaders Africa Fellow and was included on the 2013 Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Sengeh serves as Chairman of the Global Education Monitoring Report to UNESCO.
Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, publisher, and New York Times Bestselling author of 36 books, including SWING, BECOMING MUHAMMAD ALI, co-authored with James Patterson, REBOUND, AN AMERICAN STORY, and many more. His newest releases are THE DOOR OF NO RETURN, book one of a new trilogy that is destined to be a game changer. He is the writer and executive producer of THE CROSSOVER TV series on Disney+.
A regular contributor to NPR's Morning Edition, Kwame is the recipient of numerous awards. In 2018, he opened the Barbara E. Alexander Memorial Library and Health Clinic in Ghana, as a part of LEAP for Ghana, an international literacy program he co-founded.
