In celebration of our 25th Anniversary, Upperman is honored to be the host for the 29th Annual Association for Black Culture Centers (ABCC) Conference entitled "Virtually Black: Cultural Centers Advancing Afrofutures". Seeking to bring cultural center staffs and students together in a myriad of virtual & digital formats, "Virtually Black" will discuss challenges to, solutions for, & impacts of the current lived environment through themes that consider ownership, Afro-futurism, creative aesthetics & more!

SCHEDULE

Pre-Conference Zoom: Cultural Centers Launching Out Into Cyberspace - 1:00PM ET, Zoom

PRESENTERS

Renee Thomas, Purdue University

Chandra Guinn, Duke University

Risë Nelson, Yale University

Keynote: Welcome to Afro-Tech - 5:00PM E, Zoom

KEYNOTE: Morgan DeBaun, CEO and Founder of Blavity and AfroTech

Virtual Fireside Chats: Mentorship for Students Interested in Carrers in Culture - 7:00PM ET, Zoom

Virtual Hospitality Suite: Cultural Center Coordinators & Young Professionals Wind Down - 7:15PM ET, Zoom

Black Card Revoked Challenge and Kahoot via Zoom - 8:00PM ET, Zoom

The Kickb(l)ack: Conversations with Cultural Center Students - 9:00PM ET, YouTube and Facebook

Brunch Keynote: God of the Future-God of The Music - 12:00PM ET, Zoom

A Conversation with Dr. Teddy Burgh and his Book "Is God Funky or What?"

Dr. Teddy Burgh, UNC-Wilmington

Rev. Sean H. Palmer, UNC-Wilmington

Keynote: Fear of a Black Planet: From Chuck D to Nipsey Hussle - 3:30PM ET, Zoom

Dr. Mark Anthony Neal, Duke University

9th Wonder, Producer

Keynote: Cultural Centers As Sites of Future Liberation - 1:00PM ET, Zoom

Ytasha Womack, Author

Keynote: Cultural Centers as Incubators of Activism in the Post-Obama Era - 4:30PM ET, Zoom

Dr. Joseph Jones, Philander Smith