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SAGASHUS LEVINGSTON, PHD

Dr. Sagashus T. Levingston was born in Chicago and raised in the area now known as Bronzeville. She holds a bachelor’s in English Literature from the University of Illinois. She also holds a master’s in Afro-American Studies and a PhD in English literature—both from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. While her research focused primarily on literature, it was informed by theory and criticism from rhetoric, motherhood studies and black feminism. Her coffee table book, simply titled Infamous Mothers, is inspired by this work and so is Infamous Mothers, LLC. Sagashus and the Infamous Mothers brand has been recognized in several publications, including Demeter Press (the premiere publishing house for motherhood/mothering research), BRAVA Magazine, the Wisconsin State Journal, Forbes and Essence Magazine. She is a highly sought-after speaker, educator and consultant. Dr. Levingston, or Dr. Sagashus—as she is often called—sits on the following boards: End Abuse-Wisconsin, Doyenne, the Catalyst Project, and the Wisconsin Alliance for Infant Mental Health. As the proud mother of six children—three boys and three girls, she and her family lives in Madison, WI.   

"This was an amazing talk. We should be hearing more about her experiences at all levels of the university and with more diverse audiences. "

Introducing Dr. Sagashus Levingston

Are looking to defy the odds and to accomplish something that everyone else believes is impossible?

Do you want to leverage the life you have to create the life you want?

Are you interested in turning your vulnerabilities into superpowers?

And finally, have you ever considered the possibility that your story can get you into rooms and places that money and credit won’t?

As a doctor, successful entrepreneur, award-winning teacher, author of three books and a mom of six, our presenter today disrupts and expands the narrative around who has the right to be and do what. She majors in mothers who color outside of the lines, helping them tap into their power, grow their bottom lines and become the best version of their authentic selves.  


Her work has been featured in major publications including Forbes and ESSENCE, the classrooms of major universities and has inspired women from domestic abuse shelters to corporate America. This baddie and her Infamous Mothers brand has captured the attention of women in Africa, Australia, and Canada, while her women’s march speech has been translated into German.   


She loves science fiction, has— indefinitely— traded in chocolate for smoothies and lemon water, and while she has managed to accomplish almost everything on her annual to-do list, she works to the sound of a half dozen hands banging on her office door, along with a set of paws and a set of claws scratching underneath it. 

SPEAKING TOPICS

  • Inconceivable

  • Naked

  • Your Hands Are in My Panties

  • Covet

  • Nothing’s Wasted

  • Story

  • Perseverance/Tenacity

PRE -PROGRAM SETUP

What is the best way to set up the room? 

Please, if possible, make sure the stage or platform is as close to the audience as possible, 10 feet or less is great! 

While Sagashus will move around the stage, she will require a lectern with a told that holds her water, book and notes and a hidden shelf for her purse. 

If the AV requires the computer on stage, please make sure the lectern has space for it. Otherwise, please create a setup where the notes, book and technology can all be in the same space. The goal is for Sagashus to be able to move seamlessly between the technology and materials without having to separate them. 

AV REQUIREMENTS

Sagashus requires the following A/V equipment be provided:

Wireless lavalier microphone 

Computer 

LCD projector with the capacity to play audio and video 

Large screen or screens 

Confidence monitor 

Sagashus will bring her program on a Flash Drive in a PowerPoint format. But she will also have a backup in Google Sheets.

Is audio/video recording allowed? No audio or video recording of any kind is permitted during the presentation without Sagashus’s prior written permission.

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SAGASHUS’ CALENDAR

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PROMOTIONAL PHOTOS

Media

Infamous Mothers brand has been recognized in several publications, including Demeter Press (the premiere publishing house for motherhood/mothering research), BRAVA Magazine, the Wisconsin State Journal, Forbes and Essence Magazine.

To book Dr Sagashus Levingston for your publication, send a booking request.

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