Please note that room numbers for each presentation are still being determined. Check back for more details.
| Registration 11:00-11:30 a.m. | ||
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| Poster Session in the Atrium (All Day) | ||
| Session One: 12:00-1:00 p.m. | ||
| Speaker(s) | Presentation Title | Room |
| Taharra Battle-Taylor | Using Affirmations to Empower Black Youth | |
| Clianda Florence | The Rebirth: The Harlem Renaissance and the Impact of Minister Franklin Florence's F.I.G.H.T. Organization on America | |
| Joelle C. Rozier | Reclaiming Black Joy Through Special Education | |
| Ashanti Haynes | Impacting Black Boy Joy and Black Girl Magic by Cultivating a Culturally Responsive Paradigm | |
| Emilye Crosby | Toolkit Workshop on SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) and Freedom Teaching | |
| Anthony White III, PhD | Too Edgy and Advanced Frameworks for Approaching Black U.S> History Curriculum | |
| Willie J. Montague, PhD | The Role of Family, Mentorship and Community in Transforming the Lives of At-Risk Young Men | |
| Florence’s F.I.G.H.T. Organization on America | ||
| Session Two: 1:15-2:15 p.m. | ||
| Speaker(s) | Presentation Title | Room |
| Nneka Gigi, PhD | Crowning Glory: Braiding Culture, Literacy and Liberation in Black Childhoods | |
| Cheney Brockington | "Because I Said So!": The ‘Why’ Behind Harsh Parenting Towards Black and Brown Youth | |
| Laura Gore | A Year of Black History Infusion in a Fourth-Grade Classroom | |
| Averill Kelley, PhD | Re-Imagining Black Teacher Education Preparation | |
| Anthony M. Pierce | Wakandaverse: Black Panther’s Most Creative Fans | |
| Darius Phelps | Poetic Inquiry and the Black Imagination: Teaching Liberation Through Black Poets | |
| Leonard Webb | Being a Bridge for Black and Brown Girls | |
| Session Three: 2:30-3:30 p.m. | ||
| Speaker(s) | Presentation Title | Room |
| TaLoria Wilson | Liberatory Literacy: Rethinking Reading and Writing Instruction Through a Black Educational Lens | |
| Deana Forbes | Forward to Freedom: Centering Afro-Futurism and Honoring Black Humanity in the Social Studies | |
| Hakeem McFarlane | Beyond Struggle: Honoring the Joy and Power of Black Childhood | |
| Emilye Crosby | Toolkit Workshop on Women and Gender in SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) | |
| Monica Reed | How to Integrate African American History into Your Daily Curriculum | |
| Asia Bingaman | Pathways to Teaching African American Studies | |
| Jermaine Carl Robinson | Remember Why We Started: Using the History of Black Public Education to Re-Engage and Restore the Identity of the Black and Brown Student Populace and Schoolhouse Community | |
| Session Four: 3:45-4:45 p.m. | ||
| Speaker | Presentation Title | Room |
| Ewura-Abena N. Adoma | The Power of Joyful, Black-centered Education: An Educator's Vision for Racial Diversity and Representation in Learning | |
| Christine Woyshner and Ismael Jimenez | Teaching About Black Networks and Associations in the 20th Century | |
| Torrence Brown-Smith | Learning Liberation Through Literacy in a Middle School Classroom | |
| Joy Barnes-Johnson | Unearthing Black Boy Joy and Black Girl Magic—Becoming Sustainability SUPER Heroes | |
| Larramy Gatlin-Berry | Soulful Teaching: Music, Movement and Cultural Connections in the Classroom | |
| Gamze Ar | Joyful Journeys: Celebrating Identity in African American Children's Literature | |
| Keynote Speaker and Reception 4:30-6:00 p.m. | ||
| Keynote Presentation Jevon D. Hunter, PhD, Buffalo State University To Be Young, Literate and Black: The Unflinching Literacy Brilliance of Buffalo’s Black Youth | ||
| Registration 8:00-8:30 a.m. | ||
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| Poster Session in the Atrium (All Day) | ||
| Welcome and Introduction of Keynote Speaker 8:30-8:40 a.m. | ||
| Keynote Presentation 8:40-9:40 a.m. Lora Smothers, Founder and Director of Joy Village Schools in the Key of Joy: Designing a School for Black Thriving | ||
| Session One: 10:00-11:00 a.m. | ||
| Speaker(s) | Presentation Title | Room |
