*All events are free except where indicated.
Saturday 8/2
11am – 12pm
presents
followed by
with
LaCharles Ward, Ph.D.
Supervisory Museum Curator of Photography and Film
3pm – 5pm
presents
followed by
with
Dr. Irish Spencer
Moderator
Brandon Gerard & Ashley Shanté
Director and Producer of Our Blues Make Us Gold
Carl S. McNair
NC A&T Alumnus (‘71), President & CEO of McNair Achievement Programs (MAP), LLC
Tylik McMillan
NC A&T Alumnus (‘19), civil rights activist and movement strategist
Sunday 8/3
1pm – 2pm
followed by
with
Mara Brock Akil
Director/Writer
Brooke Marine
Deputy Culture Editor, The Cut
*this is a paid event
Monday 8/4
12pm – 1:30pm
presents
followed by
with
Kevin Wilson Jr.
Award-Winning Director
Nadine Mundo
Award-Winning Director and Editor
Clarence Kaiser
Storyteller
Nubia Murray
Senior Director, Brand Communications – North America Impact, McDonald’s
3pm – 5pm
presents
followed by
with
Temi F. Bennett, Esq.
Co-CEO, iF: A Foundation for Radical Responsibility
Tonia Wellons
President & CEO
Greater Washington Community Foundation
Kerry-Ann Hamilton
Moderator and award-winning communications strategist and CEO of Storytelling for Good
Tuesday 8/5
ALL DAY
presents
An Exclusive Coffee Experience
Sankofa Sip: AP African American Studies Café Corner
The College Board invites you to visit their coffee cart and enjoy the offerings of Win Win, who will be serving their global Afro-Columbian coffee blend.
This is not a tent activation.
The coffee cart will be available all day (while supplies last).
12pm – 1pm
present
with
Alphonso David
President and CEO Global Black Economic Forum
Shawna Young
CEO Camelback Ventures
3pm – 4:30pm
present
followed by
with
Keith David
Award Winning Actor
Courtney B. Vance
Award Winning Actor
The Multi-talented Lionel Boyce
Lynnette Ramirez
President, Bassett Vance Productions
Brooke Marine
Moderator,
the Cut’s Deputy Culture Editor
6pm – 7pm
Sheryl Lee Ralph
present
followed by
with
Angelica Geter, DrPH, MPH
Health Equity & AI Innovation Leader
Deborah Wafer, RN, NP, PA
Exec. Dir. of U.S. Virology, Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Freda Jones
Exec. Dir. & Co-Founder of LOTUS
Wednesday 8/6
12pm – 1:30pm
7pm – 8pm
followed by
with
Akil Alvin, CEO
Digital Detroit Media
Pat Dambe
Director of Marketing and Branding Development
Botswana Minister of Minerals and Energy
Thursday 8/7
11am – 1pm
presents
with
King Willonius
Comedian and AI Storyteller
Lindsay Peoples
The CUT
Aaliyah Williams
Filmmaker
Mike Muse
Politics X Pop Culture
Cori Murray
Moderator
2:30pm – 4pm
presents
followed by
with
Michael-Sean Spence
Managing Director, Everytown for Gun Safety
Santana Coleman
Founder, Her/She Productions
Marcus McAllister
Violence Prevention Consultant, McAllister Consultancy and Training
Friday 8/8
11am – 12pm
2pm – 4pm
present
followed by
with
Valerie Jarrett
Director, Ralph Lauren Board of Directors
CEO, The Obama Foundation
James Jeter
Creative Director, Concept Design & Brand Direction, Men’s Polo, Ralph Lauren
Cole Brown
Writer, Director, and Producer
Director, “A Portrait of the American Dream: Oak Bluffs”
Dr. David Wall Rice, PhD
Crown Forum Endowed Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology, Morehouse College
Dr. Carla D. Thompson Payton, EdD, MSW
Moderator
Chief Strategist and Impact Officer, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
5pm – 6:30pm
presents
followed by
with
Mara Brock Akil
Director/Writer
Valerie Jarrett
CEO, The Obama Foundation
Beth Lynk
Executive Director, When We All Vote
Saturday 8/9
12pm – 1pm
present
followed by
with
DeVon Franklin
Award-winning Actor, Author and Producer
Aisha Glover
Audible’s Global Head of Urban Innovation
2:30pm – 4pm
presents
followed by
with
Debbie Allen, Director/Choreographer
*this is a paid event