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As an activist, comedian, video blogger and social media consultant I’m available to speak on a variety of subjects including YouTube, blogging, viral marketing, new media, social justice, using social media responsibly and more.

Interested in having me speak at your next event? Click here to contact my agent Rachel Zeidman at the Gersh Agency .

For all comedy / acting opportunities and inquiries, please click here to contact my management team at GRLBND and UTA.









26 MAY 2019

Chelsea Music Hall

New York, New York

University of Utah
 keynote speaker

TTIE
panelist

University of Utah
2019 Event | keynote speaker

UT San Antonio
2020 Event | keynote speaker

Eastern Michigan University
2020 Welcome Ceremony | keynote speaker

VICE Media Group
2020 Juneteenth Event | panelist

Dartmouth
2019 MLK Jr. Celebration Feature Presentation | keynote speaker

2019 ACPA Convention
Convention | speaker

Women’s Herstory Month Opening
Event | speaker

Keynote Talk: Women’s History Month
Event | keynote speaker

Hallmark Creative Leadership Summit
Summit | speaker

Häus Party: A Comedy Show
Variety Show | talent

Haunting Renditions
Live Show | artist

Cal Poly Speaker Series
Event | speaker

MA Conference for Women – Boston, MA 
Conference | keynote speaker

Last Name Basis, LIVE! – Brooklyn, NY 
Live Show | co-host

Podcast Mixtape: Last Name Basis – New York, NY 
Live Show | co-host

#ModernHERstory Book Launch – New York, NY 
Book Launch | featured panelist

History of Women – New York, NY 
Book Launch | moderator

Smart Funny & Black – Brooklyn, NY 
Variety Show | guest

Books Are Magic Reading – Brooklyn, NY 
Event | guest

Black Twitter #WokeMoments – San Antonio, TX 
Conference | speaker

Late Night Whenever – New York, NY 
Live Show | special guest

Summit21 – Atlanta, GA
Conference | speaker

Atlanta Convention Center – Atlanta, GA
Book Tour 

Barnes & Nobles – Atlanta, GA
Book Tour 

California Institute of Integral Studies at Marines’ Memorial Theatre – San Francisco, CA
Book Tour 

Vroman’s Book Store – Pasadena, CA
Book Tour 

Skylight Books – Los Angeles, CA
Book Tour 

Wilson Abbey – Chicago, IL
Book Tour 

Books & Books Coral Gables Congregational Church – Miami, FL
Book Tour 

Politics & Prose – Washington, D.C.
Book Tour 

Word Book Store – Brooklyn, NY
Book Tour 

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center – New York, NY
Book Tour 

Unity Banquet – Cleveland, OH
Event | special guest

Northern Nevada Diversity Summit – Reno, NV
Summit | speaker

24-Hour Plays Off Broadway – New York, NY
Play | participating artist

RISK! Podcast – New York, NY
Live Show | special guest

The Box Show – New York, NY
Event | guest panelist

MSPS & SUB Present: Franchesca Ramsey – Notre Dame, IN
Event | guest speaker

Winter Institute – Memphis, TN
Conference | featured presenter

Sundance Festival Premiere – Salt Lake City, UT
Festival | presenter

PodCon – Seattle, WA
Conference | speaker

Last Name Basis, Live! – Brooklyn, NY
Event | co-host

A Conversation With Franchesca Ramsey – San Jose, CA
Event | speaker

An Evening With Franchesca Ramsey – Cincinnati, OH
Event | speaker

Project #RUAllyship With Franchesca Ramsey – New Brunswick, NJ
Event | main speaker

Seeing Color In A Racialized World – Boston, MA
Event | keynote speaker

CMU Leadership Safari – Mt. Pleasant, MI
Conference | speaker

Pop Americano – Brooklyn, NY
Event | panelist

Speaker Series – New York, NY
Event | keynote speaker

College Board AP Conference – Washington, D.C.
Conference | speaker

VidCon US – Anaheim, CA
Conference | speaker

AOL BUILD – New York, NY
Interview | panelist

NCORE – Fort Worth, TX
Conference | keynote speaker

Diversity Pop Up – San Luis Obispo, CA
Conversation | speaker

The Tribeca Film Festival – New York, NY
Represent – Tribeca Talks | special guest

