Speaker Profile: Kimberly C. Ellis

Affectionately known as Dr. Goddess, Kimberly C. Ellis is a scholar of American Studies with a specialization in African American Literature and History. Always a creative spirit, Dr. Goddess grew up immersed in the arts and developed a unique flair for performance that remained irrepressible, even in the (ebony and) ivory towers. Dr. Goddess is the fuller spiritual and artistic expression of Kimberly Ellis but also the name of her first multimedia, coming-of-age, one-woman, variety show. Thus, she joins her academic expertise with her artistic sensibilities to educate and entertain audiences about race, class, gender and sexuality issues, including mass consumerism, male/female relationships, globalization and the African Diaspora. Her work mines popular culture to break down boundaries, challenge stereotypes, and force the type of critical self-examination that leaves her audiences forever changed. Source: www.drgoddess.com