About the Event
Join us as we uplift culture, love, courage, resilience, and the stories and experiences of Black life. The day has been designed by and with the community. Moderated by Yodit Mesfin Johnson & Nabila Wasi. All are welcome!
Poster image by RckBny
About the Event
Symposium participants:
Nuola Akinde
Angela Amison
Taurus Burns
Chrys Campbell
Dru Campbell
King Katz
Bryan Foley
Jeff Guyton
Stephanie Holloway
Sport Jackson
Karamba Kaba
Athena & Kip Johnson
Jason Johnson
Will Jones
Azya Moore
Quiana Perkins
Toni Pressley-Sanon
Caliyeah Scott
Alex Thomas
Gina Thompson
Tamara Tucker-Ibarisha
Nabila Wasi
Ricky Weaver
Leseliey Welch
Victor Okafor
Schedule of Events
9:00am-10:00am
Blackness Embodied: The Warm Up
9:00am-11:00am
Kekere Children’s Village: Arts, crafts, and Black Men Read at 10am
10:00am-11:30am
Black Resistance: Stories of Survival and Courage
11:30:am-1:00pm
Black HERStory: Celebrating Black Womenx Now & Then
1:00pm-2:00pm
Dine, Dialogue & Create: Conversations And Creativity Over Lunch
2:00pm-3:30pm
Black Love: A Story-Based Retrospective and Celebration of Black Couples
3:30pm-5:00pm
The Remix: A dialogue among mixed race folx of the African Diaspora
5:00pm-6:15pm
Dine & Post-its Dinner
6:15pm-7:45pm
Our Own Stories: On Being Black in Washtenaw County
7:45pm Closing
Victor Okafor
8:00pm DJ Chuck Peterson