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  Article Contributed by South by Southwest | Published on Thursday, February 11, 2021 South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals has announced entrepreneur, political leader and bestselling author Stacey Abrams in a Keynote conversation with author N.K. Jemisin, along with a new round of Featured Speakers for SXSW Online (March 16 - 20, 2021), a premiere digital experience featuring Conference sessions, Music Festival showcases, Film Festival screenings, world-class networking, and the unexpected discoveries that are always a part of SXSW.  “We're truly excited about the ...

Willie Nelson in 2013 (cover photo by Gary Miller) Who's a bestselling author, weed entrepreneur, martial arts black belt, and now a SXSW Online 2021 keynote speaker? Willie Nelson, that's who (oh, yeah, and he may have written a tune or two). The Red Headed Stranger is usually pretty busy during South By, but with his annual "anti-festival" the Luck Reunion on hold for another year, Shotgun Willie is getting on the digital road again as one of the headliners for SXSW's 2021 digital conference – a rare appearance, and his first since his pop-up set Spotify House in 20...

David E. Kelley ( Big Little Lies) on aquaculture’s role in transforming our food systems amidst our climate’s alarming transformation • Cannabis conversations with Los Angeles’ first Executive Director and General Manager of the Department of Cannabis Regulation Cat Packer and SXSW also unveiled its 2021 Themes, many of which speak to, well, 2020’s warpath: A New Urgency (tackling urgent issues like racial injustice and the climate crisis), Challenging Tech’s Path Forward (harnessing the tech industry’s power to be a positive actor), Cultural Resilience in the Arts (how c...