2020 Conference

The 2020 conference has been canceled

due to university policy regarding

large events in the wake of the Coronavirus.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 3rd

4:00-5:00pm

Keynote Event with the Institute of Politics

5:30-8pm

Film Screening - From Protestors to Politicians: Ferguson Activists 5 Years Later

Followed by a panel discussion.

SATURDAY, APRIL 4th

The Tweets

10:45am-12:00pm

- Blackness in Machine Learning and AI: Trailblazing in Uncertainty

- Presidential Power of Hip Hop: The Influence of Hip Hop Music in 2020 Politics

- The Family Reunion: Building Community and Solidarity within the African Diaspora

The Streets

2:00-3:15pm

- Black Liberation: Decarceration and Prison Abolition as a Way Forward

- Reparations Now? - Reframing the Conversation, Re-envisioning Solutions

- From the Hurricane Katrina to the Flint Water Crisis: Why Black People Must Remain on the Frontlines of the Struggle for Environmental and Climate Justice

Agenda

2020 Conference

FRIDAY, APRIL 3rd

4:00-5:00pm

Keynote Event with the Institute of Politics

5:30-8pm

Film Screening - From Protestors to Politicians: Ferguson Activists 5 Years Later

SATURDAY, APRIL 4th

The Tweets

10:45am-12:00pm

- Blackness in Machine Learning and AI: Trailblazing in Uncertainty

- Presidential Power of Hip Hop: The Influence of Hip Hop Music in 2020 Politics

- The Family Reunion: Building Community and Solidarity within the African Diaspora

The Streets

2:00-3:15pm

- Black Liberation: Decarceration and Prison Abolition as a Way Forward

- Reparations Now? - Reframing the Conversation, Re-envisioning Solutions

- From the Hurricane Katrina to the Flint Water Crisis: Why Black People Must Remain on the Frontlines of the Struggle for Environmental and Climate Justice

The Seats

3:30-4:45pm

- The Black Body and Healthcare: Understanding and Addressing the Historical Impacts of Health Inequities

- Let Her Learn: Understanding & Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline for Black Girls

- Black Prosperity and Wealth Building : Assessing Racial Wealth Inequality in Black Communities

Receptions

6:00-7:00pm

- Networking Reception

7:00pm

- VIP Reception

After the Party

10:00pm+

- Conference After-Party

SUNDAY, APRIL 5th

Brunch//Optional

Cambridge Establishment (TBD)