Keenan Scott II

Playwright, actor

@keenanthemuse

keenanscott.com

thoughtsofacoloredman.com

TED Fellow Keenan Scott II creates plays that celebrate Black existence.

Why you should listen

Playwright and actor Keenan Scott II combines spoken word, slam poetry and song into theater works that celebrate all aspects of the African Diaspora. His play Thoughts of a Colored Man follows seven Black men as they confront the highs and lows in their communities and invites the audience to bear witness to their emotional lives.

Keenan Scott II’s TED talk

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Keenan Scott II

How poetry unlocked my superpowers

Posted May 2023

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News

Brighter future(s): The talks from TED@BCG 2022

October 13, 2022

Predicting the future can sometimes feel impossible, but there are clear paths we can follow to take action on the issues of the day. In a day of talks and performances, 16 leading minds gathered to present promising and hopeful solutions to problems related to health care, the economy, modern leadership and more. The event: […]