Yao Kahlil Newkirk is a multidisciplinary artist-scholar, keynote speaker, and creator of EMBODY Praxis, an embodied framework that bridges performance, pedagogy, Black cultural memory, and embodied pedagogy. His work exists at the intersection of art, education, embodiment, and social inquiry, using performance as a space for reflection, embodied inquiry, critical engagement, and collective transformation. . . Artist Bio contd.

Yao Kahlil Newkirk delivers keynote lectures and lecture-performances that explore embodiment, memory, performance, education, leadership, and Black cultural history. Rooted in EMBODY Praxis™, his keynote experiences invite audiences to engage embodiment as a site of inquiry, reflection, and transformation. Drawing from original scholarship, artistic practice, and lived experience, his presentations challenge audiences to engage critically with the stories we carry, the histories that shape us, and the possibilities they create for personal and collective change.

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Yao Kahlil Newkirk delivers keynote lectures and lecture-performances that explore embodiment, memory, performance, education, leadership, and Black cultural history. Rooted in EMBODY Praxis™, his keynote experiences invite audiences to engage embodiment as a site of inquiry, reflection, and transformation. Drawing from original scholarship, artistic practice, and lived experience, his presentations challenge audiences to engage critically with the stories we carry, the histories that shape us, and the possibilities they create for personal and collective change.

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EMBODY Praxis™ is an embodied framework created by Dr. Yao Kahlil Newkirk that brings together performance, education, Black cultural memory, and lived experience. Through reflection, artistic practice, and critical engagement, it invites people to transform what they carry into deeper understanding, meaningful learning, and possibilities for change.

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