48th Annual National Council for Black Studies Conference Program Book

The National Council for Black Studies

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, MARCH 6-9, 2024

Our AfroFuture in the Crosshairs:

Black Studies in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, Big Tech, and the Cultural Wars SPONSORED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES AT SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY

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Welcome Letters ..................................................................................................................... 4 Conference Committee Recognition ................................................................................ 12 NCBS Organizational Overview ......................................................................................... 14

NCBS Organizational Activities .......................................................................................... 15 Past Presidents ....................................................................................................................... 16 NCBS Leadership ................................................................................................................... 19 NCBS Lifetime Members ..................................................................................................... 20 Terry Kershaw Student Essay Contest Winners.............................................................. 23 Institutional Members ......................................................................................................... 24 Dr. Tsehloane C. Keto Fellows ............................................................................................ 26 Ankh Maat Wedjau Honor Society Inductees ............................................................... 26 Conference Schedule ........................................................................................................... 28 Thursday ......................................................................................................................... 29 Friday .............................................................................................................................. 42 Saturday ......................................................................................................................... 56 Participant Index .................................................................................................................. 67

A MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT VALERIE GRIM Dear NCBS Conference Presenters and Attendees: We are grateful that you chose to attend the National Council for Black Studies’s 48th annual meeting. This year, our conference theme is “Our AfroFuture in the Crosshairs: Black Studies in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, Big Tech, and the Cultural Wars.” Our theme is timely, especially now, as we live during a time when great efforts and very successful strides are being made to erase the horrific encounters and experiences of Blacks in America and Africans in the African Diaspora from the pages and annals of colonial, imperial, and capitalist histories of dominating and oppressive nations that have often placed greed above humanity. No matter how great the power to forge disingenuous curriculums, dehumanizing legislations, and criminalizing actions against those seen as the other, WE WHO BELIEVE IN FREEDOM, EQUITY, DIVERSITY, and INCLUSION WILL NOT REST. WE WILL NOT QUIT STANDING UP FOR HUMANITY. Equally as important, there is no eraser broad or strong enough to take away our value nor to disappear Black/Africana Studies from the minds and mouths of those who believe in truth and justice for all peoples. This is why NCBS holds an annual conference. We must talk to each other and speak to the world uncomprisingly about our abilities to determine for ourselves what we need, and how we will bring about change for ourselves.

We have traveled to San Jose, California to partner with the Department of African American Studies at San Jose State University to foster forward paths pertaining to our Afrofuture. Recognizing that struggles and conflicts exist in nearly every corner of the world where there is a respectable percentage of Blacks and Africans working to achieve their dreams, we keep at the forefront of our efforts cultural wars dealing with human rights, civil rights, women’s rights, and the rights of children.

NCBS cares about such issues as sex trafficking, poverty, militarism, police brutality, hunger, economic devastation, immigration, oppression of gender identities, inequitable existences in employment, unequal education, the criminalization of the poor, and many others that have been turned into cultural wars.

Yes, there are MANY ISSUES and DEGRADING SITUATIONS. However, we are not without help and the freedom to stand. At this 48th conference of the National Council for Black Studies, we will develop approaches, frameworks, and practical strategies that will help us understand, even more, the power of collective agencies. Our dialogues will include conversations concerning useful theoretical, methodological, and practical perspectives to achieve self-agency and empowerment as well as ideas that lead to appropriate actions. We are moving beyond the “this is what happened” narrative to “the now is the time for action” narrative, so we can understand how to best lay bare our own resources and define TODAY how we must use them to build a humane AfroFuture, one that especially engages utilizing BIG TECH and understanding what parts of its components are negative and positive for our peoples.

At the National Council for Black Studies, we want you to know what we stand for. We stand for academic excellence and social responsibility. We name ourselves so we are the ones identifying who we are, and we say loudly and proudly that we are dedicated to speaking our truths and to establishing correct and evidenced perspectives (untwisted) aligned with self-determined agency that guards and sustains our internal security. Neither our sense of purpose or self, whether real or

imagined, will be undermined by continuous misrepresentations of our ancestors’ histories and the contributions they have made to help make a better world. Let us converse together (begin again) concerning what should be the work of Black Studies in the current moment, and how we can reimagine attacks on our cultural values as the opportunity to empower ourselves to move beyond “JUST SURVIVING TO THRIVING.”

Dr. Valerie Grim President, National Council for Black Studies Professor, African American and African Diaspora Studies, Indiana University

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A MESSAGE FROM VICE PRESIDENT ALPHONSO SIMPSON Welcome to the 48th Annual National Council for Black Studies in Conference, San Jose, California. I am delighted that you are here to celebrate this amazing leap into our Afro-future with us in the heart of the Silicon Valley! We are so excited not only to be back into the swing of meeting in person, but more than ever to be together in Sunny California!

This year marks a pivotal time for us as Black Studies scholars. As we set our sights on moving towards the swiftly approaching semi-centennial anniversary of NCBS we continue the trend of brandishing our conference theme lifting our heads and hearts while constantly remembering and revisiting the struggle. Moreover, as we venture in this moment of multi-faceted intelligence we must intentionally and strategically survey our position in the world of academe. Therefore, let us look ahead with certainty as we employ the transformative practices that will contour our lives thereby affecting the lives of our brothers and sisters whom we reach out to every day in a most affirming manner.

There are so many good things to anticipate in this year’s conference. Our line-up for both the National Board and Presidential Plenaries are not only inspiring and impressive but distinguished.

