Conference Agenda
Wednesday, June 11 (Day 1)
3:00 pm - Registration Opens
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm – Opening Reception
7:00 pm - Opening Plenary: Judge Mathis
Thursday, June 12 (Day 2)
7:30 am - Registration Opens & Light Breakfast
8:00 am - 5:00 pm - Poster Presentation Gallery Walk
8:45 am – 10:00 am - General Keynote Session: Two Men and a Stool
10:15 am – 11:30 am - Choice Session 1
11:30 am - 11:45 am - Snack Break
11:45 am – 1:00 pm - Choice Session 2
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm - Afternoon Snack Break & Lunch on your own
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm - Choice Session 3: Features Speakers
6:00 pm - Impact Award and Benefit Gala: Mardi Gras
Friday, June 13 (Day 3)
7:30 am - Light Breakfast
8:30 am – 9:45 am - General Session: BBMS Call to Action
10:00 am – 11:15 am - Choice Session 4
11:15 am - 11:30 am - Snack Break
11:30 am - 12:45 pm - Choice Session 5
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Closing Plenary: Steve Pemberton & Luncheon
Choice Sessions
Choice Session 1 (10:15am - 11:30am)
Seeing with New Eyes: Reflective Practices for Black Male Success.
Host: Mitchell Stevens
Location: Berkey - 3rd floor
Beats & Business: Unleashing potential through music and entrepreneurship
Host: Lucius Hoskins
Location: Emerald A - 2nd floor
Teaching to the core: Centering teaching and learning on student's identities.
Host: Ari McCaskill
Location: Emerald B - 2nd floor
Black Boy Joy: promoting resilience, hope and joy through storytelling
Host: Clarence Hogan
Location: Ford - 1st floor
Boys II Men: Mentoring & Educating Black Boys When You Are Not the Model - But the Work Still Needs to Be Done
Host: Marria McIntosh
Location: Governors - 2nd floor
Creating Learning Spaces in Mathematics that Support Black Males
Host: Dr. Roy Harris
Location: Imperial - 2nd floor
Hear Their Voices: Understanding and confronting systemic obstacles in K-12 settings
Host: Aquan Grant-Wayne
Location: Pearl - 2nd floor
Changing the Narrative: Calling In White Teachers of Black Boys
Host: Linda Rettig
Location: Vandenberg A - 2nd floor
Black Boy's Elite Reading Society
Host: Marvin Franklin
Location: Vandenberg B - 2nd floor
Choice Session 2 (11:45am - 1:00pm)
Man Down: rescuing boys and young men from harmful masculinity
Host: Clarence Hogan
Location: Berkey - 3rd floor
Coaching the Success and Development of Young Black Boys.
Host: Denzel Williams
Location: Emerald A - 2nd floor
Empowering Boys Through African American English, Code-Switching, and Code-Meshing Education
Host: Jamesia Nordman
Location: Emerald B - 2nd floor
It takes a Village: Curating a Culture of Authenticity & Success
Host: Sonja Forte
Location: Ford - 1st floor
Crowns Curriculum Creating Successful Conditions for Black Boys and Men
Hosts: Staci Smith & Nia Lunkdkvist
Location: Governors - 2nd floor
Creating Learning Spaces in Mathematics that Support Black Males
Host: Dr. Roy Harris
Location: Imperial - 2nd floor
Living The DREAM: Creating Joy and An Inclusive Environment for Learning
Hosts: Tina Watson & Patrice Pierre
Location: Pearl - 2nd floor
Reframing the Culture Through Mentorship
Host: Lamar Butler
Location: Vandenberg A - 2nd floor
Breaking Barriers: Empowering Black Boys and Men for Success
Host: Jeremy Sims
Location: Vandenberg B - 2nd floor
Males of Promise: Changing Black Male College Enrollment and Retention
Hosts: De'Tavia Moore, Trenae Dunigan, Breyana
Wilson & Coty Dunten
Location: Winchester - 3rd floor
Choice Session 3 - Featured Presenters (2:30pm - 4:00pm)
From Potential to Performance: Empowering Success Through Mission- and Vision-Driven Leadership
Host: Dr. Dar Mayweather
Location: Imperial Ballroom
Weapons of Mass Instruction
Host: Dr. Eddie Connor, Jr
Location: Gerald R. Ford Room
Say it with Music
Host: Ava Johnson
Location: Governors Room
Choice Session 4 (10:00am - 11:15am)
Breaking Barriers: Teaching Black Boys & Teens About Kidney Health
Hosts: Kenneth Henderson & Eric Walton
Location: Ford - 1st floor
From Vision to Funding: A Blueprint for Fundraising Success.
Host: Christine Enetak
Location: Emerald A - 2nd floor
Should There Be a Call for Reparations for Black Wall Street?
Host: Jamesia Nordman
Location: Emerald B - 2nd floor
R.I.S.E: Building Bridges, Shaping Leaders
Host: Marquel Jeffries
Location: Governors - 2nd floor
Black Boys & Men Matter
Host: Logan Taylor
Location: Imperial - 2nd floor
Broken Crayons: Educating Them Outside the Box
Host: Calvin Williams
Location: Pearl - 2nd floor
Shaping Futures: Cultivating Careers for African-American Men in Corporate Settings
Host: Ovell Barbee
Location: Vandenberg A - 2nd floor
Wear Your Crown: Reclaiming Our Story, Strength & Power
Host: Vanessa Greene
Location: Vandenberg B - 2nd floor
Choice Session 5 (11:30am - 12:45pm)
Restorative Practices: The Foundation of a Healed, Safe School Community
Host: Mario Lemons
Location: Emerald A - 2nd floor
Breaking the Silence: The Self-Actualization of LGBTQIA+ Black Boys
Host: Rivkah Gamble
Location: Emerald B - 2nd floor
Turning Dreams Into Reality
Host: Donta Truss
Location: Governors - 2nd floor
Transforming Outcomes: Civic Engagement and Grassroots Action for Change
Host: D'Angelo Virgo
Location: Imperial - 2nd floor
Leveraging Communal Strengths of Black Adolescents Navigating Systemic Racism& ACEs
Host: Nowoola Awopetu
Location: Pearl - 2nd floor
Igniting Potential in Boys: Overcoming Stereotype Threat, Strengthening Academic Identity
Host: Dr. Olufemi Fadeyibi
Location: Vandenberg A - 2nd floor
Cultivating the Genius of Black Boys
Host: Dr. Terrance Scott
Location: Vandenberg B - 2nd floor