Kenyon is a highly sought-after keynote speaker, group facilitator, writer, and researcher. Profoundly affected by the death of Amadou Diallo, Kenyon left his career as a classically trained stage actor in the early 2000s to begin working in social justice reform. After writing and publishing the essays “Is Gay Marriage Anti-Black” and “We Real Cool?: On Hip-Hop, Asian-Americans, Black Folks, and Appropriation” and co-editing the book Letters from Young Activists: Today’s Rebels Speak Out, he became internationally recognized as a talented voice with a unique perspective on race.
Continuing his work as an activist, working with Queers for Economic Justice, National LGBTQ Task Force, Treatment Action Group, Critical Resistance, NYS Black Gay Network, and TheBody.com, Farrow has become much in demand as a organizer, strategist and facilitator/trainer. He is available for speaking and consulting opportunities and can be contacted at bookings@kenyonfarrow.com.
Kenyon’s expertise is available for hire in the following areas:
Public Speaking | Keynotes
Facilitation and Training
Research | Editing | Writing
Public Speaking | Keynote Addresses
Kenyon has given keynote addresses and appeared on panel discussions at hundreds of conferences and at public and private universities including Harvard University, Cornell University, Yale University, Barnard College, Spelman College, FAMU, University of Kansas, Case Western Reserve University, American University, University of Southern California, Columbia University, New York University, CUNY Grad Center, and many others.
Sample Topics for Keynote Speeches
Public Health & Policing/Surveillance (from HIV to COVID-19)
Medical Mistrust & Tuskegee Syphilis Study’s Legacy
HIV Prevention, Treatment and Racial Justice
Medicare 4 All, Queer Issues, and Racial & Economic Justice
Facilitation and Training
Kenyon has over 17 year’s experience providing trainings and facilitating group processes for dozens of organizations and campaigns, including Critical Resistance, Viiv Healthcare, AIDS United, Treatment Action Group, The National LGBTQ Taskforce, Harm Reduction Coalition, Drug Policy Alliance, and many others.
Research | Editing | Writing
Kenyon has not only written and edited his own work, he has also performed background research, editing and writing for other authors, nonprofit organizations, think tanks, and philanthropic institutions.
To contact Kenyon about speaking, facilitation/training or research/writing/editing opportunities, email him at bookings@kenyonfarrow.com.