We received an overwhelming response to the National Call for Papers that was launched this past Fall. The Dr. Terry Kershaw Student Essay contest received numerous outstanding submissions, of which the top three undergraduate and graduate essays will be recognized on Friday at the Student Awards Luncheon. Furthermore, there will be several new inductees to the Ankh Maat Wedjau Honor Society at the W.E.B. DuBois Awards Banquet on Saturday night. The Local Host Committee spearheaded by Dr. Travis D. Boyce has organized a very warm and inviting spaces for us to enjoy throughout the conference, as well as a thought-provoking closing presentation that will set us on a path to embrace Black studies in the epoch of technological and cultural challenge. This, in addition to a host of top-notch undergraduate and graduate student panels, roundtables and discussions alongside a notable number of vibrant presentations from professional scholars of Black Studies is all set to enlighten and embolden us to become our best selves while we collectively move the discipline onward and upward into the future.

As the 2024 conference chair, I owe a tremendous amount of sincere gratitude to all of those who have worked so diligently to assist in bringing this conference into fruition. To my 2024 Conference Committee – Kaniqua Robinson, Alicia Fontnette, Amilcar Shabazz, Dorothy Tsuruta, Venise Berry, Travis Boyce, and Marcus Smith – “Thank you!” Thank You to Venus Kent our National Office Administrator, who has worked tirelessly to “leave no stone unturned.” Thank you to Dr. Valerie Grim whose leadership and collegiality has been golden. Kaniqua Robinson, thank you for being readily available and willing to dive in headfirst to pull this conference program together by doing whatever it took to see the frontline of #NCBS2024 take shape. Again, THANK YOU ALL! As we stand in the dawning shadows of another semi-centennial, I challenge us to stay as concerned and connected as we will be this week for the remainder of the year until we convene again in 2025.

Family, it will take a concerted effort from our strong village to bolster our beloved organization to the next level of creation, implementation, empowerment, accountability, accessibility, and resourcefulness. We have not only been called to the challenge, but we have been equipped!

WE HAVE WHAT IT TAKES. Each and every one of us are integral to the furtherance of the great mission that those who have gone before us lived and even died for. Let us hold fast to that which we know to be true by keeping the spirit of Black Studies and NCBS alive in our hearts as we consider our past, celebrate our present, and create our future as broad as the shoulders of the giants upon which we stand.

Embrace and enjoy the fellowship of Family!

Alphonso Simpson, Jr., Ph.D. Vice-President, NCBS Chair, 2024 Conference Committee

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Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson President

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San José State University One Washington Square San José, CA 95192-0002

TEL: 408-924-1177 sjsupres@sjsu.edu

March 6, 2024 Welcome to San José, and to the 48th annual National Council for Black Studies conference. We are honored to have you in our city and near our campus, which holds a deep commitment to, and rich history in, diversity, equity and social justice.

Once known as the Valley of Heart’s Delight, San José sits today in the heart of Silicon Valley, a transposition that makes us the ideal setting for a conference themed around how AI and big tech will shape the next chapter of Black Studies. I have continually referred to our university as being the epicenter of the future, largely because of its position amid the hub of global innovation, and trust that you will not only see, but also feel, the intersection of technology and culture throughout the week.

Seated in the middle of downtown in the Bay Area’s largest city, San José State University is home to a thriving community of Black Spartans. Our African American Studies department is not only teaching students about Black history and culture, but also preparing them to carry that legacy into the San José community and beyond once they graduate and can join our Black Alumni Network. This year, the SJSU Black Leadership and Opportunity Center (BLOC) is celebrating its sixth anniversary of supporting our Black and African American students, alongside programs like the New Black Spartan Initiative, Black Engineer Week and Black Graduation.

In addition to our robust resources and offerings for African Americans, we are also a place of African diaspora, which is among the topics on the agenda this week. For the past 15 years, San José has hosted the Silicon Valley African Film Festival, and our campus is home to both a Nigerian Student Association and Habesha Student Association. These events and organizations serve not only as a home away from home for many in our community, but also provide a firsthand opportunity to learn about different cultures to students who might not otherwise have the chance.

As a federally designated Minority Serving Institution, we enjoy thought partnerships with major corporations like Adobe, whose headquarters are just up the street from this week’s conference. Together, we are working to ensure that racial biases are being eliminated from the next generation of technology, another topic that will surely make for fruitful discussion this week.

Our campus library, named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is uniquely co-operated

by SJSU and the City of San José, an arrangement that is a living exercise of Dr. King’s message of unity and equal access for all. It is in this spirit of hospitality and collaboration that I welcome you to our home, and wish you a week of spirited conversation and new connections.

Sincerely,

Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson President

February 14, 2024 Welcome to attendees of the National Council of Black Studies!

On behalf of the College of Social Sciences at San José State University, it is my honor to welcome you to San José for your 48th annual conference.

The location could not be more fitting for the conference theme focused on Artificial Intelligence and Big Tech: we are in the heart of Silicon Valley where the technosocial future is being imagined and created.

Moreover, San José State’s legacy of civil rights activism offers historical context for the ongoing movement for an equitable and just society.

I hope you’ll have an opportunity to visit our campus, just a few blocks from the conference hotel. The Victory Salute (Olympic Black Power) statue at the center of campus depicts Tommie Smith and John Carlos, SJSU student-athletes and Olympians, who raised their fists in silent protest during the medal ceremony at the 1968 Olympic games in Mexico City. The second place podium spot is empty, inviting everyone to take a stand against intolerance and bigotry. The statue serves as a symbol to the SJSU community of our responsibility to take action towards eradicating anti-Black racism and bias.

