Photo gallery Producer, actress Lena Waithe speaks, meets with students
Emmy Award-winning screenwriter, producer, and actress Lena Waithe met with students and gave a speech at Union South Tuesday night. She was featured as a Wisconsin Union Directorate Distinguished Lecturer, and keynote speaker for Black History Month. Expertly tapping into emerging cultural sensibilities with a sharp wit, speaking to myriad experiences from her unique perspective and challenging audiences to think outside of conventional norms, Waithe touched on her own acts of resistance and resilience.
Emmy-winning writer, actress and producer Lena Waithe talks with invited UW-Madison students and guests during a meet-and-greet session with at the Union South.
Undergraduate Kaitlynne Roling, a Chancellor-Powers Knapp Scholar, talks with Waithe during a meet-and-greet session with invited UW-Madison students.
Undergraduate Janetta Hill, with the First Wave program, talks with Waithe.
Undergraduate Paul Jackson II, a student athlete on the football team, shakes Waithe's hand.
Undergraduate Ibtisam Haq chats with Waithe during the event. Waithe gave a keynote speech at Union South as part of UW-Madison's celebration of Black History Month.
Waithe, wearing a Chance the Rapper 3 hat, talks with UW-Madison students.
Students got a chance to chat with Waithe, in the blue hat.
Waithe's note in the guest book for the Wisconsin Union Directorate's Distinguished Lecture Series.
Waithe signs a guest book for the Wisconsin Union Directorate's Distinguished Lecture Series committee during a meet-and-greet session with students.
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