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Many of our speakers attribute their opportunities, successes and passion for change to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Founded during the height of the American Civil Rights Movement in 1965, APB is honored to have worked with Dr. King during his lifetime, as well as many other civil rights leaders who shared his vision. Devoted to spreading positive messages about love and equality, our speakers continue to honor Dr. King's legacy. Read their reflections below.

Chronic, unmanaged stress—at work, at home, or in other areas of life—can lead to burnout. Dr. Eva Selhub, former medical director for the Benson Henry Institute of Mind Body Medicine at Mass. General, is here to help. In her acclaimed new book, Burnout For Dummies, she shows you how to understand and overcome this all-to-common condition of modern life.

A seven-part podcast series from APB speaker Maria Hinojosa’s Futuro Media and public media organization PRX has won the Pulitzer Prize in the Audio Reporting category. Suave is a series about the criminal justice system that sentences juveniles to life in prison—particularly young men of color—and what happens when, decades later, they’re suddenly granted one more chance at freedom. The story follows David Luis “Suave” Gonzalez from boy to man, exploring incarceration, redemption and the often unusual relationship between a journalist and a source.  

APB would like to congratulate exclusive speaker Wes Moore for making history after being elected the first Black governor of Maryland. He is only the third Black person to achieve this position in American history. The Democrat defeated far-right Republican Dan Cox. A political newcomer, Moore’s campaign focused on a message of inclusion and progress with equal opportunity for everyone in the Old Line State.

APB speaker and famed Mayo Clinic Neurosurgeon Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa has been named Dean of Research at Mayo Clinic in Florida. Dr. Quiñones-Hinojosa succeeds Tushar Patel, M.B., Ch.B., who has held the position since 2014 at the Jacksonville institution.

APB is excited to announce the exclusive representation of Alyssa Farah Griffin, the only person to have served as the top spokesperson for the President, Vice President and Secretary of Defense. As co-host on ABC’s Emmy Award-Winning daytime talk show, The View, she has garnered 30 Daytime Emmy Awards and four NAACP Image Awards since debuting in 1997.

Just in time to celebrate Halloween, Disney+ recently released Hocus Pocus 2. Starring APB speaker Kathy Najimy, along with Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker, fans have eagerly been waiting for the return of the Sanderson sisters to Salem, Mass. for another night of mischief. It’s a haunting sequel to the 1993 Halloween classic.

APB is excited to announce the exclusive signing of Masih Alinejad, an Iranian-American journalist and women’s rights activist who gained worldwide attention when she removed her veil, or hijab, and posted a photo on her Facebook page standing proudly with her hair blowing in the wind. From that, My Stealthy Freedom was born, her viral social media campaign against compulsory hijab that became the biggest civil disobedience movement in the history of the Islamic Republic. Today, she is one of the most prominent and vocal opposition figures challenging the Islamic Republic of Iran.

APB is excited to announce exclusive representation of Nontombi Naomi Tutu. The daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Naomi carries on the family legacy to heal the wounds of racism. The challenges of growing up black and female in apartheid South Africa have been the foundation of Naomi’s life as an activist for human rights. Those experiences taught her that our whole human family loses when we accept situations of oppression, and how teaching and preaching hate and division injure us all. After years spent as a development consultant, educator and race and gender activist, she accepted her call to ordained ministry.

Is democracy in the U.S. in grave risk of failing? According to Eric Liu, APB speaker, CEO of Citizen University, bestselling author and former White House speechwriter for President Bill Clinton, absolutely not. In a recent interview with CNN, Liu says he is deeply optimistic about America’s future.