Ijeoma Oluo is a writer, speaker, and internet yeller. She is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller So You Want to Talk About Race and most recently, Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America. Her work on race has been featured in The Guardian, The New York Times, and The Washington Post, among many other publications. She was named to the 2021 TIME 100 Next list and has twice been named to the Root 100. She lives in Seattle, WA.
The Press Lectureship supports distinguished speakers who have improved our nation's civic and cultural life. Lexington philanthropist Lucille Caudill Little made a gift to endow the lecture series that honors Kentucky civic leaders O. Leonard and Lillian Press.
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