Speaking Topics

You've seen her on television now experience her artistry live!  Thought provoking, hilarious and fun Amanda brings a unique energy to every school.  Speaking on a number of topics from Pop Culture, to Hip hop, to her own experience in the Entertainment busincess with her on the mic you'll have an event folks will be talking about long after graduation!   

 Amanda attended SUNY Purchase (BA in African American Studies w/ a concentration in the Performing Arts, and Columbia University (Master’s in African American Studies w/ a concentration in hip-hop).  She has 10 years experience working within the music business as journalist/tv & radio host/recording artist, and is a music expert for VH1.

*    Death of the Diva: The Destruction of the Female Icon in Pop Culture

Women are fist fighting all over television Little girls want to be reality stars.  The only female rapper in the mainstream is a Black woman that calls herself "Barbie" and many of the most talented ladies in the industry have become egomaniacs.  According to tv/web personality, recording artist, & actress Amanda Seales, the Diva is dead.

In her latest project, a comedic musically infused one-woman show Amanda challenges pop culture’s portrayal of women one hilarious character at a time. Melding melody and monologue, this hilarious, thought provoking show calls out the cause and effect of the overwhelming number of negative images of women in today's media and gives rise to restoring the balance.   A timely piece Death of the Diva invokes thought, raises awareness, and encourages movement towards countering the overwhelmingly negative position pop culture has taken in how women should be represented on media’s global stage.  Along with the production there is also a q & a/forum to speak on the topics raised in the show.  Though the script is written Amanda improvises much of the performance giving every audience a show unlike any other!    

Take a closer look here: http://youtu.be/9G8WDEFt2sQ

*   Musical People: How Black Music Moves the Black Experience

Slavery begot spirituals.  Reconstruction begot “the blues.”  Reaganomics begot “Hip-hop”.  Throughout history the Black experience in America has directly influenced the music born from the community.  Within this lecture Amanda uses facts, music, and poetry aligning history with melody to chronicle people who have challenged oppression, depression, and encouraged progression prolific musicality.

 

*      Schoolin’: Hip-hop in Academia

Though it is a worldwide phenomenon some still consider hip hop a crude and baseless culture unworthy of in depth exploration on a multiple of intellectual levels.  They couldn't be more wrong.  A unique case Amanda Diva has the voice of a true hip hop head, (former host of MTV's Sucka Free Sundays, as writer for XXL Magazine & Allhiphop.com, and host of Breakfast at Diva's on XM/Sirius Satellite Radio's Hip Hop Nation) and scholar on the culture (Master's in African American Studies from Columbia University with a Concentration in Hip hop) and in this presentation breaks down why Hip Hop not only belongs in academia as a cultural form worthy of study, but why it is an essential tool for education, and a critical part of discussing the current social sphere of America.

 

*    Beats, Rhymes, & My Life 

In this hilarious and riveting presentation Amanda blends poetry, comedy, rapping & singing sharing lessons, stories, & anecdotes from her journey as a child tv actress on Nickelodeon in Orlando, FL to a globally known personality & artisan  on MTV, VH1 and more.