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Teaching Black History Conference
Each year, the Teaching Black History conference, our signature event, convenes hundreds of teachers to learn the best curricular and instructional practices surrounding Black history education. We host expert speakers and entertainment, but the stars of the conference are our teachers. Each conference session is led by a classroom teacher who shares their Black history strategies. The sessions are interactive, so participants will have hands-on experiences to bring to their classrooms. Conference attendees love Black history. We welcome community educators, parents, school-aged students, librarians, museum curators and anyone who loves to learn about Black history. The conference can be held face to face, virtually, or in a hybrid format. Attendees are eligible for 24 professional development credits.
2024 Conference Theme
In 2024, the conference theme is Black to the Future: Afro-futurism as Black History. Join us as we reimagine the world without racisim and antiblackness. Our conference work will focus on reconceptualizing the past and present through writing about the future. We will push the boundaries of learning, using our knowledge of the past as commentary for Black people’s future, not one of despair but one that reimagines what it means to be Black in a society that historically was meant for us not to survive.
Mark Your Calendars
The conference wil be held over the course of three days;
Friday, July 26 through Sunday, July 28, 2024.
Information is being added daily. Please check back frequently to keep up with the most current developments.
Registration To Attend
This year, the conference theme is "The Sounds of Blackness, Hip Hop Turns 50." The connection of hip hop, its culture, and its relation to pedagogy are useful in Black history education. Black history is not simply teaching about skin color; it's more complex than that. It explores Black people's humanity, including their history of oppression, agency, emotions, inter and intra contentions, Diasporic similarities and differences, social histories, and futures. Like Black history education, hip hop education is about the consciousness-raising of society that is often left to the margins. Hip hop is Black history, and we look forward to bringing together hundreds of educators worldwide to learn about Black history and hip hop intersects.
Accommodations
10 Lafayette Square
Buffalo, NY 14203
Book by phone:
Please contact Hilton Reservations at 1-855-446-1178 or contact the hotel directly at 716-848-1000. Please inform an associate of the dates that your guests wish to book under the code of UBGSE to receive event rate..
Book online:
Please proceed to the hotel website: www.buffalodowntown.hgi.com. On the home page, enter the arrival and departure dates for the stay. Before selecting the Check Rooms and Rates button, click the link underneath to “Add a Special Rate" and enter your group code UBGSE in there.
The cutoff date for reserving under the block is June 18, 2023 at midnight. Rooms not reserved in the block will be released back into our general inventory.
125 High Street
Buffalo, NY 14203
Guests can start booking rooms beginning Monday March 13, 2023. All guests can book at the discounted rate of $106/night until Tuesday June 20, 2023.
Book by phone:
Call the reservation line (877) 999-3223)
Book online:
Hotel website:
www.wyndhamhotels.com/hotels/49184
When booking use GROUP/BLOCK CODE: 071823TEA
Two Fountain Plaza
Buffalo, NY 14202
All guests can book at the discounted rate until Friday July 7, 2023.
Book by phone:
Call the reservation line (716) 856-1234
Book online:
Hotel website:
https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/BUFFA/G-UBGS
When booking use the code G-UBGS.
CONFERENCE FORMAT
Please note, the conference will be offered in a hybrid format. Friday and Saturday, attendees can register to participate in person or online. Sunday is offered in an online format only.
Conference Dates
Three Days
Friday, July 21, 2023 (in-person & online)
Saturday, July 22, 2023 (in-person & online)
Sunday, July 23, 2023 (online only)
Conference Location
Hayes Hall
University at Buffalo
South Campus
Buffalo, NY 14214
Retreats
Black History and Racial Literacy Writing Retreat
This year's conference will include the opportunity to participate in a writing retreat. This two‐day session will be held July 19‐20 (Wed‐Thursday) and best serves researchers and scholars who are interested in writing collaborations around Black history and race research. Snacks and drinks are provided.
Time: 9‐ 3 pm. Location: University at Buffalo South Campus - Hayes Hall, Buffalo
Questions-Contact LaGarrett King lagarret@buffalo.edu or 716-645-2455
Social Studies Curriculum Coordinators Retreat
This two day retreat will include presentations by social studies coordinators around developing Black history and racial literate curriculum. Each day will also include collaborative planning sessions. Snacks and drinks are provided.
Date/Time: Wednesday, July 19, 2023 - Thursday, July 20, 2023 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: University at Buffalo South Campus - Hayes Hall, Buffalo
Questions? Contact Dr. LaGarrett King lagarret@buffalo.edu or by phone at 716-645-2455.
Keynote Speakers
Friday, July 21
Bavu Blakes, Scholar Emcee, Educational Consultant, Speaker, Musician and Author
Title of Talk
Hip-Hop Grew Up
Saturday, July 22
Dr. Toby Jenkins-Henry, Associate Professor in Educational Leadership and Interim Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at the University of South Carolina
Title of Talk
The Hip-Hop Mindset
Sunday, July 23
Grant” SKRIBE DA GOD” Atkins, Musician, Education Activist, Author and PhD Student at the University of Rochester
Title of Talk
Cultural Currency: Mining Legacy thru Hip-Hop Pedagogy
Conference Program
| Keynote: 9:00-9:45 am | ||
|---|---|---|
| Speaker | Presentation Title | Room |
| Bavu Blakes | Hip Hop Grew Up | 403 |
| Khlaid El-Hakim: Black History 101 Traveling Black History Museum will be available from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm (room 420) | ||
| Session One: 10:00-11:00 am | ||
| Speaker | Presentation Title | Room |
| Clianda Florence | Let's Get L.I.T. (Liberating Individuals Through Literary Text): Learning the Emancipatory Context & Contributions of Hip Hop within Literacy | 205 |
| Gigi Wolf | The Negro Leagues: Behind the Curve | 217 |
| Delandrea Hall | Hip Hop State of Mind: Incorporating Hip Hop Pedagogies & Practices in Social Studies | 403 |
| Donnalie Jamnah & Kendra Grissom (Pulitzer Center Education) | The Birth of American Music: Legacies of Anti-black Racism, Black Resistance, and Black Liberation in our Popular Music | 401 |
| Jara Montez | So Fresh, So Clean | 402 |
| Dominick Clayton | Hip Hop History presented by BH365 | 327 |
| Session Two: 11:10 am-12:10 pm | ||
| Speaker | Presentation Title | Room |
| Shakealia Y. Finley | The Message: Reflecting on a Hip Hop Pedagogy in Precollege Economics Classrooms | 401 |
| Myriah Martin | Soulquarians: Anthropological Approach & Response to Black Contemporary History | 217 |
| Erika Chavarria | Journey Through Music: Teaching African Presence in Latin America | 402 |
| Bernard Owens Creamer Jr. | Who Stole the Soul? - The Weaponization of Hip Hop | 205 |
| Angela Crawford | Hip Hop Feminism: Uplifting Black Girls Voices in E.L.A. | 403 |
| Rodney Pierce | Black Historical Contention | 327 |
| LUNCH: 12:20-1:20 pm | ||
| Session Three: 1:30-2:30 pm | ||
| Speaker | Presentation Title | Room |
| Emmanuel Kulu | Black History is The Origin of Humanity | 403 |
| Abigail Henry | Meek Mill and Creative Summative Assessments in the Secondary African American History Classroom | 217 |
| Ayodele Ojumu, Jessica Karnes, Dr. Dana Serure | History is Here: Bringing the Buffalo Black Press Into the Classroom | 205 |
| Chaka Cummings | Kentucky Fried Black History: How the Association for Teaching Black History in Kentucky was founded- and how you can do it in YOUR state. | 327 |
| Akanke Tyra Washington | Sankofa-An interactive investigation into the deep wisdom of proverbs carried through the lyrics hip-hop | 402 |
| Marco Robinson and Mike Williams | Teaching the Black Experience using Hip Hop Learning Modules: Reflections from the National Humanities Center and PVAMU’s Teaching African American Studies Summer Institute. | 401 |
| Session Four: 2:40-3:40 pm | ||
| Speaker | Presentation Title | Room |
| Wil Green II | Knowledge of Self: Exploring the Fifth Element of Hip-Hop as a tool for Pedagogy and Intervention | 205 |
| Deziree Baker & Douglas Curry | "Do the Right Thing": Addressing and Ameliorating the Misuse of Hip Hop Education | 217 |
| Dan Tulino and Greg Simmons | "Teaching Lyricism Through the Golden Age of Hip Hop" | 401 |
| Kelly Allen | For K-12 Educators Who Teach Hip-Hop…and the rest of ya'll too: Examining Educator Positionality in Implementing Hip-Hop Education | 403 |
| Ismael Jimenez | Contemporary Conscious Hip-Hop and Africana Studies | 327 |
| Dr. Keith E. Benson | Things Ain't Always What they Seem: Unpacking the Shortcomings of "College and Career Readiness" as an Educative Approach for Urban Students as Preparation for Tomorrow's Economy | 402 |
| Session Five: 3:50-4:50 pm | ||
| Speaker | Presentation Title | Room |
| Betsy Plumb | Centering Black Historical Consciousness in US History Courses: A Guided "Best Practices" Workshop | 401 |
| Andre Benito Mountain | The Hip Hop Literacy Lab: Turning the Tables on Literature Marbut Traditional Theme School | 327 |
| Marcus "Sankofa" Nicks | The Healing Power of Storytelling: Historic Black Education, Hip Hop Pedagogy and Present Day Connections | 403 |
| Kristie Gates Radford | Lyrics & Lit: Kendrick Lamar in the I.B. English Classroom | 402 |
| Jared Taylor, MEd & J.T. Thompson (Founder of the Hip Hop Hall of Fame) | Hip Hop as a lens for Civil Rights Education | 205 |
| Dawnavyn James and Brianne Pitts | Welcome to the (Ci)Cypher: Sampling the "Breaks" within Black History Picture Books | 217 |
| Reception sponsored by School Yard Rap: 5:00-7:00 pm | ||
| Keynote: 9:00-9:50 am | ||
|---|---|---|
| Speaker | Presentation Title | Room |
| Dr. Toby Jenkins-Henry | The Hip-Hop Mindset | 403 |
| Session One: 10:00-11:00 am | ||
| Speaker | Presentation Title | Room |
| Shantelle Browning-Morgan | "Self-Reliance is the True Road to Independence": Teaching the Legacy of Mary Ann Shadd Cary Through Primary Sources | 205 |
| Stephanie Joy Tisdale | Love IN Hip-Hop: Exploring Love as Expressed in Hip Hop Music | 217 |
| Vincente Perez | Hip-Hop Poetics: Studying Poetry and Hip-Hop Together | 327 |
| Gigi Wolf | A Great Moral and Social Force: Black Banking in the U.S. | 402 |
| Toi Drummer; Nwannediya Ibe | Coming out of the Shadows: Hip Hop & Black Women Identity | 401 |
| Dr. Keith E. Benson | Trife Life: The Campaign Against Critical Race Theory in American Public Schools as an Expression of Contemporary White Grievance in an Era of Fake News | 403 |
| Session Two: 11:10 am-12:10 pm | ||
| Speaker | Presentation Title | Room |
| Delandrea Hall | Ladies First: Women in Hip Hop & His/Herstory | 403 |
| Genevieve Caffrey | Exploring Black Music History using the P.O.W.E.R. Framework with Elementary Teachers & Students | 401 |
| Donnalie Jamnah & Kendra Grissom (Pulitzer Center Education) | From the Break to the Beat: News Media Coverage of Black American Music and the Importance of Media Literacy | 205 |
| Kelly Allen | Examining the Potential of a TrapCrit Perspective of Social Studies Education | 217 |
| Victoria Patch Williams | Welcome to Niggerati Manor: Harlem, FIRE!, and Black art for art's sake. | 402 |
| Matt Vriesman | Hip Hop vs. Ronald Reagan: Using hip-hop lyrics as primary sources in high school U.S. history class. | 327 |
| LUNCH: 12:20-1:20 pm | ||
| Session Three: 1:30-2:30 pm | ||
| Speaker | Presentation Title | Room |
| Shane Wiegand | Antiracist Curriculum Project: Teaching the Local History of Racist Policy and Resistance | 401 |
| FIDEL VERDIN | Hip Hop Philanthropy as Global Action | 402 |
| Shelia K Martin | James Baldwin/Lyrical Gangsta | 205 |
| Tracey Lafayette and Jazzi Goode | All Eyez On Me: How to Bring Black History To Life in Your Classroom | 403 |
| Nicholl Montgomery and Tiffeni Fontno | Coming Up in a Man's World: Using Angie Thomas's On the Come Up to Discuss Gender, Sexuality and Identity in Hip Hop | 217 |
| Lauren Lowery | Hip House Movements: The Intersections Of Hip Hop And House Music In Unmasking Environment In Black Communities | 327 |
| Session Four: 2:40-3:40 pm | ||
| Speaker | Presentation Title | Room |
| Tim Monreal | A Vinyl Celebration of 1950/60s Jamaican DeeJays and SoundSystems | 205 |
| Russell Tribby | Can I Kick It? | 217 |
| Kweku Demetrius Hobson | Rhymefest: A Cultural Criterion for Hip-Hop | 402 |
| Vanessa Emile and Zena Robinson-Wouadjou | MicDrop: Black Love & Light in African & Diasporic History | 401 |
| Shannon Griffin and Katie Minneci | It's the Remix! Reimagining the curriculum with authentic, intentional, engaging, and cross-curricular integration of Black History | 403 |
| Natasha A. Thornton | Stories of Excellence: Reconstructing Elementary Literacy Engagements by Centering Black History and Excellence | 327 |
| Session Five: 3:50-4:50 pm | ||
| Speaker | Presentation Title | Room |
| Vicki Math | History of Hip hop: hands-on D.J. bootcamp | 327 |
| Stephane Manuel | Using Comics to Teach About Difficult Moments in History | 403 |
| Annette DanielsTaylor | Where I'm From | 402 |
| Carah Reed | Hip Hop as Black Liberation | 217 |
| Alizé Scott-Nowell | From Negro Spirituals to Hip Hop: The Use of Music to Discuss Socio-Political Aspects of the Black Experience | 205 |
| Amber Lawson | Di•VERSE Literacy: Culturally Responsive Rap and Hip-Hop Phonemic Awareness Instruction | 401 |
| Keynote: 9:00-9:50 am | ||
|---|---|---|
| Speaker | Presentation Title | Room |
| Grant” SKRIBE DA GOD” Atkins | Cultural Currency: Mining Legacy thru Hip-Hop Pedagogy | Online |
| Session One: 10:00-11:00 am | ||
| Speaker | Presentation Title | Room |
| Mimi Stephens | Racial Slavery in the Americas: Resistance, Freedom, and Legacies | Online |
| Franklin Oliver | Creating an Afrofuturism Class! | Online |
| Umeme Sababu | The History of Women in Hip Hop: Generational Transformation of Women from MC Sha-Rock to Cardi B | Online |
| Eric Royo | Mister Wink- Hip Hop Building Blocks-Community, Expression, and Identity in an elementary school classroom. Empowering young learners with the elements of Hip Hop and creating a fun, inclusive environment. | Online |
| Caleb A. Sewell | When Hip-Hop let Black Liberation Theology In | CANCELLED |
| Courtney Marshall | Sing Yo' Song: Exploring Black Music History with Sterling Brown's "Ma Rainey" | Online |
| Ernest Crim | Hip Hop Saved My Life | CANCELLED |
| Session Two: 11:10 am-12:10 pm | ||
| Speaker | Presentation Title | Room |
| Kyra Narain-Lloyd and Dr. Malissa Mootoo | "Hip-Hop Started Out in the Heart": From Miseducation to Emancipation | Online |
| Anthony S Dandridge | The Philosophical Dimensions of Hip Hop! | Online |
| Eghosa Obaizamomwan Hamilton | We Out Here: Remixing Student Engagement in Education via Black Women and Hip-Hop Pedagogy Featuring Rapsody's Album Eve | Online |
| Anitra Butler-Ngugi | Hip Hop don't stop: Reflecting on Black joy in the African American community. | Online |
| Azekiwe Providence | The Art and Movement of Graffiti Writing | Online |
| Carole Boston Weatherford | The ROOTS of Rap | Online |
| Akil Parker | Repurposing Commercial Rap as a Tool for Revolutionary Political Education | CANCELLED |
| Session Three: 12:20-1:20 pm | ||
| Speaker | Presentation Title | Room |
| Franklin Oliver | Students Developing an Antiracism Curriculum | Online |
| Channing White | I Know Who I Am: Using Quotes and Picture Books to Unpack Identity: Inspire and Empower Student Identities | Online |
| Joy Barnes-Johnson | Paul Robeson: Grandfather of Diction, Voice and Representation | Online |
| Jasmyne K. Rogers | From Tupac to To Pimp A Butterfly: Transforming Learning Environments into Liberatory Spaces through Critical Hip Hop Pedagogy and Literacies | Online |
| Dr. Ayanna Gore | The Remix | Online |
| Naadia Owens | The South Side Home Movie Project: Using Archival Footage of Black Life in the Classroom | Online |
| Roya Fathalizadeh (DJ Roya) | Hip Hop and the World: How Hip Hop Connects to Everything Around Us | Online |
| Sydney Pickens | Napatan Archaism: Remixing and Sampling in Ancient Nubia | Online |
Call for Proposals
The 2023 Teaching Black History Conference call for proposals is now open! We are excited about this year as we explore the history of hip-hop as it turns 50 years old! Present to hundreds of K-12 educators about the best practices for Black history education. This 6th conference is hybrid, but we would love to see everyone in Buffalo, NY, which is steeped in so much Black history! Our theme is hip-hop, but as always, we teach Black histories, so we welcome all proposals!