I want to acknowledge the work of Dr. Travis D. Boyce to bring the NCBS to San José and SJSU. You likely know his scholarship and service to numerous professional organizations; it will not surprise you to learn that at SJSU, he is a transformative leader. The African American Studies department at SJSU is thriving under his stewardship with a revitalized curriculum, increased enrollments, and scholarly engagement. Dr. Boyce serves the campus in a number of broader capacities including as the Faculty Athletics Representative, where he supports our student athletes and the academic mission of the university. It is my honor to be Dr. Boyce’s colleague.

We are thrilled that you are here and offer our best wishes for an inspiring, productive conference.

Anne Marie Todd, Ph.D. Dean, College of Social Sciences

2024 NCBS C৅ৄ়঻ৈ঻ৄহ঻ C৅ৃ​ৃি৊৊঻঻ Dr. Alphonso Simpson NCBS Vice President and Conference Chair

Dr. Alicia Fontnette

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

NCBS Executive Director, Conference Co-Chair and Membership Chair University of Delaware

Dr. Venise T. Berry University of Iowa

Dr. Kaniqua L. Robinson Furman University

Dr. Amilcar Shabazz

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Mr. Marcus Smith

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Dr. Dorothy Tsuruta

San Francisco State University

2024 L৅হষূ Oৈঽষৄি৐িৄঽ C৅ৃ​ৃি৊৊঻঻ Dr. Travis D. Boyce

Chair—Department of African American Studies

Naliah Smith

Department of African American Studies Coordinator

Dr. Wendy Thompson

Assistant Professor Department of African American Studies

Paloma Hubbard

Department of African American Studies Coordinator Student Assistant

Erlinda Yanez

Chicana and Chicano Studies Administrative Analyst

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Oৈঽষৄি৐ষ৊ি৅ৄষূ O ৈঽষৄি৐ ৐ষ৊ি৅ ৅ৄষূ O Oৌ঻ৈৌি঻্ ৌ঻ৈ ৈৌি঻্ ্ The National Council for Black Studies (NCBS) was established in 1976 by African American scholars who recognized the need to formalize the study of the African World experience, as well as expand and strengthen academic units and community programs devoted to this endeavor. NCBS was formed out of the substantial need for a national stabilizing force in the developing discipline of Africana/Black Studies. Since the late 1960’s, higher education has been profoundly impacted by the emergence of Africana/Black Studies. Its impact on the broader educational establishment is due to the holistic and multidisciplinary approach taken by Africana Studies. Growing fundamentally out of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's, Africana/Black Studies has become the intellectual extension of that movement. The National Council for Black Studies is committed to academic excellence and social responsibility.

NCBS seeks to:

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Facilitate through consultation and other services, the recruitment of Black Scholars for all levels of teaching and research in universities and colleges;

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Assist in the creation and implementation of multicultural education programs and materials for K-12 schools and higher education institutions;

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Promote scholarly African-centered research on all aspects of the African World experience;

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Increase and improve informational resources on Pan-African life and culture to be made available to the general public;

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Provide professional advice to policymakers in education, government and community development;

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Maintain international linkages among Africana Studies scholars;

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Work for the empowerment of people of African descent.

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Annual Conference NCBS sponsors an annual conference which provides a forum for the dissemination of scholarship and a venue for mentoring students who wish to pursue a career in Africana Studies.

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International Journal of African Studies (IJAS) NCBS publishes an annual peer reviewed journal dedicated to scholarship and research about people of African descent.

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Terry Kershaw Student Essay Contest NCBS sponsors a student (undergraduate and graduate) essay contest for original work that focuses on any aspect of the Africana experience. Winners (1st, 2nd, 3rd) receive a cash prize and a plaque at the student luncheon held during the annual conference.

The essay contest is named in honor of Dr. Terry Kershaw of the University of Cincinnati and former editor of the International Journal of Africana Studies.

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C. Tsehloane Keto Student Leadership Development and Mentorship Program Participants in the program will be exposed to a variety of settings where they will have the opportunity to observe, participate, examine and exercise leadership skills in a national organization. The program is named in honor of South African-born Dr. C. Tsehloane, a dedicated, committed African-centered scholar and educator who was a powerful force in the fight for liberation and empowerment for all people of African descent.

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NCBS Civic & Community Education and Engagement Grants Program Under this program, grants are awarded to support projects in which Africana Studies knowledge and skills are made available to local communities. Funding for the program is provided by National Black Federation of Charities (NBFC) and NCBS.

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1976-1978 Dr. Bertha Maxwell-Roddey University of North Carolina at Charlotte

1994-1998 Dr. William (Bill) A. Little California State University, Dominguez Hills

1978-1980 Dr. William King University of Colorado

1998-2002 Dr. James B. Stewart Pennsylvania State University

1980-1982 Dr. William E. Nelson, Jr. The Ohio State University

Dr. 2002-2006 Shirley N. Weber San Diego State University

1982-1984 Dr. Carlene Young San Jose State University

2006-2010 Dr. Charles E. Jones Georgia State University

1984-1988 Dr. Delores P. Aldridge Emory University

2010-2014 Dr. Sundiata Cha-Jua University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

1988-1992 Dr. Selase (Wayne) Williams California State University, Dominguez Hills

2014-2018 Dr. Georgene Bess-Montgomery Clark Atlanta University

1992-1994 Dr. Charles Henry University of California, Berkeley

2018-2022 Dr. Amilcar Shabazz University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Executive Board Dr. Valerie Grim

