schedule
Friday, June 26
6:00 PM Cocktail Reception
Wine by Vineaux Collective
6:45 PM Welcome Dinner
Cuisine by Chef LaToya Peoples
Saturday, June 27
9:00 AM - 4:30 pm book sales & pre-order pick-up
10:15 AM Movement & Memos
With Alyx Monroe
11:30 AM Sip & Paint
With Derrick Adams
2:00 Pm PANEL DISCUSSIONS Begin
2:05 pm Keynote
With Beverly Jenkins
2:40 pm Panel: she was always there
Recovering Black women’s history from erasure, with Piper Huguley, Joan Vassar, and Tiffany L. Warren.
Moderated by Lily Java, Nia Forrester, Jacinta Howard
3:15 pm Panel: Still Here
Building a body of work when the industry wasn’t built for you, with DL White, Angelia Vernon Menchan, and Tracy Chiles McGhee.
Moderated by Nia Forrester, Jacinta Howard, Lily Java
3:50 PM Panel: The Whole Person
Writing Blackness with full interiority, with Takerra Allen, Rae Lyse, and Danielle Allen.
Moderated by Jacinta Howard, Nia Forrester, Lily Java
9:00 AM Sound Bath
With Michele Blu
6:30 PM wine reception
With DJ Saucee