Friday, February 25

7:00p—8:00p National Business Meeting

11:00a –12:30p EST 2 concurrent sessions

Session 1 ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION Good Morning Gorgeous: Theorizing as a Healing Tool for Africana Women

PRESENTERS Sonja Andrews, PhD Student, Clark Atlanta University NaTasha Robinson, PhD Student, Clark Atlanta University Toni Johnson, PhD Student, Clark Atlanta University Donielle Pace, PhD Student, Clark Atlanta University Brea Stevenson, PhD Student Clark Atlanta University CHAIR: Dr. Georgene Bess-Montgomery

Session 2 ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION The Legacy of Anna Julia Cooper and the Resiliency of Jim Crow into the Twenty-First Century

PRESENTERS Dr. Michael D. Royster - Prairie View A&M Mr. Darryl Johnson - Prairie View A&M Ms. Quinesha Bentley - Prairie View A&M Ms. Tamaralyn Grant - Prairie View A&M CHAIR: Dr. Michael D. Royster

1:00a –2:30p EST Terry Kershaw Student Essay Awards Presentation

Pack your lunch and support our future as winners of the Terry Kershaw Student Essay contest each present a 5 minute synopsis of their award winning essays.

Brea Stevenson

Clark Atlanta University “Intersectional Terror: The Transformative Use of Haunting, Ghosts, and Horror in The Color Purple “ Graduate 1st Place

Advisor Dr. Danille Taylor

Daniel Reischer

SUNY Cortland “The Rise of Right-Wing Radio in the United States “

Undergraduate 1st Place

Advisor Dr. Michael Tillotson Ph.D.

La’Risa Black

Clark Atlanta University “Sankofa as a Liberatory Practice: An Exploration of the Significance/Power of Memory in Eve’s“ Graduate 2nd Place

Advisor Dr. Danille Taylor

Lauren Johnson

California State University, LA “Objectified, Repressed, and Neglected: America’s Contribution to Black Women’s Sexuality

Undergraduate 2nd Place

Advisor Dr. Serie McDougal

Quinesha Bentley

Prairie View A&M University “De Jure and De Facto: The Compromise of Minority Education” Graduate 3rd Place

Advisors

Beatrice Obialisi

California State University, LA “The Impacts of Environmental Hindrances on Black Males’ Success in Higher Education “

Undergraduate 3rd Place

Advisor Dr. Serie McDougal

5:00p –4:30p EST Solo Session

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION Making the Call: Dr. Bertha Maxwell-Roddey, UNC Charlotte, and the Early Formation of NCBS

PRESENTERS Dr. Beverly Ford - University of North Carolina Charlotte (Retired) Dr. David Sanders - University of North Carolina Charlotte (Retired) Dr. Rev. Herman Thomas - University of North Carolina Charlotte (Retired) Dr. Gregory Davis - University of North Carolina Charlotte (Retired) CHAIR: Dr. Sonya Ramsey - University of North Carolina Charlotte

7:00p –9:30p EST