Weis Center for the Performing Arts

Bell is a stand-up comedian, director and producer. For seven seasons, he was the host and executive producer of the five-time Emmy Award-winning CNN docuseriesUnited Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell. In 2023, he won an Emmy for his HBO documentary1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed. He also won a Peabody Award for his 2022 Showtime docuseriesWe Need to Talk About Cosby. He is the co-author of theNew York Times-bestsellerDo the Work!: An Anti-Racist Activity Book. His comedy specialPrivate School Negrois available on Netflix. Bell is on the board of directors for DonorsChoose, a nonprofit that helps teachers raise money for class projects, and Live Free, a nonprofit dedicated to ending gun violence, mass incarceration and mass criminalization. He is also the ACLU's Celebrity Ambassador for Racial Justice.Event InformationAll Bucknell Forum events are free and open to the public, although tickets are required. Current Bucknell students and employees may receive up to two free tickets at any campus box office location, or online, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. one day prior to the event. A valid Bucknell University ID is required to receive advance tickets. Use of multiple Bucknell IDs to pick up additional sets of tickets is prohibited.Remaining tickets will be available for the general public at the Weis Center box office beginning at 6 p.m. on the day of the event. All individuals may receive up to two free tickets, depending on availability.An ASL interpreter will be signing at the event for the deaf community. Attendees who need this service should contactsebright@bucknell.edufor seating arrangements.Questions regarding this event may be directed to theDivision of Marketing & Communicationsat 570-577-3260 ortheforum@bucknell.edu.

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