Dr. Alphonso Simpson

Dr. Amilcar Shabazz

Indiana University Bloomington, IN

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI

University of Massachusetts, Amherst Amherst, MA

Dr. Serie McDougal III

Dr. Georgene Bess Montgomery

Dr. Alicia Fontnette

California State University, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA

Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA

University of Delaware Newark, DE

President

Secretary

Vice President

Past President

Treasurer

Executive Director

Board Members Dr. Melina Abdullah California State University, Los Angeles

Dr. Valerie Grim Indiana University

Dr. Leslie Alexander Rutgers University

Dr. Maulana Karenga California State University, Long Beach

Dr. Venise T. Berry University of Iowa

Dr. Thekima Mayasa San Diego Community College

Dr. Georgene Bess-Montgomery Clark Atlanta University

Dr. Serie McDougal III California State University, Los Angeles

Dr. Dexter Blackman Morgan State University

Dr. Alphonso Simpson University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

Dr. Kevin Brooks East Tennessee State University

Dr. Amilcar Shabazz University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Dr. Greg E. Carr Howard University

Dr. James (Jim) B. Stewart, Emeritus Pennsylvania State University

Dr. Jeanette Davidson University of Texas at Austin

Dr. Michael Tillotson State University of New York at Cortland

Dr. Sarita Davis Georgia State University

Dr. Dorothy Tsuruta San Francisco State University

Dr. Bertis English Alabama State University

Dr. Akinyele Umoja Georgia State University

Dr. Ifetayo Flannery Temple University

Dr. Alfred Young, Emeritus Georgia Southern University

Dr. Alicia Fontnette University of Delaware Promoting Academic Excellence and Social Responsibility

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NCBS Welcomes Lifetime Members Class of 2023-2024

The following individuals have contributed $1500 in lump or 3-payments to NCBS

Dr. Rasheed Atwater

Dr. Quincy B. & India B.

Dr. Tiffany Barber

Dr. Bertis English

Dr. Michael Fisher

Dr. Ifetayo Flannery

Dr. Leah T. Gaines

Temple University

San Jose State University

Dr. Clyde Ledbetter

Dr. Anthony Merritt

Xavier University of Louisiana

Alabama State University

Dr. Tanisha M. Jackson

Syracuse University

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Erase The Divide

The Ohio State University

Carmen Kennedy San Jose State University

Dr. Travis D. Boyce

University of California Los Angeles

San Jose State University

Cheyney University Virginia

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San Diego State University

Thank You for Your Support and Commitment

Dr. Stacey Moultry

Dr. Frank Ortega

Dr. Ayo Sekai

Dr. Ula Taylor

California State University East Bay

Universal Write Publications

Michelle Tran San Jose State University

San Jose State University

The Ohio State University

Emmanuel J. Watkins San Jose State University

Dr. Tarik Richardson

Dr. Bobby “Fela” Seals

Dr. Wendy M. Thompson

Dr. Leslye M. Tinson

Jacques Watkins

Dr. Amy Yeboah Howard University

Xavier University of Louisiana

San Jose State University

San Jose State University

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2024 Terry Kershaw Student Essay Contest Winners Graduate

Tariq E. Edwards

University of California, Irvine Advisor: Dr. Tiffany Willough-Herard

Yolanda Harris

The University of San Francisco Advisor: Dr. David Donahue

Mason Oruru

Georgia State University Advisor: Robin Jackson

Undergraduate

Chelsea Portorreal Lehman College Advisor: Dr. Eve Eure

Kyla McDermott

Temple University, Advisor: Michael K. Wilson

Kalena Holeman

University of Houston Advisor: Dr. Haylee Harrell

Student Committee Members Dr. Sarita Davis, Chair, Georgia State University Dr. T. Ajewole Duckett, Northern Illinois University Dr. Alicia Fontnette, University of Delaware Dr. Grace Gipson, Virginia Commonwealth University Aliza Leslie, Georgia State University Dr. Denae Muhammad Powell, University of Houston Zana Sanders, University of California, Berkeley Marcus Smith, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Promoting Academic Excellence and Social Responsibility

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2023—2024 Institutional and Affiliate Members

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ANKH MAAT WEDJAU Honor Society Congratulations to the 2023-2024 Inductees

Razan Abdullah, University of Delaware

Aliyah Harrison, University of Delaware

Natalie Arnold, Randolph-Macon College

Sarah Lacour, University of Delaware

Wisdom Bealon, SUNY at Oneonta

Janiya Meekins, University of Delaware

Caleb Beardsley, University of Delaware

Ashley Peet, Northern Illinois University

Lauren Bellamy, Randolph-Macon College

Matthew Rosenthal, University of Delaware

Edward Colley, University of Delaware

Marcus Smith, UMass Amherst

Alenoush Davis, University of Delaware

Michelle Taylor, Temple University

Toriana Giddens, University of Delaware

Mason Thompson, Huston-Tillotson University

Dasia Harrigan, SUNY at Oneonta

Shannon Yarnell, University of Delaware

Dr. Tsehloane C. Keto Leadership Development and Mentorship Program

2023 - 2025 Keto Fellow

Marcus Smith

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

The National Council for Black Studies

48th Annual National Conference co-sponosored by

AGENDA MARCH

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Tour explores the community that created the Queen of Pan Africanism and is a birthplace of Black Studies, San Francisco. Departs Hilton San Jose 2pm.