Colorado State University – Fort Collins, CO
Women & Gender Advocacy Center | keynote speaker

University of Iowa – Iowa City, IA
Free Speech Day | featured speaker

Purdue University – West Lafayette, IN
Women in Leadership Institute | keynote speaker

UC Davis – Davis, California 
Change/The Conversation: Franchesca Ramsey & CeCe McDonald | featured speaker

Oregon State University – Corvalis, Oregon
35th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration | keynote speaker

Furman University – Greenville, SC
Social Media For Social Change | featured speaker

St. Francis College – Brooklyn Heights, New York
Funny Business: Writing for Late Night | panelist

University of Maryland, College Park – College Park, Maryland
National Conference for College Student Women Leaders | keynote speaker

Cannes Lions Festival – Cannes, France
J. Walter Thompson & New York Times “Female Capitol” | Panelist

University of Maryland – College Park, MD
2016 National Conference For Student Women Leaders | keynote speaker

The One Club – New York City, NY
Here Are All The Black People | keynote speaker

Washington University  – St. Louis, MO
Black Anthology Presents: Franchesca Ramsey | featured speaker 

Arizona State University – Tempe, Arizona
Womanity 2015: Identity, Power and Privilege | keynote speaker

SXSW – Austin, TX
Why Feminism Is Winning The Web | panelist

Clark University – Worcester, Massachusetts
Black Student Union Presents: Franchesca Ramsey | featured speaker

University Of Maryland – Baltimore, Maryland
Critical Social Justice: Creating Brave Spaces program | keynote speaker

University Of Maryland – Baltimore, Maryland
Critical Social Justice: Creating Brave Spaces program | keynote speaker

Focus 100 – New York City, New York
“The New Distribution: New Media Companies Skirting Traditional Media Channels” | speaker

40/40 Club – New York City, New York
Blackish ABC Screening with Tracee Ellis Ross | moderator

BlogHer – San Jose, California
The Timeline Project booth | spokeswoman & digital influencer

Essence Music Festival – New Orleans, Louisiana
Empowering Your Voice Through YouTube, moderated by Soledad O’brien | panelist

Loc Appreciation Day – New York City, New York
Loc Appreciation Day | host

Lewis & Clark College – Portland, Oregon
Gender Studies Symposium | keynote speaker

SXSW- Austin, TX
“What To Do When You’ve Failed: The Value Of Authenticity” | organizer, moderator

Longwood University – Farmville, Virginia
Social Justice In Action Youth Summit | keynote speaker

Amherst College – Amherst, MA
“Reflecting B(l)ack: Creating New Media” | panelist

Broward College – Boynton Beach, FL
Psychology Club Brain Bowl | keynote speaker

Faith Popcorn’s Brain Reserve
Creative Women Expert Panel | panelist

SXSW – Austin, TX
“Racism on YouTube” | panelist

SXSW – Austin, TX
“#Scandal How tv’s hottest show is fueled by Twitter” | panelist

SXSW – Austin, TX
“Naturally Social: grow your hair, grow your audience, grow your brand” | organizer & moderator

NYU – New York, NY
“Be Seen: Black People in the Media” | panelist

Bayshore High School
Ethnic Pen | keynote speaker

Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)
Social Media and Viral Marketing | guest speaker

BlogHer
Strategic Content Development | panelist

NYU
Social Media & Event Public Relations Strategies | guest speaker

General Assembly Digital Immersion program
presented for PepsiCo | panelist

General Assembly Digital Immersion Program
presented for JPMorgan & Chase Bank | panelist

NYU
Social Media & Event Public Relations Strategies | guest speaker

Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)
Social Media and Viral Marketing | guest speaker