Saturday, February 1, 2020
César Chávez Student Center
Click on the links below or visit our Featured Participants page to explore more about each participant!
8 am
Continental Breakfast
Provided by Brenda's French Soul Food(link is external)
9 am
Opening Ceremony and Blessing of Space | Atrium Main Stage
Keynote by Saidiya Hartman(link is external)
10 am
The Global Legacy of Slavery | Atrium Main Stage
A conversation on the global legacy of slavery featuring Stephanie Jones-Rogers(link is external), Carlos Munõz(link is external), and Ugo Nwokeji(link is external).
11 am
VèVè Clark Dedication | Atrium Main Stage and Writing Program Lounge
12 pm
Lunch
Provided by Smokin Woods BBQ(link is external)
1 pm
Unapologetically Black: Thriving in the Face of Anti-Blackness | Atrium Main Stage
A conversation on anti-blackness featuring Sid Reel(link is external), Marco Lindsey(link is external), Billy Curtis(link is external), Kin Folkz(link is external), and Kyndall Dowell.
2 pm
“Breaking Our Collective Silence”: A Conversation about Zora Neale Hurston’s Barracoon | 113
Panelists: Deborah Plant(link is external) and Sarah Vaughn(link is external)
Black Health and Wellness(link is external) | 242
Panelists: Gwen Allen(link is external), Michelle Clark(link is external), Sherilynn Cooke(link is external), Marco Lindsey(link is external)
Meditation and Movement | 151
Workshop Leader: Sifu William Lewis(link is external)
3 pm
Black Resilience in the Era of Mass Incarceration(link is external) | Chávez 242
Panelists: Azahara Carter, Raymond Banks, Aaron Harvey, Cheyenne Overall, Jabar Watson
Music as Social Activism(link is external) | Chávez 113
Panelists: Kim Nalley(link is external), Waldo Martin(link is external), Anthony Brown(link is external), Mark Wilson
Deborah Plant on Writing & Mentorship: An Intimate Conversation | Chávez 141
Meditation and Movement | Chávez 151
Workshop Leader: Sifu William Lewis(link is external)
4 pm
Honoring Black Legacy, Embodying Black Excellence | Atrium Main Stage
A conversation on Black intellectual legacy at Berkeley and beyond featuring Takiyah Franklin(link is external), Russell Ellis(link is external), Daphne Muse(link is external), Regina Jackson(link is external), and Lanikque Howard.
5 pm
Closing Ceremony
Featuring a performance by jazz vocalist Kim Nalley(link is external) and pianist Tammy Hall(link is external).