COS Presenter

Omékongo Dibinga, PhD, MA
Motivational Speaker, Poet, and Professor of Intercultural Communication, American University

Omékongo Dibinga is a motivational speaker, trilingual poet, TV talk show host, rapper, and professor of Inter-cultural Communication at American University, where he also serves as a faculty affiliate to the Antiracist Research & Policy Center. Omékongo’s writings and performances have appeared in O Magazine, as well as on TV and radio from CNN, BET, and the BBC to NPR, Music Choice, and Voice of America in over 150 countries. Omékongo has published 7 books, 7-fusion music and motivational CDs, and one independent DVD. In addition to the United Nations, Dr. Dibinga speaks at leadership and youth student conferences across the country.