LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 21, 2023) — The Martin Luther King (MLK) Center, in collaboration with the Office of LGBTQ* Resources, the Center for Graduate and Professional Development and Underground Perspective, are hosting "An Evening With Lynae Vanee” in conjunction with this month’s women’s history celebration. 

The event will take place 5 p.m. Thursday, March 23, in Gatton Student Center Ballroom A.

NAACP Image Award nominee Lynae Vanee is a multifaceted performer, poet, influencer, writer and actress hailing from Atlanta, Georgia. A graduate of Spelman College and Boston University with a master's degree in African American studies, Vanee uses her digital platforms to speak on race, feminism, politics and inclusivity. Vanee's viral videos have garnered over 20 million views across platforms and has garnered the attention of several celebrities, major networks and the general public.

Highlighted in the LA Times and Bustle, Vanee has built her brand on "keeping it Black but keeping it brief" offering critical context on today's issues in a succinct and stylized manner.

Vanee has collaborated with various brands such as Meta, Target, Revolt, Tommy Hilfiger and Netflix, to name a few. She has also been a featured guest on "The Cross Connection with Tiffany Cross" and appeared in the 2021 Amazon Prime television special "Yearly Departed."

Vanee will be speaking to the campus community about the importance of liberating all women and the talk will be followed by a moderated discussion with Kishonna Gray, associate professor in writing, rhetoric, and digital studies and Africana studies at UK. 

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