Reservation Required: (415) 547-9851

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Mapping Maya-CA African-American Freedom Trail Tour - 2:00-7:00p; $60 NCBS Spring Board Meeting: 3:00 - 7:00p (Board Members Only)

Registration Opens: 3:00 - 7:00p Registration: 7:30a - 5:00p Opening Ceremony: 8:30 - 9:15a Concurrent Sessions: 9:30a - 12:15p; 2:00 - 4:45p General Business Meeting: 5:30 - 6:30p Opening Reception: 7:00 - 9:00p sponsored by: College Board

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Plenary Topic: Africana Studies in America’s Public School Systems, Higher Education, and the African American and African Diaspora Communities

Registration: 8:30a - 5:00p Concurrent Sessions: 9:30a - 12:15p; 2:00 - 3:15p; 5:00 - 6:15p Terry Kershaw Student Luncheon: 12:30 - 1:45p Presidential Plenary: 3:30 - 4:45p Student Reception: 7:00 - 11:00p Bowling and Billiards at the SJSU Student Union

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Plenary Topic: Do it for the Afrofuture: Embracing Black Studies in an Epoch of Technological and Cultural Challenge.

Registration: 8:30a - 5:00p Concurrent Sessions: 9:30a - 12:15p; 2:00 - 3:15p; Local Host Plenary: 3:30 - 4:45p W.E.B. DuBois Closing Banquet: 7:00 - 11:00p SJSU Student Union Ballroom

Wednesday, March 6

Spring 2023 National Council for Black Studies Business Meeting

(Board Members Only)

3:00pm to 7:00pm

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48 Annual National Council for Black Studies Conference Opening Ceremony 8:30—9:00 am Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Almaden Ballroom Continental Coffee Service will be available

Host: Dr. Alicia Fontnette NCBS Executive Director, Conference Co-Chair, and Membership Chair

Dr. Valerie Grim NCBS President

Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson President, San José State University

Dr. Travis D. Boyce Chair, Department of African American Studies San José State University

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Dr. Alphonso Simpson NCBS Vice President Conference Chair

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001. Space & Race: Critical Regionalism, Big Tech Racism & Contested Highways Social & Behavioral Science Research Panel 9:30 to 10:45 am Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Almaden Ballroom Participants: No Place Like Home Central Park Solomon Cochren, University of Memphis “They all look alike anyway”: Examining the use of Project Green Light and Facial Recognition in Detroit Eva Bohler, California State University, Long Beach Legislating Action: Exploring the Antagonistic Relationship of Highways in Black Communities and Neighborhoods Marshall Allen, Indiana University-Bloomington

Rhythms of Revolt and Suppression: Black Dissent, Terrorism, Targeting and the Digital J.E. Young, University of Louisville Chair: Marcus Smith, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 002. The Black Performing Arts: Fighting for Survival amid Cultural Wars on College Campuses Humanities & Cultural Research Roundtable Discussion 9:30 to 10:45 am Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Winchester Discussants: Donnetrice Allison, Stockton University Beverly Vaughn, Stockton University Chair: Patricia Reid-Merritt, Stockton University 003. The Spirit of Ezili, Black Community, and Resilience: Perspectives Across the Diaspora Humanities & Cultural Research Panel 9:30 to 10:45 am Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Market 1 Participants:

“Black Identity & Colonized Minds” Whitley Baggett, DePaul University Taking to the Streets for Good: An African Organization Builds Human Capital Resilience Across the Continent Danielle Chat Nickaf, DePaul University Disrupting the Gender Script: How Beyonce’s Lemonade Reimagines a Black Queer Feminine Samara Smith, DePaul University Chair: Jennifer Gardner, DePaul University 30

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004. “Unpacking Our Homecoming” Round Table Discussion On the Impact of the Return to Kemet Study Abroad with the Cooper-Woodson College Enhancement Program at Sacramento State Social & Behavioral Science Research Roundtable Discussion 9:30 to 10:45 am Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - Plaza Discussants: Clarence George III, California State University, Sacramento Andrea L. Smith-Moore, California State University, Sacramento Martin L. Boston, California State University, Sacramento Chair: Clarence George III, California State University, Sacramento 005. Born In Struggle: Black Studies—Then and Now Social & Behavioral Science Research Roundtable Discussion 9:30 to 10:45 am Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - Santa Clara Discussants: Jasmine Phillips, Compton College Fanon Wilkins, Pasadena City College Kiandra Jimenez, Norco College David Chavez, Compton College

Chair: Amiri Mahnzili, Claremont Graduate University 006. AI and the Future of the Discipline Theory, Practice & Struggle Panel 9:30 to 10:45 am Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - University Participants: AI and the Threat to the African American Family Ecology Rasheed Atwater, Xavier University of Louisiana Deep Fakes: The Internet, AI, and the Attack on Authentic African Diasporic Identity David Walton, Western Carolina University The Cultural Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and Afrofuturism Tarik Richardson, Xavier University of Louisiana Chair: Alphonso Simpson, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh 007. Together We Will “Shut Em' Down”: The Black Power of Scholars and Publishers Social & Behavioral Science Research Roundtable Discussion 11:00 to 12:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Almaden Ballroom Promoting Academic Excellence and Social Responsibility ty

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007. Together We Will “Shut Em' Down”: The Black Power of Scholars and Publishers cont.