| Panel Discussion | Micro-Credential | |
| Session Two: 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | ||
| Speaker(s) | Presentation Title | Room |
| Lisa Wilson | Black Boy Joy and Black Girl Magic: Evidence-Based Practices for Affirming Early Learning Spaces | |
| Kai Dupe, PhD | Coding While Black | |
| Renee O'Connor | Magic in the Margins: Teaching African American History to Middle and High School Students Through Black Children’s Books | |
| Mike Brown, PhD | Teaching Beyond the Textbook: Resurrecting Marginalized Cultures in Educational Curriculum | |
| Damion V. Bolton | The Power of a High Emotional Bank Account | |
| Njemeke Anderson | Black Joy in Pursuit of Social Justice | |
| Keith Benson | Fatherhood: A Retrospective of a Young, Unprepared Father | |
| Session Three: 12:30-1:30 p.m. | ||
| Speaker(s) | Presentation Title | Room |
| Samantha Green | Centering Black Perspectives and Voices Through Literature | |
| Danielle Saint Hilaire | The Power of the Sociological Imagination | |
| Eva Jean-Charles | Liberated Learning: Centering Black Student Voice to Build Joyful, Rigorous and Liberating Classrooms | |
| Gariel Pierce | Stamped (For Kids): A Resource for Elementary Classrooms and Teacher Preparation | |
| Ezenwanne, Dorothy, Nkem | The Influence of Family in Supporting Growth, Identity Formation and Black Childhood Development Through Home Management | |
| Oran Singleton Jones | Milestones of Moments: This is Our Fight Song- Celebrating Black Joy in the Struggle for Freedom | |
| Akil Parker | The Academic Childhoods of John Henrik Clarke, Kwame Ture and Henry Highland Garnet | |
| Lunch Break 1:30-2:30 p.m. | ||
| LaGarrett King | Graduate Student Informational Session | |
| Session Four: 2:30-3:30 p.m. | ||
| Speaker(s) | Presentation Title | Room |
| Nykia Greene Young and Carlynn Wooten-Scott | Celebrating Black Girlhood | |
| Nicholl Montgomery and Tiffeni Fontno | We Can Fly: Using Classic and Contemporary Black Literature to Create Joyful, Imaginative and Playful Black Childhoods | |
| Mike Brown, PhD | The Revolution Will Not Be Standardized | |
| Montayha Adams | Creating Black Joy: The Impact of CDF Freedom Schools on Black Childhoods | |
| Denisha Jones and Erika Strauss Chavarria | Beyond the Struggle: Celebrating Joy and Agency in Black Childhoods | |
| Brittany Billups | Sankofa Dreams: Rediscovering the Black Arts Movement and Unlocking Joyful Expression Through the Performing Arts | |
| Cedric A. Washington | The Cultural Foundations of Black Childhood: Hip-Hop as a Historical Narrative | |
| Brianna Ross | Unearthing Joy: Counter-Stories of the Colored School Experience | |
| Session Five: 3:45-4:45 p.m. | ||
| Speaker(s) | Presentation Title | Room |
| Chuck Marable | The Magic from Roots to STEMM: 150 Years of Black STEMista History in America | |
| Dan Tulino and Dawnavyn James | "This Is My Song" (Siffre, 1972): Curating Text Bundles for Counterstorytelling Narratives | |
| Jamie Tomczuk | Creative Assessments for Black History Classrooms | |
| Milan Drake | The mixTAPE x maniFESTO: The Role of Black Thought, Music and Design Thinking in the Teaching of Black Childhood Identity | |
| Jessie Gillooly and Tandria Elliott | Cross-Curricular and Multimodal Explorations of Black Joy in Elementary Art, ELA and History | |
| Letisha Malcolm, PhD | Global Legacies: Black Childhood, Cultural Identity and Leadership Development | |
| Shereen Holmes, PhD | Crafting Historical Narratives in Lessons that are Culturally Connected to Students | |
| Lashonda Bradberry and Nneka Gigi, PhD | Legacy in Motion: From Student Vision to Lasting Impact | |
| Session Six: 5:00-6:00 p.m. | ||
| Speaker(s) | Presentation Title | Room |
| Jerrod K. Grant | Black History is in Everything You Teach | |
| Nicholl Montgomery and Monique Harris | It’s a Family Affair: Intergenerational Book Clubs as Sites of Joy for Black Children and Families | |
| Crystalyn Thomas-Davis | The Power of Storytelling: How Community Histories and Family Narratives Enrich Black Historical Learning | |
