Hosting + Events
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Brooke Obie has hosted charity events, moderated panels, Q&As and awards FYCs. Brooke speaks on a wide range of topics, from Black culture, politics and policy to spirituality, health and wellness. To book Brooke for event hosting, panel moderation, public speaking, radio or television commentary contact her here.
event hosting:
Club Juke! A Sinners Movie Discussion & Dance Party (2025)
On June 1, 2025, under her Black Girl Watching film/TV platform, Brooke created a one-day event where guests discussed the film over dinner, danced to the beats of DJ Chemistry and raised nearly $1,000 in donations for event host Project 43, a Black non-profit community center in Hyde Park, Los Angeles. Warner Bros. supported the event with Sinners movie paraphernalia and merch and Issa Rae’s ViaRae Wines donated bottles of prosecco for guests.
The RISING Awards (2019)
As the managing editor for Shadow And Act, Brooke Obie ideated and served as the host of the first Shadow And Act RISING Awards in February 2019, honoring 32 emerging Black stars in Hollywood and Barry Jenkins as the Game-Changer Award winner.
moderating:
Apple TV+ / MACRO Studios, Los Angeles, CA April 30, 2025
Moderated the Q&A screening of GOVERNMENT CHEESE with showrunner Aeysha Carr.
Pan-African Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA February 13, 2024
Moderated the Q&A screening of KEMBA, with director Kelley Kali, Rose-Catherine Pinkney, SVP of Scripted Development & Original Programming, BET, and activist Kemba Smith.
Columbia College Chicago, Los Angeles Campus March 23, 2023
Speaker Series: on The Future of Film & TV Criticism.
MACRO Lodge, Sundance Film Festival, Park City, Utah January 2020
Brooke Obie moderated the panel for the Sundance Film Festival opening film Bad Hair by Justin Simien (writer/director), featuring Kelly Rowland, Lena Waithe, James van Der Beek, Ashley Blaine Featherson and more at the MACRO Lodge. Watch the panel here.
Brooke Obie moderated the Q&A at Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY, Inc. after a screening of her latest acquisition, They’ve Got To Have Us.
Brooke Obie moderated the Q&A at Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY, Inc. after a screening of her newest acquisition, Burning Cane, with filmmaker Phillip Youmans.
Elon University October 2016
African and African-American Studies Department Author of the Month lecture series on the Power of Writing in the Vernacular.
North Carolina A&T University October 4-5, 2016
Author reading and Q&A; lecture on the Power of the Pivot to build a purpose-driven career.
Howard University October 20, 2016
Author reading and Q&A; lecture on the Power of the Pivot to build a purpose-driven career.
Norfolk State University October 15, 2016
Author reading and Q&A; lecture on the Power of the Pivot to build a purpose-driven career.
Hampton University October 18, 2016
Author reading and Q&A; lecture on the Power of the Pivot to build a purpose-driven career.
Oxford University, Oxford, England June 30, 2016
Did a reading of my debut novel, Book of Addis: Cradled Embers, as a fellow of the Callaloo Journal pan-African fellowship program.
Bowie State University March 30, 2010
Sports Law Seminar Guest Lecturer: Lectured on the Due Process Clause of the 14th
Amendment and whether professional reputation is a constitutionally protected property right using the case of National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Yeo.
The Big Picture: hosted the weekly wrap-up show for the leading progressive media watch-dog organization Media Matters for America
Divinely Inspired Deborahs Debutante Ball: served as the MC of the Mount Olive Baptist Church’s first annual debutante ball.
How to Get Your Dream Job Before 30: Jack and Jill of America, Eastern Region Teen Conference: led a panel discussion at the Marriott Wardman Hotel in Washington, D.C. on the 5 steps teens can take to make the most of their adolescent and college years and manifest their dreams before 30 years old.
Erin Peterson Fund’s 5th Annual Gospel Celebration of Life: hosted a charity Gospel concert to celebrate the life of slain Virginia Tech shooting victim Erin Peterson
Fashion for the Cure: hosted a breast cancer fashion show fundraiser.
radio appearances:
Brooke Obie appeared on The Young Turks to talk about how to Decolonize Hollywood
Brooke Obie appeared on NPR’s 1A Movie Club to discuss what The Lion King remake got right. Listen here.
Brooke Obie appeared on NPR’s Reveal with Al Letson to discuss the white supremacist history of Hollywood. Listen here.
Brooke Obie appeared on NPR’s 1A Movie Club to discuss how Green Book is a poorly titled white savior film. Listen here.
“B. Smith and Thank You Dan SiriusXM Radio Show” discussing my EBONY.com column, “The Spiritual Life: Dropping the Faith When Role Models Slip” 4/29/2013
“The Prayer Journey” Guideposts Radio Show, “The Great Escape” talking spiritual life travel to Alaska, episode 7/15/2015 (audio available here)
“The Prayer Journey” Guideposts Radio Show, “Power Outage” episode 1/7/2015 (audio available here)
“Real Life with Beth and Rob” (audio available here).
“The Agenda: Media Matters Radio Show with Ari Rabin-Havt”
“Divine Dialogue” online radio show discussing Sex, Christ, and the Church (audio available here).
“The Washington Insider” radio show with LaToya Foster.
tv appearance:
Tamar & Vince, Season 2 Episode 4: “For the Record,” Aired 9/26/2013
Read Brooke’s full interview with Tamar Braxton on EBONY.com: “The ‘Real’ Tamar Braxton [EXCLUSIVE]”