An evening with George McCalman - Illustrated Black History

We are delighted to invite you to a stunningly fortuitous evening with the 2023 NAACP Image Award winner, George McCalman, Author/Artist/Designer on March 16, 2023.

George’s book Illustrated Black History: Honoring the Iconic and the Unseen came out late last year and has been rapidly received as a literary work like no other that belongs in every home in America.

Your book purchase gets you in the door; click this link to purchase your spot in the room. There are a limited number of tickets available, so we would like to encourage you to reserve your tickets today!

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Brought to you by the BWX Power & Privilege Committee, the Speaker Series has been created to highlight and celebrate artists, authors, and community leaders who have committed themselves and their work towards elevating social justice.

The intimacy of the space is centered around storytelling as a means of celebration and knowledge sharing. This event also serves as a fundraiser for the BWX Power & Privilege committee - a predominantly BIPoC led community, consisting of families, students, administrators, and collaborators. This committee has been tasked with holding the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiative at BWX accountable to its words and commitment. For this inaugural evening, we are thrilled and honored to highlight the brilliance and artistic talent of author and artist, George McCalman.

George McCalman is an artist and creative director based in San Francisco. His design studio McCalmanCo collaborates with a wide range of cultural clients. He is a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. His ‘Observed’ and ‘First Person’ columns document Bay Area culture. His first book ‘Illustrated Black History: Honoring the Iconic and Unseen’ was published in Sept 2022.

Guiding this conversation will be San Francisco's own Mohammed Bilal. As an award - winning Hip Hop artist and renowned community and educational leader we are excited for the immense capacity of this informative evening.

Mohammed Soriano-Bilal (he/him), MBA, is an accomplished Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) consultant, educator, and strategist. Mohammed has spent the last 20 years using DEIB strategy to help Fortune 500 companies like Twitter, Whirlpool, and the Progressive Corporation remove blockages that stand in the way of impact and growth.

As Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging in UHR at Stanford University, Mohammed works on myriad DEIB efforts, including DEI communities of practice, learning & development, and retention. He also teaches two undergraduate courses on intergroup communication. Mohammed Soriano-Bilal is also known as the voice of reason on MTV's Real World San Francisco.