Schedule | 9am CT - 4pm CT

Opening & Welcome

9:25 a.m.History Talks Block I

15-minute History Talks ("TED Talk style") presentations

Creating "The Fairytale Project" - Stacey Allen, Nia's Daughters Movement Collective/Harris County Cultural Arts Council

Shaping the Narrative-Black Women and Story Telling - Sheila Samone Brown, Ed.D., Two Brown Girls and a Dime Productions

Concentric Legacies: Restoring Historic Black Central Texas Farms and Ranches - Rosalind Alexander-Kasparik

History Talks I - PANEL AND Q&A

Facilitated by Michael Hurd - Author, "Thursday Night Lights"

10:50 a.m.BREAK

11:00 a.m.Workshop I

Making a Way: Exploring How Black Women Use Influence, Creativity & Resilience to Shape Their Communities - Natearah Austin, Washington County Freedom Colony Descendant

11:50 a.m.LUNCH

12:30 p.m.History Talks Block II

15-minute History Talks ("TED Talk style") presentations

Assisting Cemetery Stewards Reclaim, Maintain and (Re)Imagine Memorial Landscapes - Jennifer Blanks, Texas A&M University

Owning your Own Preservation Plan - Donna Carter, F.A.I.A., Carter Design Associates

History Talks II - PANEL AND Q&A

Facilitated by Michael Hurd - Author, "Thursday Night Lights"

1:50 p.m.BREAK

2:00 p.m.Workshop II

The Power of Aya - Lareatha Clay, Aya Symposium Founder & Organizer

2:50 p.m.BREAK

3:00 p.m.Keynote Speaker

Daina Ramey Berry, Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin

4:30 p.m.MEET AND GREET

Registration Includes:

  • In-person registration includes access to all educational programs, any presentation materials available, and a post-event reception.
  • Virtual registration includes access to all streamed educational programs.

  • Texas educators earn 7 CPE Credits.

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