Discussants: Ayo Sekai, Universal Write Publications (UWPBooks) Serie McDougal, California State University, Los Angeles Maya Matthews Minter, Diverse Education Courtney Wilkerson, Howard University Chair: Courtney Wilkerson, Howard University 008. SFSU 1968 BSU/TWLF Student Strike: Students' Archival Experience Theory, Practice & Struggle Roundtable Discussion 11:00 to 12:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Market 1 Discussants: Angelia Spikes, San Francisco State University Tarquin Gaines, San Francisco State University Jamana Lenoir, San Francisco State University Troy Anderson, San Francisco State University Breanna Miller, San Francisco State University Amylah Charles, San Francisco State University Tyson Haddock, San Francisco State University Braylen Harrell, San Francisco State University Chair:

Tiffany Caesar, San Francisco State University 009. Motions, Emotions, and Black Women’s Performativity Humanities & Cultural Research Panel 11:00 to 12:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Market 2 Participants: Dirty Computer: An Afrocentric Analysis of Janelle Monáe's Emotion Picture Alonge Octavia Clarkson, Temple University The Queer Tear: Deconstructing Black Women's Performativity in Harlem Nights' Vera and Sunshine Hope Jackson, North Carolina A&T State University

Fresh From the Mississippi Delta: Endesha Ida Mae Holland Pat Young, Western Illinois University Chair: Pat Young, Western Illinois University-Dept of English 010. Race, Youth, and Relationships in the Age of Social Media Social & Behavioral Science Research Panel 11:00 to 12:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - Plaza 32

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WHAT YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS UNIVERSAL WRITE PUBLICATIONS IS PROUD TO JOIN #NCBS2024

TOGETHER WE WILL “SHUT ‘EM DOWN“: THE BLACK POWER OF SCHOLARS & PUBLISHERS Chair: Courtney Wilkerson, PhD Panelists: Ayo Sekai, Phd Serie McDougal III, PhD Maya Matthews Minter www.uwpbooks.com

NANO AND ChatGPT: WHOSE WORD IS MAGIC?

AFROFUTURISM: THE DISCIPLINE’S LEADING EDGE

Chair: Reynaldo Anderson, PhD Panelists: Courtney Carr, PhD Christina Hudson, PhD Candidate Respondent: Jabali Ade, PhD

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010. Race, Youth, and Relationships in the Age of Social Media cont.

Participants: Damaged Goods: The Negative Effects of Social Media on Black Male/Female Relationships Alexyiah Simpson, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Black Youth Futures: A Mediated Media Model of Black Youth Sexual Development Magaela Bethune, Loyola Marymount University How Do Online Commenters Discuss and Understand Race?

Chris Wiley, University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign Chair: Ajewole Duckett, Northern Illinois University 011. The Five Demands: The Little-Known Story of the 1969 Student Strike that Changed the Face of Higher Education. Film screening and discussion.

Humanities & Cultural Research Media Session 11:00 to 12:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - Santa Clara Discussants: Andrea Weiss, Jezebel Productions Jervette Ward, The City College of New York Francee Covington, The City College of New York 012. The University and College Pathways Theory, Practice & Struggle Panel

11:00 to 12:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - University Participants: The Idea of a Black University and Its Implications Today Michael Jirik, University of Missouri Importance of MDpas at CSULA Tiani H. Hutchins, California State University, Los Angeles Leyonah M. Jones, California State University, Los Angeles Parsing Apart Pathways to College: a Comparative Analysis of Black students with and without dis/ abilities Cymone Mack, University of California, Los Angeles The Continued Search for Faculty: Disciplinary Training and the Future of Africana Studies Charmane Perry, San Diego State University Chair: Sarita K. Davis, Georgia State University 013. VeVe Clark Scholars from University of California, Berkeley Humanities & Cultural Research Panel 11:00 to 12:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - San Pedro

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Participants: All My Life I Had To Fight: The Color Purple & Fictional Realities of Incarcerated Black Women Zoe Blunt, University of California, Berkeley Black Temporal Ties: Connecting Past and Present to Land Matriation and Black Mothering Praxis Jessica Yvette Allen, University of California, Berkeley Listening to the Spatial Temporality of Oakland Blackness Through Radio: Exploring the Sound of Blackness Amber Yvette Griffin-Royal, University of California, Berkeley Chair: Ula Yvette Taylor, University of California, Berkeley 014. Re-Envisioning Baldwin and Octavia in the Age of Digital Praxis Humanities & Cultural Research Panel 2:00 to 3:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Almaden Ballroom Participants: "It's All About Love for James Baldwin Georgene Bess Montgomery, Clark Atlanta Black Poetics as Technology: Anagrammatical Digital Praxis Vincente Perez, UC Berkeley Octavia Butler and Farming as Resistance Cassandra L. Jones, University of Cincinnati Chair: Georgene Bess Montgomery, Clark Atlanta University 015. Africana Studies and African American Health Research Social & Behavioral Science Research Panel 2:00 to 3:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Winchester Participants: Silent Struggles: Understanding Mental Health Consequences of Online Racism and Microaggressions in the Digital Age Temiloluwa Kayode Ojo, University of Wisconsin- Oshkosh Racial Disparities in Hypertension: Understanding the Role of Neighborhood Characteristics and Air Pollution Cordelia Martin-Ikpe, Binghamton University Understanding Black Women’s HIV risk through the lens of Africana Womanism Sarita K. Davis, Georgia State University Chair: Jeanette Davidson, University of Texas at Austin

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016. Conference Workshop: Applying for Higher Education Positions in Black/Africana Studies

2:00 to 3:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Market 1 Discussants: Melina Abdullah, California State University, Los Angeles Amilcar Shabazz, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

