
“Know yourself. Be balanced, self-confident,and clear-headed; once you know yourself, there is no need to hate or dislike difference. Look for commonalities, not differences. Re-train your mind to detect similar interests with others, not gap-widening differences.”Mohammed Bilal
Mohammed Bilal may be best known as the voice of reason on MTV’s "Real World San Francisco". He is also an accomplished diversity consultant, a hip-hop writer and an award-winning producer of both music and film. As facilitator of over 400 diversity presentations and workshops worldwide - with clients that include Lucent Technologies, Progressive, Boston College, and the US Treasury - Mohammed has positioned himself as one of today’s top diversity consultants.
Bilal has an M.A. in Diversity Studies and has spent 14 years creating fun, innovative ways to educate people about diversity, AIDS and HIV prevention, drug and alcohol abuse, and responsibility. His "12 Steps to Appreciating Diversity" lecture has equipped thousands of people with concrete, everyday tools for living a vibrant, compassionate life.
Currently, Mohammed is Executive Producer of Media for the Public Internet Channel (pic.tv), a site that uses art, media and solution-based tools to improve the lives of vulnerable Americans.
Mohammed Bilal spoke to students at St. Paul's Central High School May 2 and held a spoken word workshop after school. Watch an excerpt from his visit to the school.