Eric Stone
Advocate
Eric Stone
Eric Bryan Stone is a digital activist and diversity advocate. Raised in a privileged environment, he harnesses humor and storytelling to examine whiteness and unconscious bias. His viral investigations have saved a Black veteran's family land, found a missing girl, closed a racist restaurant, removed racist medical staff, and forced a bank to apologize for discrimination. Eric empowers audiences to turn awareness into action and leverages social media to achieve real-world change.
SESSION OVERVIEW
Confronting Whiteness Through Humor and Digital Activism
This interactive workshop explores how whiteness operates and how humor and digital activism can help dismantle it. Eric Stone recounts his personal journey from a sheltered upbringing to outspoken advocate for racial justice, sharing how he used his online platform to rescue a Black veteran’s family land, reunite a missing girl with her family, shut down a racist restaurant, remove racist medical staff, and force a bank to apologize. Participants will learn how to harness storytelling and social media to expose implicit bias and create tangible change.