Schedule
Thursday, March 21, 2024
African American History Research Center, Gregory Campus
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 10 - 11 a.m. | REGISTRATION & CHECK IN |
| 11 - 11:10 a.m. | WELCOME | Erika Thompson |
| 11:10 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. | KEYNOTE | Dr. Andrea Roberts Moderator: Erika Thompson |
| 12:15 - 12:35 p.m. | BLACK HOUSTON(S) AWARDS LEGACY AWARD | Michelle Barnes - Community Artists' Collective PACESETTER AWARD | Ivy Walls & Jeremy Peaches - Fresh Houwse Grocery & Black Farmer Box |
| 12:45 - 1:15 p.m. | OPENING RECEPTION |
| 1:15 - 2:30 p.m. | PANEL | Reclaiming, Remembering, and Restoring: Black Cemetery Preservation in Greater Houston
Dexter McCoy, Chassidy Olainu-Alade & Margott Williams | Reclaiming, Remembering, and Restoring: Black Cemetery Preservation in Greater Houston |
| 2:45 - 3:15 p.m. | POET LAUREATE | Outspoken Bean |
| 3:30 - 4:15 p.m. | PANEL | Reimagining International Black Experiences Peter Dowdy| Music World Entertainment: A Staple in Houston’s Stack of Talent Caralee Jones-Obeng | Reimagining the New African Diaspora: Feeling of Closeness and Linked Fate Among Nigerians, Jamaicans, and African Americans in Houston, Texas. Moderator: Ubong-Abasi Akpan |
| 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. | DISCUSSION | Local History Spotlight: Lynn's Legacy Dr. Irene Guenther Alison Leland, J.D. Dr. Christine Leveaux Haley Moderator: Jerrell Jones |
| 5:30 - 6 p.m. | POST PANEL NOSH |
Friday, March 22, 2024
Moody Center for the Arts, Rice University
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 11 - 11:30 a.m. | REGISTRATION & CHECK-IN |
| 11:30 - 11:45 a.m. | WELCOME | Portia Hopkins |
| 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. | PANEL | Houston's Rhythm: The 90s Hip Hop Revolution Sheila Pree Bright Dr. Michon Benson Moderator: Jason Woods |
| 12:45 - 1:30 p.m. | BOXED LUNCH |
| 1:30 - 2:50 p.m. | PANEL | Voices of The Red Book: A Window into Black Houston’s Past Patra Brannon-Isaac, Clayton Catchings & Beverly Mims-Woods | Voices of the Red Book: A Window into Black Houston's Past Donald Smither | American Freedmen: Then, Now & Forever Moderators: Georgia Jensen, Allison Bullock |
| 3 - 4 p.m. | PANEL | Power, Policing & Local Resistance(s) Jessica Bray-Olivares | To Witness: Cell Phone Cameras and Racial Injustice Accountability in Black Houston(s) April M. Frazier | A Product of My Environment: The Case of Kennedy Heights vs. Chevron Corporation David Ponton III | Segregation, Intimacy, and the Criminalization of Black Houston Moderator: Hassan Henderson Lott |
| 4 - 4:15 p.m. | COFFEE BREAK |
| 4:15 - 5 p.m. | PANEL | Murals, Landmarks & Public Memory Will North | Visions and Prophecies in a Temple to the Imagination: Murals at Texas Southern University Analisa Esther, Kaylene McCoy-Mosley, Rita Reyes, Ben Schachter | Establishing Black Spaces: How Community Landmarks Define Black Houston's Culture Moderator; Rose Oyoo |
| 5:10 - 5:55 p.m. | INTERACTIVE CASE | PLACE PRESENTATION "Viktor E. Givens | For colored preservationists who've considered demolition when grant pools and nostalgia aren't enough" |
| 6 - 6:20 p.m. | PERFORMANCE | ANGELITOS NEGROS Dance Performance choreographed by Lori Bujung, Second Generation Dance Company, restaged by Nia's Daughters Movement Collective |
| 6:20 - 6:45 p.m. | ARTIST TALK | Lori Bujong |
| 6:45 - 7:30 p.m. | CLOSING RECEPTION & REMARKS |
