[5] Falkner's writing and work focus on intersectional themes of race, gender, queer life and social justice education.
His work also has appeared in The New York Times and on TED, and he was a featured performer at President Barack Obama's Grassroots Ball at the 2009 Presidential Inauguration.
[10] He founded the Dialogue Arts Project,[11][12][13][14] and is a national lecturer and consultant around themes of racial equity and culturally empowering education.
His research, initially under the direction of Dr. Ernest Morrell, examines performance and storytelling rituals in schools and companies as tools to cultivate (and measure impact around) dialogue pertaining to identity, culture and politics.
He has played supporting roles in several films, including Lionsgate's Love, Beats & Rhymes, which starred rappers Azealia Banks and Common.