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Brandon P. Fleming’s story of struggle, success, and service has inspired millions around the world. An at-risk youth and college dropout turned award-winning educator, Fleming is Assistant Debate Coach at Harvard University and Founder/CEO of the Harvard Diversity Project. Fleming was recruited to join the Harvard debate faculty at the age of 26. Harvard later approved Fleming’s proposal to establish a new department within the university system called the Harvard Diversity Project – an unprecedented pipeline program that the Harvard Debate Council adopted as its subsidiary. Fleming now leads an executive staff and board that has raised over a million dollars to enroll over 100 students of color into Harvard’s international summer debate residency on full scholarship. Fleming recruits underserved youth with no prior debate experience who he then trains to compete against hundreds of elite debaters from over 25 different countries around the world. For three consecutive years, since the program’s inception in 2017, every cohort trained by Fleming has won the international competition, with one group achieving an unprecedented undefeated record as global champions. News of the achievement instantly went viral and broke national headlines, being featured on CNN, ESPN, Good Morning America, and many more. The organization has gained the financial backing of Fortune 100 companies such as The Coca-Cola Company, UPS, Chick-fil-A, and many more. Fleming has established a groundbreaking organization that is pipelining Black youth into Ivy League and elite colleges & universities. His students have now matriculated to Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and others alike on full scholarship. Fleming’s story, erudition, and achievements have enabled him to use his voice to inspire and impact lives in places ranging from federal prisons to global platforms such as the United Nations General Assembly. At the age of 29, Fleming was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. And in May 2021, North Carolina Wesleyan University bestowed upon Fleming the Doctor of Humanities honorary degree. MISEDUCATED is Fleming’s journey – in life and language – from being an at-risk youth and a college dropout to becoming an award-winning Harvard educator. The book was released on June 15 2021.
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What people are saying:
“Brandon was as brilliant, inspirational, and flexible…He was the right person to kick off this important event.”
“Brandon was excellent and many staff members said he was the best speaker we’ve ever had.”
“Brandon was extremely well received. All feedback from our staff has been so positive on his motivational and inspirational presentation.”
“Brandon is an outstanding speaker! He is so personable and authentic in his message. He has the “IT” factor that welcomes you into his world and makes you want to listen for hours. Learning about his journey and hearing his message leaves you motivated and inspired to do better work and to be a better human being.”
“Brandon was professional, knowledgeable, a fabulous presenter that engaged all of our audience, both live and on video for social distancing “
“Brandon related extremely well to our audience and provided great strategies for working with at risk youth.”
“We are very happy with Brandon’s presentations and received excellent feedback as well. Thank you, he was a great choice”
“He was a wonderful speaker! Our teachers and staff spoke very highly of his presentation. Thanks! “
“Brandon was AMAZING!!!”
“Brandon was terrific. His personal story and professional experience provided the exact right balance of inspiration and expert guidance for our attendees.”
“… he was amazing. He is in the top two presenters we have ever had in the past 18 years I have been doing this. Also, he did a great job of connecting with his audience even though he couldn’t see us. I could not be more impressed with him. Thanks!”
