
Lewis is a sought-after public speaker whose mainstage TED Talk has garnered over three million views. She has delivered keynote commencement addresses at venues ranging from the UN General Assembly and the Edinburgh International Festival to World Business Forum and Yale University, as well as numerous universities and organizations across the United States and abroad.
American Evaluation Association Conference, Keynote
The Westcott House 20th Anniversary Celebration, Keynote
Hutchins Center, Harvard University, Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985, Deborah Willis in conversation with Sarah Lewis
Jack Shainman Gallery, Hank Willis Thomas in conversation with Sarah Lewis
Sam Gilliam Lecture Series, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, Washington, D.C.
The Baldwin Dialogues, Sarah Lewis in conversation with Alice Randall
Bates College, Alison Lockwood Endowed Lecture, Keynote
UN General Assembly, Invited Keynote by the Secretary General, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Harvard University, ArtsThursdays, “Paint me a Road Out of Here” Screening and Discussion with Cat Gund, Sarah Lewis, Yara Shahidi, and Keri Shahidi, Hutchins Center for African & African American Research
Brooklyn Public Library, Night in the Library
Clemson University, History, Justice, and Representation, Keynote
The Juilliard School, The 12th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture
Bridgewater State University, The Unseen Truth
The Westcott House, 20th Anniversary Celebration, Keynote