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SUMMARY:Innovation Speakers: An Evening with Boots Riley
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation with award winning director\,  writ
 er\, and musician Boots Riley. .\nhttps://faylib.libnet.info/event/7983360
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>This is going to be a night to remember as
  we sit down with Boots Riley! During this conversation we will talk to Bo
 ots about his upcoming new series&nbsp\;<em>I'm a Virgo</em>\, his legenda
 ry career leading the hip-hop/funk/punk group <em>the Coup</em>\, his jour
 ney through the entertainment industry\, and more during this conversation
  and audience Q&amp\;A.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Do you have a question for Boots Ri
 ley?&nbsp\;Send it to centerforinnovation@faylib.org by Monday March 6th\,
  for a chance be part of the audience Q&amp\;A!</p>\n<p>This event is firs
 t-come\, first-served with a capacity of 650. No registration is required.
 </p>\n<p>Event doors open at 5:30 p.m.</p>\n<hr />\n<p><strong>Boots Riley
 </strong>&nbsp\;is a director\, activist\, screenwriter\, producer\, poet\
 , rapper\, and speaker.</p>\n<p>His directorial debut &ldquo\;Sorry to Bot
 her You&rdquo\;&nbsp\;premiered to strong critical acclaim at the Sundance
  Film Festival.</p>\n<p>By embedding messages regarding economic and class
  critique as well as politically progressive movement building into dystop
 ian science fiction satire\, &ldquo\;Sorry To Bother You&rdquo\; brought i
 ssues surrounding income inequality into wide public discussion in the Uni
 ted States and abroad.</p>\n<p>His latest series&nbsp\;I&rsquo\;m A Virgo&
 nbsp\;will premiere at SXSW. The absurdist comedy about a 13ft tall Black 
 man who lives in Oakland\, California stars Jharrel Jerome (who won an Emm
 y for his role in Ava DuVernay&rsquo\;s&nbsp\;When They See Us)\, Brett Gr
 ay\, Walton Goggins\, Mike Epps\, Carmen Ejogo\, Kara Young\, Olivia Washi
 ngton\, and Allius Barnes with a score by Tuneyards.</p>\n<p>Boots Riley i
 s also the founding member and lead vocalist of The Coup and Street Sweepe
 r Social Club featuring Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine on guitar.
 </p>\n<p>A dedicated community based activist\, Boots was deeply involved 
 with the Occupy Oakland movement and was one of the leaders of the activis
 t group The Young Comrades.</p>\n<p>He is the author of the critically acc
 laimed collection of essays &ldquo\;Tell Homeland Security-We Are the Bomb
 &rdquo\; (Haymarket Books).&nbsp\;</p>\nhttps://faylib.libnet.info/event/7
 983360
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