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Symposium on Afrofuturism and Diasporic Research

Melvin (Jai) Jackson

NC State University

Associate Vice Provost

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Interim associate vice provost for inclusive excellence and strategic practice at NC State University. Believer in the land-grant mission.

8:30am EST

All-Day Registration Duke Energy Hall (Lobby) Check-in & Refreshments Cornelson Meeting Room (aka The Fishbowl)

9:00am EST

Opening Mixer: Collective Storying and Dreaming Teaching & Visualization Lab (4th floor)

9:45am EST

World Café: (Re)membering our Stories Duke Energy HallDr. angela gay-audre & Melissa Edwards Smith

11:00am EST

Storytellers and Leaders: Black High School Students Create Games for Good IEI 4105Christy Byrd Poster Presentations - Part 1 Teaching & Visualization Lab (4th floor)Francesca Kyanda • Keira Moore • Neil Alexander Phillips • Robert Carl Swann • Oluwafunmilayo Olabode • Alicia Burnette Whitley

11:45am EST

Keynote Luncheon Duke Energy HallDasan Ahanu

1:00pm EST

Home and Place: Mapping the Black Experience IEI 4101Kaitlan C. Farrior

1:30pm EST

Threads of Memory, Tapestries of Tomorrow: Storytelling through Sankofa and Afrofuturism The Landing (3rd floor)Isabella Gyimah • Dr. Isaac Woods

2:00pm EST

Sistas in the Salon: A Reflection of Their Journey to Finding Belonging at a Predominately White Institution IEI 4105Janay Crosland

3:45pm EST

History of Black Social Dance: Line Dancing Duke Energy Room ARobert Epps, Jr. • Jamese Carrell Epps