017. A.I. & the Black Experience: Coding Content While Black Humanities & Cultural Research Panel

2:00 to 3:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Market 2 Participants: At the Crossroads: The Impact of African American Content Creators on AI and Black Studies Toniesha Taylor, Texas Southern University “You Don’t Know Us Negroes”: Zora Neale Hurston, Confronting, Challenging and Changing Perspectives Alice Nicholas, Ph.D., California State University, Long Beach Coding While Black Kai Dupe, Skagit Valley College Chair: Kai Dupe, Skagit Valley College 018. Hello Black World Theory, Practice & Struggle Roundtable Discussion 2:00 to 3:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - Plaza Discussants: Cesa Salaam, Howard University Lauryn Allotey, Howard University Amy Yeboah, Howard University Chair: Amy Yeboah, Howard University

019. Being Colorful, Comedic, and Casted: Blackness, Gender, and Entertainment Conformity Humanities & Cultural Research Panel 2:00 to 3:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - Santa Clara Participants: Abdulrazak Gurnah 2021 Nobel Prize winner for literature: A Kuntuic Inquiry of Paradise V Nzingha Gaffin, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

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Black Casting: African Immigrants’ Views on African American actors in Historical African Roles Adelaja Oriade, Ohio University I Am A (Funny)Man: Black Comic Genius and the Struggle for Freedom Malcolm Frierson, San Bernardino Valley College We Found God in Ourselves and We Loved Her Fiercely Chinganji Chinganji, Georgia State University Chair: Jacynda Ammons, National Park College 020. Black Education in the Crosshairs of Local Struggles Theory, Practice & Struggle Panel

2:00 to 3:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - University Participants: Africana Studies for Students Who Are Not of the African Diaspora: Navigating Race and Caste and Growing Consciousness in Silicon Valley Carmen Kennedy-Saleh, San Jose State University Case Study of School Closures in Oakland and Philadelphia: African Centered Practices as a Remedy Sonya Nzingha Dugas, Claremont Graduate University & Contra Costa Community College Gary Pierson, Claremont Graduate University Ethnocultural Leadership: An Emerging Framework for School & District Leaders Courtney Wilkerson, Howard University Ready for Revolution: Examining the contributions of Pan-African activists in the San Francisco Bay Area to the global Pan-African movement 1980-2000 Mjiba Frehiwot, University of Ghana Ashley Gillard, Lincoln University, PA Chair: W. Denae Powell, University of Houston 021. What Happens to a Dream Deferred?: Black Studies and the Promises and Perils of Departmentalization and Michigan State University Theory, Practice & Struggle Roundtable Discussion 2:00 to 3:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - San Pedro

Discussants: AJ Rice, University of California, Santa Barbara Olaocha Nwadiuto Nwabara, SUNY Geneseo Clarence George III, California State University, Sacramento David Walton, Western Carolina University Kamahra Ewing, University of Kentucky Chair: AJ Rice, University of California, Santa Barbara Promoting Academic Excellence and Social Responsibility ty

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022. The State of Africana Studies at HBCUs, PBIs, and HSIs: Origins, Institutionalization and New Directions Theory, Practice & Struggle Panel 3:30 to 4:45 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Almaden Ballroom Participants: "Black Mood": The Emergence of Africana Studies at Trinity Washington University Kimberly Monroe, Trinity Washington University “Repairers of the Breach”: Revitalizing Africana Studies at a HBCU in the 21st Century Andre E. Brooks-Key, Claflin University “Black Studies in Brown Spaces: The Benefits and Challenges of Teaching Black Studies at a Hispanic Serving Institution in Southern California” Aimee Glocke, California State University, Northridge “(Re)establishing the Bachelor of Science Degree in Africana Studies at Tennessee State University” Sekhmet Maat, Tennessee State University Chair: Sekhmet Maat, Tennessee State University 023. Black Studies in the Classroom Theory, Practice & Struggle Panel 3:30 to 4:45 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Winchester Participants:

Blacks in America: American Mythology and Miseducation Luke Tripp, St. Cloud State University The Haunting of Black Studies: Student-Centered Classrooms in the Era of History Erasure Britany Young, Mississippi State University Of Pedagogy and the Spirit: The Criteria for a Pan-Afrikan Pedagogy Amiri Mahnzili, Claremont Graduate University Chair: Thekima Mayasa, San Diego Mesa College 024. The African Body and the Esoteric: A Bridge to Afrofutures Theory, Practice & Struggle Panel

3:30 to 4:45 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Market 1 Participants: Nommo and ChatGPT: Whose Word Magic?

Courtney Carr, Temple University Seeking Analogue Freedom in the Era of Artificial Appropriation Jabali Ade, Temple University Chair: Reynaldo Anderson, Temple University 38

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025. Within the Empire: Black Liberation, Community, and Cultural Foundation Theory, Practice & Struggle Panel 3:30 to 4:45 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Market 2 Participants: The United States vs. Black Liberation: Watts, Zimbabwe, and the Counterrevolution of Empire Navid Farnia, Wayne State University Blackness and Time: Race, Anachronism, and Conspiracy Bo Chamberlin, Temple University A Case for Abolition: The Afterlives of Social Movements Kimani Francois, Claremont Graduate University John West, University of Illinois, Chicago

Chair: Dorothy Tsuruta, San Francisco State University 026. The Lyrical Navigation of Black Imagination Humanities & Cultural Research Panel 3:30 to 4:45 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - Santa Clara Participants: Hip Hop's Influence Throughout the Spanish-speaking Diaspora Euphemia Shelton, Bethune-Cookman University Nothing Personal About Personalization: Discrimination Practices within Music Streaming Service’s Personalization Solomon Cochren, University of Memphis A Look Back to Look Forward: The Musical Genius of Historical Black Composers Jayden Flowers, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Navigating the Black Fantastic: Afrofuturism and Afro-Surrealism in the Works of Black Women Artists Tanisha Jackson, Syracuse University Chair: Jazmyne Baylor, Western Carolina University 027. Intersections of Blackness and Black Womanhood in Science, Technology, and Media Social & Behavioral Science Research Panel

