Bing West
Former United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs

Frederick Joseph is an American author, activist, philanthropist, and poet. A marketing expert named to Forbes 30 Under 30 (2019), he founded We Have Stories, a nonprofit agency supporting representation and inclusion. He's renowned for viral fundraising, including the 2018 #BlackPantherChallenge GoFundMe that raised nearly $1 million to send 73,000 children of color to see the film.
Joseph has authored multiple New York Times bestsellers including “The Black Friend” (2020), “Patriarchy Blues” (2022), essays on toxic masculinity; “Better Than We Found It” (2022, co-authored with Porsche Joseph), the picture book “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever -The Courage to Dream “(2022), poetry collection “We Alive, Beloved” (2024); and young adult novel “This Thing of Ours” (2025).
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Former United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
Expert Speaker on Conflict Resolution
#1 New York Times Best-Selling Author and Expert on Happiness, Success, and Unconditional love
Former Ambassador of the Cote d’Ivoire; Co-Founder and CEO, International Development
Health Futurist and Medical Economist
Author of Random Family: Love Drugs Trouble and Coming of Age in the Bronx