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2021 Conference

Sat – 6/26
Saturday – June 26, 2021
Sun – 6/27
Sunday – June 27, 2021
Saturday – June 26, 2021
Navigating Different Design Professions and Levels as a Black Designer
Moderator
Omari Souza
Kevin Bethune
Timothy Bardlavens
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Zariah Cameron
Raja Schaar
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Gabrielle Smith
Violent vs. Non-violent Allyship
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Moderator
Ritesh Gupta
Shabnam Kashani
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Jessica Oddi
Headshot of Aaron Draplin
Aaron Draplin
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Juan Villanueva
Heather Lee Nguyen
Breathing Room
Sola Biu
Jason Mamaril
AFROTECTOPIA
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Ari Melenciano
Believing in and Perpetuating Black Stories and Black Narratives
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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
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Shakeil Greeley
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Oriel Davis Lyons
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Rebecca Brooker
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Ari Melenciano
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Naj Austin
Recruiting as the Limitation and Expansion of Diversity
Moderator
Raja Schaar
Niani Tolbert
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Keni Thacker
Madison Butler
Cherise Bernard
Angela Yeh
Friction Within the Intersection and Spectrum of Blackness
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Moderator
Azeez Alli
Vanessa Newman
Michael
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Amir Khadar
Kaia Charles
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