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Speaking & Outreach

Panels, live conversations, and workshops. Find where Alante is speaking next, or revisit past engagements below.

Coming up

1 engagement
Panelist

21st Annual CUNY BMI Conference

Building Bridges: How Communities Protect and Empower

John Alante Richards joins the morning session panel, Safeguarding Immigrant Rights on Campus and in Our Communities, at the 21st annual CUNY Black Male Initiative Conference, hosted at Brooklyn College. The conference runs from 9 AM to 5 PM; registration is open now.

Session
Morning panel
Date
Friday, October 2, 2026
Time
9 AM to 5 PM
Venue
Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Brooklyn College
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21st Annual CUNY BMI Conference morning session flyer featuring panelist John Alante Richards: Safeguarding Immigrant Rights on Campus and in Our Communities. Friday October 2, 9 AM to 5 PM, Leonard and Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts.
Morning session panel
21st Annual CUNY BMI Conference 2026 registration flyer, Building Bridges: How Communities Protect and Empower, with a QR code that links to campsite.bio/CUNYBMI.
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Past engagements

2 engagements
Host

Sweet Broom Sessions

Discussing Caribbean taboo (bush) tea surrounding mental health and well-being

A live conversation series on Instagram. John Alante Richards sat down with Dr. Sheneze Madramootoo, PhD, MBA, founder and president of Zenfem Care, for real conversations at the intersection of Caribbean culture, mental health, and healing. Real credentials. Real lived experiences. Real talk.

Where
Instagram Live
When
Fridays in July 2026, 6 PM ET
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Sweet Broom Sessions flyer: John Alante Richards of Jar of Hearts Inc and Dr. Sheneze Madramootoo of Zenfem Care, live on Instagram every Friday in July at 6 PM, discussing Caribbean taboo (bush) tea surrounding mental health and well-being.
Series flyer
Featured Panelist

2026 Black Empowerment Summit

Mind Your Mouth: Listen with Purpose and Speak with Power

John Alante Richards took the stage as a featured panelist on the Wealth panel, alongside Rev. Rashad R. Moore, Ph.D., and moderated by Rey Lynch, exploring how we define, recognize, and build wealth in our lives and communities.

Panel
Wealth
Date
April 29, 2026
Venue
LaGuardia Community College
Room
Little Theater
2026 Black Empowerment Summit program: Mind Your Mouth: Listen with Purpose and Speak with Power, Wednesday April 29 2026 at LaGuardia Community College.
Summit program

From the stage

  • Opening the Wealth panel
  • Speaking with the panel
  • A moment from the room

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