Saturday – June 26, 2021
The Evolution of the Black Design Experience Through the Past, Present, and into the Future ↗
Moderator
Shawn Harris
Dr. Cheryl D Miller
Emory Douglas
Navigating Different Design Professions and Levels as a Black Designer ↗
Moderator
Omari Souza
Kevin Bethune
Timothy Bardlavens
Zariah Cameron
Raja Schaar
Gabrielle Smith
Violent vs. Non-violent Allyship ↗
Moderator
Ritesh Gupta
Shabnam Kashani
Jessica Oddi
Aaron Draplin
Juan Villanueva
Heather Lee Nguyen
Breathing Room ↗
Sola Biu
Jason Mamaril
AFROTECTOPIA ↗
Ari Melenciano
Believing in and Perpetuating Black Stories and Black Narratives ↗
Moderator
Mitzi Okou
Temi Coker
Julia Bond
Angelica McKinley
Quincy Thomas
Schessa Garbutt
Sunday – June 27, 2021
Opening Keynote ↗
Maurice Cherry
Creating Spaces and Imagining Black Futures ↗
Moderator
Annika Izora
Shakeil Greeley
Oriel Davis Lyons
Rebecca Brooker
Ari Melenciano
Naj Austin
Recruiting as the Limitation and Expansion of Diversity ↗
Moderator
Raja Schaar
Niani Tolbert
Keni Thacker
Madison Butler
Cherise Bernard
Angela Yeh
Friction Within the Intersection and Spectrum of Blackness ↗
Moderator
Azeez Alli
Vanessa Newman
Michael
Amir Khadar
Kaia Charles
Designing and Organizing for Black Liberation ↗
Moderator
Mitzi Okou
Forest Young
Omari Souza
Ovetta Sampson
Azeez Alli
Nancy Douyon
Designing and Organizing for Black Liberation ↗
Moderator
Mitzi Okou
Forest Young
Omari Souza
Ovetta Sampson
Azeez Alli
Nancy Douyon
