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UNCF and OZY Partner to Reset America With HBCUs at the Front in a Star-Studded, One-of-a-kind Festival

Historic civil rights organization UNCF and conversation-changing media company OZY partner to Reset America with HBCUs at the front in a star-studded, one-of-a-kind festival

Eva Semel by Eva Semel
May 12, 2021
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OZY Fest, the one-of-a-kind festival where “TED meets Coachella,” will be streaming live on YouTube, May 15-16, and will feature a special focus on the future of HBCUs in partnership with the largest scholarship provider for students of color, UNCF (United Negro College Fund). The annual festival of great entertainment, interactive experiences and the biggest conversations will this year feature Sevyn Streeter, Dr. Fauci, Condoleezza Rice, Malcolm Gladwell, Marc Rebillet, Big Freedia, Mark Cuban and UNCF President and CEO Dr. Michael Lomax, among many others.

The theme of this year’s festival is “Reset America” — part of a series of OZY programming focused on fundamentally reimagining America’s institutions with racial justice at the core. “At OZY, we focus on the new and the next,” said Carlos Watson, co-founder and CEO of OZY Media, and co-host of OZY Fest along with BBC World News presenter Katty Kay and stand-up comedian Aida Rodriguez. “We are inspired to partner with UNCF and Dr. Lomax to ask some fundamental questions about what the future will be like with HBCUs at the center of leadership,” says Watson.

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“HBCUs have been quietly getting incredible results and closing the wealth gap. With the recent rise of HBCU graduates to the highest levels of national leadership — and billions of dollars in national investment, now is our moment,” said Dr. Lomax. “We are thrilled to partner with OZY to share our story and our vision for the future on such a diverse and interactive stage.”

From Kamala Harris to Raphael Warnock to Stacey Abrams, HBCU graduates have ascended to some of the most influential positions in our country. “With billions of federal dollars being invested in HBCUs, this is our moment,” says Dr. Lomax.

“What will America look like when the voices of those who have been most marginalized and erased are setting the agenda?” Watson asks.

In the featured conversation on the first day of OZY Fest 2021, Dr. Lomax and Watson will be joined for a panel entitled “The Future is HBCU” with guests Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis, President of Benedict College; Tope Folarin, author of A Particular Type of Black Man; and Lauren Wesley Wilson, CEO of ColorComm, Inc.

As part of the partnership with UNCF, all current students at HBCUs receive free access to the premium VIP interactive OZY Fest platform, and a portion of all VIP ticket sales are being donated to UNCF.

For a full list of headliners and information about how to register for tickets or purchase VIP passes, head to ozyfest.com.

UNCF is the official beneficiary of OZY Fest 2021. OZY Fest is sponsored by Chevrolet and American Family Insurance. It is produced by OZY Media in partnership with YouTube, Twitter, Clubhouse and iHeartRadio.

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Eva Semel

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