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Events and Red Carpets
Professor B.
University of Southern California (USC)
Lecturer and Lead Instructor 2023 - 2025
RECENT TALKS, PRESENTATIONS and PANELS
panelist at The Inaugural Hollywood Conference
(July 17, 2025 - July 20, 2025)
Panel – Black Stardom & Representation: Racialized Communities and Discourse Across Black Popular Culture
guest lecture at Chapman University
A lecture for Chapman University’s Public Relations, Advertising and Entertainment Marketing department on how films can utilize PR and Marketing strategies to sustain box office sales during their third and fourth weekends in theaters.
Presented by Bryant Lydell (myself)
panelist at Cornell University
A panel at Cornell University for students and community members to get the inside scoop on different kinds of producing – covering everything from scripted to unscripted, game shows, docu-series, feature films, award shows and more.
Panelists: Bryant Lydell (myself), Tyler Young and Maura Chanz
guest lecture at Boston University
A guest lecture for Boston University Television and Film Department students on the differences and similarities between the post process is scripted and unscripted media.
Presented by Bryant Lydell (myself)
speaker at Rain the Growth Agency
“An informative [presentation] about the origins of #WomensHistoryMonth, how Black women are portrayed in the media, and how marketers can recognize the intercultural influence of Black women.” - Rain the Growth Agency
Presented by Bryant Lydell (myself) and Kyndall Echols
guest lecture in USC Sol Price School of Public Policy
A guest lecture in LaVonna B. Lewis, PhD, MPH course on the intersection of classism and television and how policymakers can utilize and influence media to ideate and create equitable changes.
Presented by Bryant Lydell (myself)