Dr. Omékongo Dibinga, CSP: The UPstander

Dr. Omékongo Dibinga, CSP, is the UPstander. His life’s mission is to inspire all across the globe to take a stand when they witness an injustice, no matter how small or large. A John Maxwell Team “Top 30 speaker”, he is an international speaker, trilingual poet, TV talk show host, rapper, and professor of Inter-cultural Communication at American University, where he also serves as a faculty affiliate to the Antiracist Research & Policy Center.

His podcast, “The UPstander’s Podcast” was rated a top 20 “must follow” social justice podcast for 2022. His Urban Music Award winning work has best been described by Nikki Giovanni as “outstanding, exciting, and new while being very old.”

His book, From the Limbs of My Poetree was described by Essence Magazine as “a remarkable and insightful collection of exquisite poetry that touches sacred places within your spirit.”

His latest book, Lies about Black People: how to combat racist stereotypes and why it matters (Prometheus Press, foreword by Dr. Michael Eric Dyson), has received praise from notable leaders from Dr. Joe Madison and Roland Martin to Dr. Shirley Davis and Ayo Tometi, co-founder of Black Lives Matter.

For more information, please visit http://www.upstanderinternational.com or follow @omekongo on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok.