Teaching Black History Conference

Graphic for the 2023 Teaching Black History Conference theme titled The Sounds of Blackness, Hip Hop Turns 50.

The Teaching Black History conference is our signature program. Each year, the conference convenes hundreds of teachers to learn the best curricular and instructional practices surrounding Black history education. We will have featured 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.

The 2023 conference theme is The Sounds of Blackness, Hip Hop Turns 50.

Check back regularly for details.

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!

Annual Black History Education Conference promotional graphic.
REGISTRATION

Registration is now closed.

Information is being added daily. Please check back frequently to keep up with the most current developments.

Conference Location

City Honors School
186 E North Street
Buffalo, NY 14204

Hotels

The below hotels have a specified number of rooms reserved at specified rates as listed below.

Keynote Speakers

Friday, July 22

Joy Bivins, Director of Schomburg Center.

Joy Bivins, Director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library

Title of Talk

Exploring Global Black History through the Archives

Saturday, July 23

Nwando Achebe, Jack and Margaret Sweet Endowed Professor of History, Michigan State University.

Nwando Achebe, Jack and Margaret Sweet Endowed Professor of History, Michigan State University

Title of Talk

Nneka-Mother is Supreme: Women, Gender, and the Female Principle in Africa

Sunday, July 24

Gloria Boutte,PhD, Carolina Distinguished Professor, University of South Carolina.
Gloria Boutte,PhD, Carolina Distinguished Professor, University of South Carolina.

Gloria Boutte, PhD, Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Carolina Distinguished Professor, University of South Carolina, College of Education

George Johnson Jr., PhD, Professor, South Carolina State University

Title of Talk

Back to Africa: A conversation with Drs. Diaspora

Sessions by Day

Sessions by Audience

See our events page to view our full calendar list.

Past Conferences

A recap of the 2018 Teaching Black History Conference.