Hosting + Event Recaps

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Brooke Obie has hosted charity events, moderated panels and Q&As as well as Media Matters for America’s online weekly wrap-up show The Big Picture. Brooke speaks on a wide range of topics, from Black culture, politics and policy to spirituality, health and wellness. To book Brooke for event hosting, panel moderation, public speaking, radio or television commentary contact her here.

moderating:

Sundance ‘Bad Hair’ Panel

Brooke Obie moderated the panel for the Sundance Film Festival opening film Bad Hair by Justin Simien (writer/director), featuring Kelly Rowland, Lena Waithe, James van Der Beek, Ashley Blaine Featherson and more at the MACRO Lodge. Watch the panel here.

Brooke Obie moderated the Q&A at Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY, Inc. after a screening of her latest acquisition, They’ve Got To Have Us.

Brooke Obie moderated the Q&A at Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY, Inc. after a screening of her newest acquisition, Burning Cane, with filmmaker Phillip Youmans.

 

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I was honored to moderate the first screening of @phillipmyoumans’ breathtaking film #BurningCane at @arraynow and @ava’s @amandatheater! We had an awesome conversation about faith, the church, toxicity, courage and love. I couldve stayed all night! I loved talking about and thinking about this movie. It is brilliant! To top it off, Phillip was only 17 when he wrote and directed it and is only 19 now. To wrestle with such complex issues so eloquently, with care and compassion, is the hallmark of an excellent filmmaker with nothing but sky above him. Be inspired, y’all! That thing you’ve been wanting to get done? Go do it! Have you seen @burningcanefilm on @netflix yet? What did you think? I need to talk about this movie some more!

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As the managing editor for Shadow And Act, Brooke Obie served as the host of the first Shadow And Act RISING Awards in February 2019, honoring 32 emerging Black stars in Hollywood and Barry Jenkins as the Game-Changer Award winner.


The Big Picture: hosted the weekly wrap-up show for the leading progressive media watch-dog organization Media Matters for America

Divinely Inspired Deborahs Debutante Ball: served as the MC of the Mount Olive Baptist Church’s first annual debutante ball.

How to Get Your Dream Job Before 30: Jack and Jill of America, Eastern Region     Teen Conference: led a panel discussion at the Marriott Wardman Hotel in Washington, D.C. on the 5 steps teens can take to make the most of their adolescent and college years and manifest their dreams before 30 years old.

Erin Peterson Fund’s 5th Annual Gospel Celebration of Life: hosted a charity Gospel concert to celebrate the life of slain Virginia Tech shooting victim Erin Peterson

Fashion for the Cure: hosted a breast cancer fashion show fundraiser.

radio appearances:

Brooke Obie appeared on The Young Turks to talk about how to Decolonize Hollywood

 

Brooke Obie appeared on NPR’s 1A Movie Club to discuss what The Lion King remake got right. Listen here.

Brooke Obie appeared on NPR’s Reveal with Al Letson to discuss the white supremacist history of Hollywood. Listen here.

Brooke Obie appeared on NPR’s 1A Movie Club to discuss how Green Book is a poorly titled white savior film. Listen here.

“B. Smith and Thank You Dan SiriusXM Radio Show” discussing my EBONY.com column, “The Spiritual Life: Dropping the Faith When Role Models Slip” 4/29/2013

“The Prayer Journey” Guideposts Radio Show, “The Great Escape” talking spiritual life travel to Alaska, episode 7/15/2015 (audio available here)

“The Prayer Journey” Guideposts Radio Show, “Power Outage” episode 1/7/2015 (audio available here)

“Real Life with Beth and Rob” (audio available here).

“The Agenda: Media Matters Radio Show with Ari Rabin-Havt”

“Divine Dialogue” online radio show discussing Sex, Christ, and the Church (audio available here). 

“The Washington Insider” radio show with LaToya Foster.

tv appearance:

Tamar & Vince, Season 2 Episode 4: “For the Record,” Aired 9/26/2013

Read Brooke’s full interview with Tamar Braxton on EBONY.com: “The ‘Real’ Tamar Braxton [EXCLUSIVE]”