KEYNOTE SPEAKER · PANELIST · MODERATOR
300+ speeches and presentations, from the NAACP National Convention stage to classrooms in Germany and Argentina. Every talk ends with something your audience can do next.
Turning a moment of injustice into purpose and change. The story that started the #AutoErase campaign.
Charles was detained because he “fit the description” of a tall, bald Black man involved in a bank robbery. His four steps for turning a setback into change: Name it. Price it. Narrow it. Pass it on.
Your audience leaves with: a way to turn setbacks into change, and the allies to make it stick.
How the #AutoErase campaign went from a Facebook post to laws in seven states, with no connections.
From North Carolina’s first law in 2015 to South Carolina’s, which took 11 years and became law in 2026. He has worked with lawmakers across the country, and seven states have passed laws from his #AutoErase work.
Your audience leaves with: how to find sponsors, build support and keep a good idea alive.
Keynote, panel, moderator, or a half- or full-day #AutoErase Workshop, in person or virtual. Book Charles →
Seeing beyond first impressions.
What residing in 13 countries, from Johannesburg to Medellín to Kuala Lumpur, teaches about snap judgments.
Your audience leaves with: habits for seeing people clearly that change how we lead, teach and connect.
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“Charles turns his own wrongful arrest into a lesson about what every one of us can do. Audiences leave with a plan, not just a story.”
Robin Harrison, VP, NAACP Hollywood Bureau
“Charles has a gift for making students believe they can do more than one thing. He’s living proof of it.”
Louise Yates, Senior Associate Dean (ret.), USC Viterbi School of Engineering