Kyle Williams

Kamal Carter

Exploring Oppression Through Storytelling with Professor Drew Kahn

A Long Talk About The Uncomfortable Truth is a transformative anti-racism activation experience designed to shift mindsets, spark action, and empower participants to be vocal, effective anti-racists in their homes, schools, workplaces, and communities.

A Long Talk About The Uncomfortable Truth

Learn how to use stories as vehicles for community building,conflict management, and identity exploration.

Can a story stop injustice in its tracks? Drew J. Kahn says yes—and he’s been proving it for decades.As a SUNY Distinguished Service Professor and founder of the Anne Frank Project, Drew merges storytelling with action. His Story-Based Learning model has transformed hearts in Buffalo classrooms, Rwandan villages, and beyond.From remixing Anne Frank’s story with a Rwandan genocide survivor’s truth to guiding students through A Long Talk’s anti-racism activation, Drew doesn’t just teach empathy—he ignites it.Join us to experience how story can do more than move you. It can move you to act.