REGISTRATION
Registration is now closed.
Sessions by Day
| Friday, July 22, 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| SESSION ONE | |||
| Start Time | PRESENTER | PRESENTATION | ROOM # |
| 8:00 - 8:40 a.m. | LaGarrett King Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education & University at Buffalo | Welcome | Auditorium |
| 8:45-9:20 a.m. | Joy Bivins Director of Schomburg Center (NYC) | KEYNOTE: "Exploring Global Black History through the Archives" | Auditorium |
| SESSION TWO | |||
| 9:20-10:20 a.m. | Dawnavyn James Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education & University at Buffalo | "Africa, Amazing Africa" | Room 117 |
| Valencia Abbott Rockingham County Schools/Rockingham Early College High School; Sankofa Historical, LLC | "Reaching Pass the 7th Row" Topic: Genealogy and Family History to the Motherland | Room 114 | |
| Steph Manuel (VIRTUAL) | "Using Comics To Drive Difficult Conversation About Race and History" | Room 112 | |
| Islah Tauheed Assistant Principal, NYC Department of Education | "Avoiding the White Gaze: What We Learn from African Writers" | Room 108 | |
| Gigi Wolf Lead Economic Education Specialist, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (VIRTUAL) | "The Negro Leagues: Behind the Curve" | Room 103 | |
| SESSION THREE | |||
| 10:30-11:20 a.m. | Gwen Marshall | "Black History for Elementary" | Room 117 |
| Marcus “Sankofa” Nicks (VIRTUAL) | "The Art of Black Education: Learning Spaces That Heal and Empower Connected To African Tradition" | Room 114 | |
| Shakealia Finley | "Teaching economics through a global lens of Blackness" | Room 112 | |
| Nick Breyfogle Ohio State University (VIRTUAL) | "History through images: The picturing Black History Project and How teachers can use it." | Room 103 | |
| Vicki Math PhD student, Urban Education, Eastern Michigan University | "Roots: incorporating African inspired art, music, and literature into Social Studies curriculum" | Room 108 | |
| LUNCH | 11:30 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. | ||
| SESSION FOUR | |||
| 1:00-1:50 p.m. | Danelle Adeniji (VIRTUAL) | "Afrofuturism in Elementary: Black Children Creating Their Own Black Futures" | Room 117 |
| Christina Sneed and Susan Hill | "Analyzing the Rhetorical Situation of Historical Texts to Unpack How Rhetoric Impacts Historical Interpretation" | Room 114 | |
| Holly Marcolina PhD candidate and Jr.-Sr. HS Principal | "Let Her Speak for Herself: Unsilencing the Geographical Stories of the African Continent" | Room 112 | |
| Rodney Freeman Founder- Reminisce Preservation LLC (VIRTUAL) | "Preserving the Black Narrative in Digital Form" | Room 108 | |
| Deidra McIntyre-Secondary Co-Founder of Kemet Nubia Kamp (VIRTUAL) | "African Kingdoms:〝Bity〞The Workings of Bees & Honey in Kemet" | Room 103 | |
| SESSION FIVE | |||
| 2:00-2:50 p.m. | Joy Barnes-Johnson (VIRTUAL) | "Say it loud...quietly: Black Americans & European Contexts of Peace, Pride, Prize and Excellence" | Room 117 |
| Amy L. Masko Professor of English Education, Grand Valley State University Tamara Shreiner Professor of Social Studies, Battle Creek Public Schools, Michigan Jamesia Nordman Middle School English Teacher, Battle Creek Public Schools, Michigan Mary Meyer Middle School Social Studies Teacher, Battle Creek Public Schools, Michigan (VIRTUAL) | "Mapping & Mythologizing Africa" | Room 114 | |
| Shantelle Browning-Morgan | "Where Complaints Can Neither Be Heard, Nor Grievances Redressed": Freedom Seekers as Defendants in the Courts of Upper Canada and Canada West" | Room 112 | |
Clianda Florence Doctoral Student at the University of Rochester in Teaching & Curriculum | "Let’s Get L.I.T.(Liberating Individuals Through Literary Texts)" | Room 108 | |
| Mimi Stephen Director of Professional Development, Choices Program, Brown University | "Teaching about Nigeria in the High School or Community College Classroom" | Room 103 | |
| SESSION SIX | |||
| 3:00-3:50 p.m. | Issac Kalumba | "Exploring African Curriculum" | Room 117 |
| Val Brown (VIRTUAL) | "The CARE Framework: Antiracist Education from Theory to Practice" | Room 114 | |
| Black Education Research Collective (BERC) (VIRTUAL) | "Approaches to Developing and Teaching a PK-12 Interdisciplinary Black Studies Curriculum: Insights from the Black Education Research Collective (BERC)" | Room 112 | |
| Rhoda Nanre Nafziger (VIRTUAL) | “Politics and the Power: Historical considerations of teaching African History in anglophone Africa.” | Room 108 | |
| Terrance Lewis (VIRTUAL) | "Royal before Enslaved: Teaching African Identity Before Enslavement" | Room 103 | |
| Saturday, July 23, 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| SESSION ONE | |||
| Start Time | PRESENTER | PRESENTATION | ROOM # |
| 8:30 - 9:20 a.m. | Nwando Achebe | KEYNOTE: “Nneka—Mother is Supreme: Women, Gender, and the Female Principle in Africa.” | Auditorium |
| SESSION TWO | |||
| 9:30-10:20 a.m. | Islah Tauheed Assistant Principal, NYC Dept of Education | “Asase Ye Guru - The Earth Has Weight”: Africa at the Forefront of the Environmental Movement | Room 117 |
Denisha Jones
| "Centering Afro Indigeneity in the Spanish Curriculum: Black Lives Matter at School as Cultural Citizenship" | Room 114 | |
| Frederick Douglass University of Wyoming | "The Three Assassinations of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." | Room 108 | |
| Kate Shuster Director of Curriculum and Evaluation, Center for Antiracist Education (VIRTUAL) | "Why Teach Historical Truths? A Deep Dive into the Empirical Research" | Room 103 | |
| College Board | A conversation on the new Advance Placement African American Studies course | Room 112 | |
| SESSION THREE | |||
| 10:30-11:20 a.m. | Shannon Griffin | "The Freedom Seeker Narrative: Centering Humanity and Agency while Teaching American Slavery" | Room 117 |
| Niya Sosa Office of Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Initiatives at Buffalo Public Schools Genah Lasby and Deb Bertlesman Buffalo Public Schools Educators | "Engaging Middle and High School students in culturally and linguistically responsive curricula district-wide using The 1619 Project" | Room 114 | |
| Jen Saylor | "The Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System “Legacy Curriculum” Journey" | Room 112 | |
| Hakim Cosby Professor Emeritus, SUNY Erie | "Reflections on the founders of the Black History Movement" | Room 108 | |
| Jackie Bingham-Flemmings T.I.E.C. Jeri Johnson Student at Arcadia University, Educational Leadership- General (VIRTUAL) | "Closing the Cradle to Prison Pipeline (C2PP) Using the Principles of Ubuntu" | Room 103 | |
| LUNCH | 11:30 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. | ||
| SESSION FOUR | |||
| 1:00-1:50 p.m. | Emmanuel Kulu | "Untold: The Golden Age of Africa" | Room 117 |
| Victoria Patch Williams Founder of Koffi Consulting, LLC, Professor of Education at University of Maryland and Bowie State University | "We Are All We Need: Collective Action and Crowd-Sourcing the Pedagogical Underground Railroad" | Room 114 | |
| Ismael Jimenez Co-Founder of the Philadelphia Black History Collaborative and Social Studies Curriculum Specialist, School District of Philadelphia | "Why I believe Africana Studies Can Save the World" | Room 112 | |
| Ayo Magwood Founder of Uprooting Inequity LLC; Former high school history teacher (VIRTUAL) | "Instructional Strategies for Teaching About Structural Racism, Part 1 of 2" | Room 108 | |
| Lauren Anderson University of Kansas (VIRTUAL) | "Be Real Black for Me": Centering the Role of Black Agency in Foundation Courses for Teacher Education Programs" | Room 103 | |
| SESSION FIVE | |||
| 2:00-2:50 p.m. | Kezia Myers | "Transforming Young Lives Through African Cultural Principles" | Room 109 |
| Akil Parker Owner, All This Math, LLC | "Histematics: The Root is Africa" | Room 117 | |
| Ayo Magwood Founder, Uprooting Inequity LLC and former high school history teacher (VIRTUAL) | "Instructional Strategies for Teaching About Structural Racism, Part 2 of 2" | Room 114 | |
| Reuben Faloughi Psychologist, Consultant, and Founder at RTF Liberating Enterprise, LLC (VIRTUAL) | "I Just Don’t Know What To Do?!”: Using a Conceptual Framework to Support Anti-Racist/Anti-Oppression Identity Developmententity Development" | Room 112 | |
| Apple Education | "Racial Equity and Justice series" | Room 108 | |
| Islah Tuaheed | “Dame Dame - Intelligence and Ingenuity”: African Curriculum in the Elementary Classroom" | Room 103 | |
| SESSION SIX | |||
| 3:00-3:50 p.m. | Griot B | "More than a Month - Black History is more than Slavery and Segregation" | Auditorium |
| Sunday, July 24, 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| SESSION ONE | |||
| Start Time | PRESENTER | PRESENTATION | ROOM # |
| 8:30 - 9:20 a.m. | Gloria Boutte and George Johnson | KEYNOTE: “Back to Africa: A Conversation with Drs. Diaspora” | Auditorium |
| SESSION TWO | |||
| 9:30-10:20 a.m. | Donnalie Jamnah and Fareed Mostoufi Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting | “Teaching The 1619 Project: Resources and Key Takeaways from the 1619 Education Network" | Room 117 |
| Daniel Tulino Professor of Education - Stockton University, Brianne Pitts, Greg, and Mary | "Interrupting Eurocentric Histories: Racial Literacy Development and Black History Instruction" | Room 114 | |
| Nicholl Montgomery Tiffeni Fontno (VIRTUAL) | "‘In Search of Mother Africa: Using Children's and Young Adult Literature to explore Africa as a Continent not a Country" | Room 112 | |
| David Carr Professional Services Provider Mcgraw Hill/Achieve 3000 (VIRTUAL) | "Ethnic Studies/The Truth About Coalitions between African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Asian Americans and Poor Whites" | Room 103 | |
| Walter Milton | Black History 365: An inclusive Account of American History | Room 108 | |
| SESSION THREE | |||
| 10:30-11:20 a.m. | Saudah Collins Janice Baines Jarvais Jackson Valente Gibson Gloria Boutte George Johnson | "Back To Africa: Teaching Elementary Students To Be Literate About the African Diaspora" | Room 108 |
| Rosalyn Jones African American Studies teacher, Warren High School, San Antonio, Texas (VIRTUAL) | "Build...Black Studies...Better! Authentic Innovation in Your Classroom!" | Room 117 | |
| Antoinette Rochester Yvonna Hines-McCoy Tina L. Heafner University of North Carolina at Charlotte (VIRTUAL) | "African Diaspora in the Caribbean; "Tell Us What You Know About Afro-Cubans and the Maroons of Jamaica" | Room 114 | |
| Sydney A. Pickens Archaeology Educator, Archaeology in the Community (AITC) | "Teaching Ancient Nubia: Pre-Kerma - The Kingdoms of Kush" | Room 112 | |
| African Studies Howard University | "Gold Road" | Room 103 | |
Sessions by Audience
| Elementary School Workshops | |
|---|---|
| SPEAKER | TITLE |
| Gwen Marshall | Black History for Elementary |
| Dawnavyn James | Africa, Amazing Africa |
| Danelle Adeniji | Afrofuturism in Elementary: Black Children Creating Their Own Black Futures |
| Brandon Brown | More Than a Month |
| Rodney E. Freeman Jr. | Preserving the Black Narrative in Digital Form |
| Islah Tauheed | “Dame Dame - Intelligence and Ingenuity”: African Curriculum in the Elementary Classroom |
| Dr. Daniel Tulino | Interrupting Eurocentric Histories: Racial Literacy Development and Black History Instruction |
| Dr. Brianne Pitts | |
| Greg Simmons | |
| Adu-Gyamfi | |
| Shannon Griffin | The Freedom Seeker Narrative: Centering Humanity and Agency while Teaching American Slavery |
| Val Brown | The CARE Framework: Antiracist Education from Theory to Practice |
| Crystal Johnson | Who Am I?’: Exploring Black Teacher Identity and its Impact on Black Students |
| Middle/High School Workshops | |
|---|---|
| SPEAKER | TITLE |
| Valencia Abbott | “Reaching Pass the 7th Row” Topic-Southern History, Slavery, Genealogy, Local History, Slave Trade, Africa and Black History across Time |
