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Jelani Cobb is a journalist, professor, and speaker on topics of race in America. This expert on race is an Associate Professor of History and Director of the Africana Studies Institute at the University of Connecticut. Cobb specializes in African American history, ranging from post-Civil War to 20th century politics. Cobb is a regular columnist for The New Yorker and has authored books including The Substance of Hope: Barack Obama & the Paradox of Progress and To The Break of Dawn: A Freestyle on the Hip Hop Aesthetic. Cobb has received fellowships from the Fulbright and Ford Foundations, and his book was nominated for a National Award for Arts Writing. Notably, Cobb won the Sidney Hillman Prize for Opinion and Analysis Journalism. In addition, Cobb is the editor of The Essential Harold Cruse: A Reader..

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Many performers, actors, speakers and other talent like Jelani Cobb in certain cases will consider virtual appearances via live streaming. They perhaps may accept lower fees too. If you are seriously interested in booking Jelani Cobb or other talent shown on our site, we will research their desire and the specific fee for your live-streaming event or project request.
Jelani Cobb's current work schedule and location in relation to your event's type, date, budget, and locality will play a primary factor in the acceptance of booking Jelani Cobb for your party. As long as your funding is commensurate with the price range to book Jelani Cobb, CTI will propose your event to the official agency representing Jelani Cobb. After we consult with them, we will provide a personal and accurate quote that includes: final costs, availability, and actual interest in being hired for your specific event or party.
CTI can give you the accurate Jelani Cobb booking price once we submit your event details to their camp. "How much does it cost to book Jelani Cobb for an event?" is a frequent question we get. The final Jelani Cobb booking price is contingent on many variables and the booking fee we may show is based on a range derived from our past experience with what will Jelani Cobb charge for an event. An example fee to book Jelani Cobb is in the starting range of $15,000-$24,999. However, any recent popularity change would cause a price fluctuation well beyond this example. Also, their speaking fee might be different than the fee shown for the cost to perform or to just appear. Popularity, career stage, along with current demand will cause fluctuations in their speaking price as well. The final booking price may be more than what is shown, but you should at least have a budget within that range for them to consider an appearance, performance or speaking engagement.
CTI negotiates on behalf of professional event planners and talent buyers for paid appearances! We cannot give out direct contact information of the Jelani Cobb agent or help distribute fan mail, personal messages, gifts, requests for free appearances, or donations of time. The Jelani Cobb manager and agent will only work with us if we present them with funded offers for their client to work your event.
There is low probability to book Jelani Cobb for a party with anything substantially less than the published booking cost price range. We will negotiate with the Jelani Cobb agent on your behalf if your funding is in place. By not having funding ready then it will more difficult to book Jelani Cobb, because they get many offers to work events that are at or above asking price. It is also important to consider the travel costs when researching the Jelani Cobb booking fee, as additional expenses like this, as well as an entourage of staff and equipment, are not necessarily built-in to the booking fee range shown. If your budget does not factor that in, then there is no benefit for them to want to be hired. We do not personally speak for Jelani Cobb, but in our experience in booking talent for over 25 years, this is generally the outcome of inadequate funding.
Type
Speaker
Speaking Topic
Politics-Government
Range
Speaker Types, Journalist-Print, Politics-Government, Social Issues, Social Issues-Advocate, Male
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