Nov 23rd EVENT: Life I Swear

WHO & WHAT: An IRL & Virtual EVENT w/ host of the Life, I Swear Podcast, women's advocate, and domestic and global storyteller, Chloe Louvouezo alongside NYT Best-Selling author and award-winning journalist Elaine Welteroth in discussion about Chloe's new book, Life I Swear: Black Women. 

WHEN: Sunday, November 23rd, 2021 @ 7pm PST

WHERE: LIVE! IRL! In-Person! (mask required, reduced capacity) at Rep Club in Los Angeles (3054 S. Victoria Ave LA, CA 90016) or via 72 hours access to the recorded video stream (you'll get a link with access to a recording of the talk 24 hours after the event)

COVID REQUIREMENTS: In the interest of our guests and panelists safety, we are requiring proof of vaccination AND a negative COVID test within 72-hours to be admitted. THERE WILL BE NO COVID TESTING ONSITE; please make appropriate arrangements for your own testing prior to the event. 

In order to meet our timeline, we recommend FREE testing through Curative. Test results are usually available 12-24 hours after testing. Visit the Curative site to schedule your test as soon as possible! Again, we will be unable to admit you without BOTH a negative test and proof of vaccination.

HOW: Reserve an IRL Ticket (non-refundable) or Virtual Ticket below which includes a signed copy of Life, I Swear for those in the US and Canada only.

Please email us if you have any additional needs or accessibility concerns.

Chloe Dulce Louvouezo is a Congolese-American writer, mother, and advocate for women whose work is driven by discourse on identity and healing. As a storyteller, she supports creativity and belonging of underrepresented women and seeks to deepen understanding about and within communities. Chloe is the executive producer and host of the Life, I Swear podcast and author of Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing and Self-Trust (HarperCollins Publishers), through which she explores nuances and insights around mental wellness, told through the lens of women from the Black diaspora.

Rooted in her global citizenship, having lived around the world and raised in Niger, West Africa, Chloe's fifteen-year career in communications has advanced diverse and inclusive storytelling at domestic and global organizations addressing education, poverty, and mental health. Chloe also sits on Washington, DC Mayor Bowser’s Commission for Women, through which she supports citywide initiatives championing health and human services and public policy safety for women. She is also a founding board member of HURU, which creates sacred spaces for rest experiences that foster emotional wellbeing and wholeness.

Elaine Welteroth is a New York Times–bestselling author, award-winning journalist, and judge on the show Project Runway. She is known for her groundbreaking work at the helm of Teen Vogue, where in 2017 she was appointed the youngest editor in chief at a Condé Nast publication. She is a leading expert and advocate for the next generation of change makers. She was recently appointed cultural ambassador for Michelle Obama’s When We All Vote initiative. She has written for the hit show Grown-ish and has appeared on-camera for a range of media outlets including ABC News and Netflix. Her debut book More Than Enough became an instant bestseller in 2019 and received an NAACP award in 2020. She is a former cohost of CBS’s The Talk.