| Deidra R. McIntyre | African Kingdoms: “Ra’s Tears:” The Workings of Bees & Honey in Kemet |
| Joy Barnes-Johnson | Say it loud...quietly: Black Americans & European Contexts of Peace, Pride, Prize and Excellence |
| David Carr | Ethnic Studies/The Truth About Coalitions between African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Asian Americans and Poor Whites |
| Rosalyn Jones | Build...Black Studies...Better! Authentic Innovation in You Classroom! |
| Holly Marcolina | Let Her Speak for Herself: Unsilencing the Geographical Stories of the African Continent |
| Shantelle Browning-Morgan | “Where Complaints Can Neither Be Heard, Nor Grievances Redressed”: Freedom Seekers as Defendants in the Courts of Upper Canada and Canada West |
| Amy L. Masko | University-school partnership in curriculum development for an STEM school |
| Vicki Math | Roots: incorporating African inspired art, music, and literature into Social Studies curriculum |
| Antoinette Rochester | African Diaspora in the Caribbean; “Tell Us What You Know About Afro-Cubans and the Maroons of Jamaica” |
| Yvonna Hines-McCoy | |
| Dr. Tina L. Heafner | |
| Denisha Jones | Centering Afro Indigeneity in the Spanish Curriculum: Black Lives Matter at School as Cultural Citizenship |
| Erika Strauss Chavarria | |
| Ayo Magwood | Teaching about the Origins of Race and Racism in the U.S. Teaching about the historical roots of contemporary structural racism |
| Steph Manuel | Using Comics To Drive Difficult Conversation About Race and History |
| Mimi Stephens | Teaching about Nigeria in the High School or Community College Classroom |
| Shakealia Finley | Teaching economics through a global lens of Blackness |
| Terrance Lewis | Royal before Enslaved: Teaching African Identity Before Enslavement |
| Isaac G Kalumbu | Exploring Africa Curriuclum |
| Leo Glaze | Black History Starts in Africa |
| General, University, or Adult Education Workshops | |
|---|---|
| SPEAKER | TITLE |
| Emmanuek Kulu Jr. | Untold: The Golden Age of Africa |
| Jacqueline Hoskins | Preparing Pre-Service Teachers for the Relationships Needed in Urban Schools for Student Success |
| Lauren Anderson | “Be Real Black for Me”: Centering the Role of Black Agency in Foundation Courses for Teacher Education Programs |
| Gigi Wolf | The Negro Leagues: Behind the Curve Black Lives Through a Literary Lens |
| Clianda Yarde | What’s in a Name? |
| Nicholl Montgomery | In Search of Mother Africa: Using Children’s and Young Adult Literature to explore Africa as a Continent not a Country |
| Tiffeni Fontno | |
| Dr. Jackie Bingham-Flemmings | Closing the Cradle to Prison Pipeline (C2PP) Through the Principles of Ubuntu |
| Jen Saylor | The Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System “Legacy Curriculum” Journey |
| Victoria Patch Williams | We Are All We Need: Collective Action and Crowd-Sourcing the Pedagogical Underground Railroad |
| Islah Tauheed | Avoiding the White Gaze: What We Learn from African Writers “Asase Ye Guru - The Earth Has Weight”: Africa at the Forefront of the Environmental Movement |
| Dr. Reuben Faloughi | “I Just Don’t Know What To Do?!”: Using a Conceptual Framework to Support Anti-Racist/Anti-Oppression Identity Developmententity Development |
| Dr.Fredrick Douglass Dixon | The Three Assassinations of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., |
| Ismael Jimenez | Why I believe Africana Studies Can Save the World |
| Akil Parker | Histematics: The Root is Africa |
| Kate Shuster | Teaching Historical Truths: What the Research Says |
| Marcus Nicks | African Schooling: Learning Spaces That Heal and Empower |
| Christina Sneed | Analyzing the Rhetorical Situation of Historical Texts to Unpack How Rhetoric Impacts Historical Interpretation |
Past Conferences
A recap of the 2018 Teaching Black History Conference.
Sponsors
Carter G. Woodson Title Sponsors
John Hope Franklin Sponsor
Mary McLeod Bethune Sponsor
