Kadiatou Tubman
Manager of Education Programs & Outreach
What I do at The New York Public Library
Kadiatou is the Manager of Education Programs and Outreach at the Schomburg Center. Kadiatou is the director of the Schomburg Center's renowned Junior Scholars Program, founder/executive producer of the NY Black Lives Matter Teen Conference and the lead producer of the annual Black Comic Book Festival.
Who am I?
Kadiatou has been working as an educator for as long as she can remember. She graduated with a bachelor's in History and Africana Studies from Union College and is receiving her Master's of Education at Columbia University's Teacher's College. In her work, Kadiatou's pedagogy centralizes historical literacy, social justice, and critical race and gender theory. She is a host of the Schomburg Center's Live Conversations, which have featured scholars like Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr., Dr. Imani Perry, activist & author Ilyasah Shabazz, and Superbowl athlete/activist Michael Bennett.