§ Press Kit
Keynote speaker, cultural anthropologist, lawyer, and broadcaster. Streetboy to scholar. Four degrees. Thousand-plus stages. Fourteen countries.
Everything a journalist, producer, or event programmer needs to introduce Dr. Ragashanti to their audience — bios, headshots, the full speaker packet, and cleared quotes and media appearances.
§ Fast Facts
800K+
Followers across platforms
1,000+
Events as Master of Ceremony
14
Countries · 5 continents
4
Degrees · J.D. · Ph.D.
§ Downloads
The current Dr. Ragashanti Speaker Packet includes short and long bios, signature talk descriptions, high-resolution headshots, and technical requirements. Photos also available for individual download below.
§ Cleared Bios
Three lengths, cleared for print, web, and broadcast use. All numbers current as of 2026.
Dr. K. Ragashanti Stewart — J.D., Ph.D. — is a Jamaican-born keynote speaker, cultural anthropologist, and broadcaster. Streetboy to scholar. Four degrees. More than a thousand stages across fourteen countries. His voice reaches over 800,000 followers weekly.
Dr. K. Ragashanti Stewart — J.D., Ph.D. — is a Jamaican-born keynote speaker, cultural anthropologist, lawyer, and broadcaster. His journey from Jamaican streets and government Boys’ Homes to four degrees informs a keynote practice that blends rigorous scholarship with lived experience and comedic precision. He has spoken in fourteen countries, mastered more than a thousand events, and hosts Ragashanti Live, a broadcast that reaches over 800,000 followers across TamFam TV, Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram. Audiences leave laughing, quoted, and quietly changed.
Dr. K. Ragashanti Stewart — J.D., Ph.D. — is a keynote speaker with a rare combination of rigorous thinking, lived experience, and comedic excellence. Born in Jamaica and raised through the government Boys’ Home system, he went on to earn four degrees, including a Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut, where he served as an Assistant Professor, and a J.D. from Fordham Law. He has also lectured at the University of the West Indies, practiced counseling psychology, worked in radio and television, and stood on more than a thousand stages across fourteen countries.
His ten signature keynotes — including Streetboy to Scholar, Unlearning Cultural Programming, Outside-In to Inside-Out, Choices Control Circumstances, and Patwa: Jamaica’s Influential Language — meet audiences at the intersection of transformation, culture, and relationships. Universities book him for commencements and cultural programming; corporations book him for DEI and leadership summits; associations book him for keynote openings; conferences book him for the closer that sends attendees home changed.
Dr. Ragashanti hosts Ragashanti Live, a nightly broadcast Monday through Thursday, 7 to 10 PM Eastern, live on TikTok and simulcast on TamFam TV on YouTube (43,900+ subscribers, 4.6M+ views) and the Ragashanti page on Facebook — reaching over 800,000 followers across Facebook (470K+), TikTok (140K+), and Instagram. His prior radio work spans Hot 102 FM, Newstalk 93 FM, Nationwide 90 FM, IrieJam Radio FM, Bridge 99 FM, and Tambourine Radio. He is a sought-after voice on Jamaican and Caribbean culture, transformation narratives, and the rare art of using laughter to teach hard things.
He lives in New York City. He books worldwide.
§ Signature Talks
Full descriptions, audiences, and format options for each talk are available in the Speaker Packet and on the homepage talks index.
§ Broadcast Home
Ragashanti Live broadcasts Monday through Thursday, 7 PM to 10 PM Eastern — live on TikTok and simulcast on TamFam TV on YouTube and the Ragashanti page on Facebook.
§ Past Radio Homes
Hot 102 FM
Former On-Air Host
Newstalk 93 FM
Former On-Air Host
Nationwide 90 FM
Former On-Air Host
IrieJam Radio FM
Former On-Air Host
Bridge 99 FM
Former On-Air Host
Tambourine Radio
Former On-Air Host
§ What TamFammers Say
“Ragashanti just has a unique ability to keep it real, down-to-earth, intellectual, educational, inspirational, and downright hilarious, in ways nobody else can do.”
— Jacques · New York
“He’s just different. Sometimes I think he’s a little crazy, in a good way, but I do like his mischief. LOL. And whenever I want to be provoked inspiringly, or just to get a good laugh, I watch Ragashanti Live.”
— Marlene · Brooklyn, NY
“Dr. Ragashanti doesn’t just talk about Jamaican culture, transformation, and relationships — he entertainingly gives you the tools to think, laugh, and grow, all at once.”
— Javameer · Tamfammer · New York
§ For the MC
Cleared for use verbatim, or as a starting point. All facts current.
“Our next speaker was born in Jamaica, raised in a government Boys’ Home, and today holds four degrees — including a Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut and a J.D. from Fordham Law. He has taken his message to more than a thousand stages in fourteen countries. He is an anthropologist, a lawyer, and a broadcaster whose voice reaches more than eight hundred thousand people every single week across TikTok, TamFam TV on YouTube, and Facebook. He is going to make us laugh. He is going to make us think. And he is going to walk us — with the humor of a comedian and the precision of a clinician — from one life into another.
Please welcome to the stage: Dr. Ragashanti.”
§ Press & Booking
All press requests, interview requests, and speaker-booking inquiries route through the same email.