Which specific Turning Point USA conferences or campus events listed Candace Owens on their speaker lineups since 2020?
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Executive summary
Candace Owens has appeared on Turning Point-affiliated stages since 2020, most recently at Turning Point Action’s Peoples Convention in Detroit (June 2024) and at campus events organized by Turning Point USA chapters such as the University of Pittsburgh “Live Free Tour” in March 2024 [1] [2] [3]. Available sources do not provide a complete, year-by-year list of every TPUSA or campus event that listed Owens since 2020; reporting here is limited to events explicitly named in the supplied material [1] [2] [3].
1. A public record of recent TPUSA appearances
Documented, citable appearances in the provided reporting include Candace Owens’ remarks at the Turning Point Action “Peoples Convention” in Detroit in June 2024, archived in a C-SPAN program listing [1], and a campus “Live Free Tour” event at the University of Pittsburgh in March 2024 reported by The Pitt News and illustrated in a photo package [2] [3]. Those sources confirm Owens was on the speaker lineups for both a Turning Point Action national event and at least one Turning Point USA campus chapter event in 2024 [1] [2] [3].
2. What the sources do not show — limits of available reporting
The search results supplied do not produce a comprehensive calendar or catalogue of every TPUSA conference, Student Action Summit, Young Women’s Leadership Summit, or campus show that listed Owens since 2020. Several pieces are summaries, opinion, or repetition of a live‑debate dispute in late 2025 and do not enumerate earlier speaker lineups. Therefore, available sources do not mention a full list of TPUSA events that included Owens between 2020 and 2025 beyond the specific 2024 examples cited [1] [2] [3].
3. Context: Owens’ historical relationship with TPUSA
Background material in the supplied files shows Owens had been formally tied to Turning Point in earlier years: she served as communications director for Turning Point USA from 2017 to 2019, which establishes why she commonly appears or is invited on TPUSA platforms [4]. That past formal role explains both recurring speaker invitations and the heightened attention when she and TPUSA publicly clashed in 2025 [4] [5].
4. Recent eruptions and why event listings matter
The provided reporting also contains extensive coverage of a high‑profile fallout between Owens and TPUSA in late 2025 — including a proposed TPUSA‑hosted livestream to rebut Owens’ claims about Charlie Kirk’s death and disputes over whether she would appear in person or virtually [6] [7] [8]. Those stories are focused on the confrontation and scheduling, not on assembling historical speaker rosters, underscoring why news outlets flag individual appearances rather than publishing exhaustive speaker lists [6] [7].
5. Competing perspectives in the sourcing
News reports and commentary diverge. C-SPAN and campus reporting present Owens’ participation as straightforward speaking engagements [1] [2] [3]. By contrast, later 2025 coverage frames a contentious break: TPUSA producers publicly challenged Owens and announced plans to “set the record straight,” while Owens and sympathetic outlets described scheduling disputes and alleged PR stunts [8] [5] [9]. Both perspectives are present in the supplied material; the record confirms appearances but also documents a fracture between Owens and TPUSA leadership [1] [2] [8].
6. How to verify a fuller list if you need one
Because the supplied sources do not enumerate every TPUSA event listing Owens since 2020, compiling a definitive list would require checking TPUSA/Turning Point Action archived speaker lineups, campus chapter event pages, or contemporaneous local coverage for each year. The present materials only allow confirmation of the 2024 Detroit Turning Point Action convention and the March 2024 University of Pittsburgh appearance [1] [2] [3]. Available sources do not mention further named events.
Limitations: this account strictly follows the documents you provided; assertions about events not named in those sources are omitted or flagged as not found in current reporting [1] [2] [3].