Diversity & Inclusion Consultant, Award-Winning Producer, Poet
Mohammed Bilal Biography
Mohammed Soriano-Bilal is a seasoned diversity and inclusion consultant, strategist, poet, and award-winning producer of music and film. He gained widespread recognition as the voice of reason on MTV's "Real World San Francisco." In his capacity as an Inclusion & Belonging Specialist, he currently serves as the Director of Inclusion, Equity, and Access in a Learning Environment at Stanford University's President & Provost Office. Here, he oversees the implementation of Stanford University’s largest equity-focused organizational change initiative, IDEAL.
Bilal's extensive experience in facilitating diversity and inclusion presentations and trainings at educational institutions across the nation positions him as a leader in fostering inclusive environments. He co-instructs a course at Stanford University with Professor Hazel Markus, focusing on intergroup dialogue in higher education. His workshops are designed to provide practical strategies and frameworks that enhance inclusivity and cultural transformation, with positive feedback from institutions such as Northwestern University, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Barstow School. Additionally, his research as a doctoral candidate at the University of California, Berkeley School of Education explores how DEI-centered Communities of Practice influence senior higher education leaders.
As a multi-disciplinary artist, Bilal has collaborated with artists such as Santana, Public Enemy, Ben Harper, De La Soul, Danny Glover, and Mos Def, and his music has been featured on NBC, the CW, and at the Sundance Film Festival. His film "Towards Excellence," examines diversity and equity in independent schools, offering insights for building vibrant and inclusive communities. Previously, as the Executive Director of the African American Art and Culture Complex in San Francisco, he led significant creative place-making developments. Bilal continues to impact diverse audiences through his strategic and thoughtful approach to organizational development and inclusive leadership.
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Mohammed Bilal Speaking Topics
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Toward Excellence
This presentation starts with a viewing of Toward Excellence, a short film that explores diversity and equity at American independent schools. It looks closely at the problematic 80’s, when many private schools intentionally/experimentally increased admittance of African-American students to meet self-imposed quotas. Through interviews with some of today’s top administrators—Al Adams (Lick-Wilmerding High School), Lucinda Lee Katz (Marin Country Day School) and others—the film offers valuable insights for building vibrant and inclusive school communities. Director Mohammed Bilal, who attended, taught and lead independent schools, facilitates the interactive Q & A, vicariously using the film and personal narratives as tools to unravel power and privilege, race, gender and space.
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Preference & Prejudice
Do you prefer pink or blue, car or bike-- black man or white woman? When choosing A over B- how do preconceived socio-cultural notions affect our daily choices and what role does prejudice play in our preferences? Preference & Prejudice is a fun, insightful examination of preference and its role in the ways we move toward and away from one another. Using his own personal narrative, Mohammed Bilal blends scholarship, rap and spoken word into a playful exploration of preference and desire, elucidating everyday methods for open interactions.
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Mohammed Bilal is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Addiction & Recovery, Author, Black Heritage, College, Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, Family & Parenting, Health & Wellness, HIV & AIDS, Journalist, Mental Health, Music, Poetry, Political, Technology -
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Mohammed Bilal is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Toward Excellence, Preference & Prejudice and LoveLife: The Disempowerment of AIDS. The estimated speaking fee range to book Mohammed Bilal for your event is available upon request. Mohammed Bilal generally travels from San Francisco, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Van Jones, Juan Williams, John Legend, Montel Williams and Elizabeth Vargas. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Mohammed Bilal for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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