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RED, WHITE, BLACK AND BLUE:

A Cartoonist addresses America’s Racial Illiteracy.

A  slideshow by award-winning cartoonist Keith Knight

Culled from over 25 years of his award-winning work, RED, WHITE, BLACK AND BLUE: Highlighting America’s Racial Illiteracy  is the new Power point slideshow presentation from nationally syndicated cartoonist Keith Knight (the Knight Life, the K Chronicles, (th)ink).  Combining comics, storytelling, statistics, and facts, Knight makes the case that America’s biggest problem is its inability to have a frank and honest discussion about race.  And if it wants to be the country it aspires to, it needs to come to terms with its ugly history.

Keith Knight’s presentations are infused with urgency, humor, satire, politics, and race.  His work is designed to provoke constructive, civil dialogue amongst people young and old, left and right, of all colors and orientations.  The presentation  has been a hit at university campuses all across Germany, where the gentleman cartoonist debuted it in November of 2014.

The goal is to bring it to all 50 states .  Vermont and West Virginia have brought the count up to 36.

Here’s what happens: You fly Keef in, and he wows  your campus/town/school/library/church or community center with a powerpoint/storytelling presentation showcasing some of his  most powerfully moving, darkest, and funniest cartoons. Addressing  issues of race, police brutality, the justice system,  media, and the importance of social activism— teetering between high brow ideals and low-brow humor.  Followed by a Q&A and book/print signing.

Words of Praise:

“Keith Knight’s slide show presentations are a poignant and stirring mixture of lecture, activist essay and stand-up comedy. Our students especially appreciated Keith’s entertaining and charismatic delivery that still never lost sight of the seriousness of his material. This show is a must-see for anyone trying to better understand race-relations, police brutality and the cultural climate for African Americans in the United States.”

– Prof. Dr. Peter Schneck, Institute for English and American Studies, Dean of the School for Languages and Literatures, Osnabrück University

“Keith Knight’s presentation was lively, thought-provoking and
hilariously funny.    The diverse audience of students, faculty and
staff, and community members loved it.  Keith challenged them with
his unique perspective on critical issues like racism, terrorism, the
media and U.S. politics while managing to keep the laughs
coming.  One enthusiastic attendee told me that the event exceeded
all of her expectations.  We were delighted with the success of the event.”

-Jenny Robb,  head curator, Ohio State Cartoon Research Library

View more cartoons from the slideshow here.

Previous Appearances:

Central District Forum, Seattle Hollywood Improv University of Osnabrueck, Germany American Library Association National Convention University of Arizona at Tucson University of Florida, Gainesville Maryville College, Tennessee University of Goettingen, Germany Alameda County Juvenile Hall Free University of Berlin, Germany University of Siegen, Germany University of Bremen, Germany Studio Museum in Harlem/Columbia University Sonoma State University Cartoon Art Museum San Francisco Club Voltaire, Tuebingen, Germany University of North Carolina, Raleigh-Durham San Diego Comic Convention State University of New York, Binghamton Alternative Press Expo, San Francisco Evergreen College, Olympia, Washington Afropunk National Tour McSweeney’s vs. They Might Be Giants National Tour Small Press Expo, Bethesda, Maryland San Francisco State University Ohio State Cartoon Research Library, Columbus, Ohio Staple Small Press Convention, Austin, Texas University of Illinois, Champaign, Urbana University of North Carolina, Raleigh-Durham The Forum, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Google Headquarters University of South Florida, Tampa Brooklyn Book Fair For rates & availability, please contact keef@kchronicles.com or call (310)384-7147.    https://linktr.ee/keefknight