| Baba Amin Ojuok | Black History In STEM: Utilizing Our Past to Propel Our Children Into the Future of STEM | |
| Jada Bradley | Educators will (Re)Consider Literary Origins when Using Public Domain Texts in their Classrooms | |
| Leroy Smith | Unveiling the Hidden Potential: Understanding Black Boys with Learning Differences | |
| Craig Aarons-Martin | Renaissance Leadership: Creating Brave Spaces for Black LGBTQIA Youth and Adults in Schools | |
| Registration and Breakfast 8:30-9:00 a.m. | ||
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| Poster Session in the Atrium (All Day) | ||
| Session One: 9:00-10:00 a.m. | ||
| Speaker(s) | Presentation Title | Room |
| Panel Session | Micro-Credential Panel | |
| Session Two: 10:15-11:15 a.m. | ||
| Speaker(s) | Presentation Title | Room |
| Jerrod K. Grant | Black History is in Everything You Teach | |
| Nicholl Montgomery and Monique Harris | It’s a Family Affair: Intergenerational Book Clubs as Sites of Joy for Black Children and Families | |
| Crystalyn Thomas-Davis | The Power of Storytelling: How Community Histories and Family Narratives Enrich Black Historical Learning | |
| Baba Amin Ojuok | Black History In STEM: Utilizing Our Past to Propel Our Children Into the Future of STEM | |
| Jada Bradley | Educators will (Re)Consider Literary Origins when Using Public Domain Texts in their Classrooms | |
| Leroy Smith | Unveiling The Hidden Potential: Understanding Black Boys with Learning Differences | |
| Craig Aarons-Martin | Renaissance Leadership: Creating Brave Spaces for Black LGBTQIA Youth and Adults in Schools | |
| Presentation 3 on Blooms Taxonony | ||
| Session Three: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | ||
| Speaker(s) | Presentation Title | Room |
| Jamie Tomczuk | Jane Johnson: Examining Sources, Stories and Storytellers | |
| Jennifer Howard | Using Black Historical Picture Books in Grades K-2 | |
| Stacy Shepard, PhD | From Punishment to Possibility: Reimagining Discipline for Black Boys Through Historical Truth and Community Power | |
| Mary Dixon Bethel | Racial Literacy Professional Development Action Research with Secondary Literacy Teachers | |
| Esheonn Conner | We are Black History: Storytelling | |
| Ayanna Cooper | Young, Bilingual and Black in the United States | |
| Lunch Break 12:30-1:30 p.m. | ||
| 1:00-1:30 pm | ||
| LaGarrett King | Graduate Student Informational Session | |
| Session Four: 1:30-2:30 p.m. | ||
| Speaker(s) | Presentation Title | Room |
| Kyle Randolph Bacon, PhD | The Power of Black Childhood Narratives: A Case Study of Academic Resilience | |
| Anitra Butler-Ngugi | Reflections of Identity: Celebrating Black Childhood with Vocabulary Ladders and African American Children's Literature | |
| M. Lena Barbee | From Harlem to Hip-Hop | |
| Suad Lawrence Islam, PhD | The ABCs of Genealogical Research, the Me of Me: Understanding Who You Are as a Path to Empower, Inform and Impact Your Instructional and Professional Practices | |
| Collin Perryman | Towards a Post-Brown v. Board of Education Life Course Framework | |
| Mr. Karsten Barnes | Teaching Black Joy in a Digital Classroom: How AP African American Studies Uplifts Black Youth | |
| Session Five: 2:45-3:45 p.m. | ||
| Speaker(s) | Presentation Title | Room |
| Gloria Rosario Wallace | Powerful Partnerships: Families and the District | |
| Regina Banks | Teaching Panafricanism to Multicultural Children: The Importance of All Students Understanding They Are African | |
| Michelle Yang-Kaczmarek and Keisha Smith-Carrington | Read Alouds that Celebrate Learners and Teach Racial, Historical and Critical Literacies | |
| Ella Alexandra and Michelle Williams | Black Childhood During the Black Arts Movement: Representations, Realities and Legacies | |
| Keith Benson | About Those "Failing Schools": Conventional Wisdom and (Mis)Understanding "Failing Schools" | |
| Kenyatta Funderburk | Black History and Artificial Intelligence: Empowering Educators with Teacher PAI and Community Change Pedagogy | |
| John Gass | Creating Joy and Community for Black Teens | |