3:30 to 4:45 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - University Participants: Barbie and the Lack of Cultural Diversity and Representation in Schools and Society Olivia Bowman, East Tennessee State University Navigating the Intersection of Being a Black Woman in Tech at a Predominantly White Institution Naomi Gates, East Tennessee State University- Multicultural Center Prenatal and Maternal Mortality among African American and Hispanic Women in the United States Kennedy Averhart, East Tennessee State University Promoting Academic Excellence and Social Responsibility ty

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027. Intersections of Blackness and Black Womanhood in Science, Technology, and Media cont.

The Explosion of Social Media and Its Effect on Students’ Personal and Career Development Jade Barfield, East Tennessee State University Chair: Kevin L. Brooks, East Tennessee State University- Multicultural Center 028. We are the Future: African American Studies through the Student Perspective Theory, Practice & Struggle Roundtable Discussion 3:30 to 4:45 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - San Pedro Participants: Black Mental Health: Assessing Our Needs as an African American Future Chloe Hightower, University of Houston Where the Past Meets the Future: A Library Internship Experience Andrea Tribble, University of Houston SHAPE(ing) the Children of the Race: An Internship Experience Shaunelia Reid, University of Houston SHAPE(ing) the Community: Experiential Learning in Houston's Third Ward Tre' Blakes, III, University of Houston Chair: Tara T. Green, University of Houston

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Fৈি঺ষ৏, Mষৈহা 8 031. Sleepwalking through Academia: The Impact of Anti-Woke Legislation on Higher Education Theory, Practice & Struggle Roundtable Discussion 9:30 to 10:45 am Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Winchester Discussants: W. Denae Powell, University of Houston Ashley Peet, Northern Illinois University Trevon Smith, Northern Illinois University Ajewole Duckett, Northern Illinois University

Chair: Ajewole Duckett, Northern Illinois University 032. Undergraduate Research in Black Studies at Western Carolina University Social & Behavioral Science Research Panel 9:30 to 10:45 am Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Market 1 Participants: Traditional Black Masculinity, Mental Health, and Intersectionality Asha Asha, Western Carolina University The current patterns segregation in the schools in Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) district of North Carolina Kaley Buckman, Western Carolina University How does intimate partner violence (IPV) affect LGBTQ+ia African American women in their relationships with others?

Khadija Davis, Western Carolina University Chair: David Walton, Western Carolina University 033. Diasporic Dystopian Futures in Comparative Perspective Social & Behavioral Science Research Panel 9:30 to 10:45 am Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Market 2 Participants: The threat and future of democracy in West Africa: Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Niger.

Veronica Robinson, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Convalescing Afrofuture in the Crosshairs of Media and Gender in South Africa Mpho Motseki, University of Mpumalanga, Nelspruit Christopher Babatunde Ogunyemi, PhD, University of Mpumalanga, Nelspruit Towards an Equitable Future: the Strange Story of "The Search for Anno Domini MMXXI-I-VI" Peter Ukpokodu, University of Kansas 42

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Implementing Black Studies in America’s Public School Systems: A Focus on Delaware’s HB-198 Bill Alicia Fontnette, University of Delaware; Dr. Brandon Stanford, University of Delaware Chair: Amilcar Shabazz, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 034. New Directions in African Diaspora Studies Theory, Practice & Struggle Panel 9:30 to 10:45 am Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - Plaza Participants:

Black Visuality in Media and Popular Culture Zana Sanders, University of California, Berkeley “With Their Own Weapons” Towards the Eschatological Reversal in the Gospel According to Nat Turner Michael Myers II, University of California, Berkeley Discussant: Travis D. Boyce, San José State University Chairs: Ula Yvette Taylor, University of California, Berkeley 035. How can Black Studies Drive the Future of Digital Technologies and Digital Technologies Reignite the Future of Black Studies?

Humanities & Cultural Research Roundtable Discussion 9:30 to 10:45 am Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - Santa Clara Presenters: Nishani Frazier, North Carolina State University Walter Greason, Macalester College Adam Banks, Stanford University Christy Hyman, Cornell University Chair: Nishani Frazier, North Carolina State University

036. Narratives of Self-Representation as Exposure and Celebration of Black/African Resilience, Strength, and Art Humanities & Cultural Research Panel 9:30 to 10:45 am Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - University Participants: Mothering in the Patriarchy: Defining and Constructing Motherhood for African Decedent Women Griffin Lyons, SUNY Geneseo Promoting Academic Excellence and Social Responsibility ty

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036. Narratives of Self-Representation as Exposure and Celebration of Black/African Resilience, Strength, and Art cont.

What The Movies can mean: the representation of Black and African women in film Lauren McCormick, SUNY Geneseo Paper Title: The Implications of Incarceration on Black women and families Abigail George, SUNY Geneseo Contraceptive Testing, Sterilization, and Puerto Rican Women: Unveiling the Impact, Spirituality, and Contemporary Perspectives Madison Centeno, SUNY Geneseo “You’ve Got to Be Modernistic”: How Futuristic is Afro-Futurism?

Genesis Flores, SUNY Geneseo Chair: Olaocha Nwadiuto Nwabara, SUNY Geneseo 037. Recognizing and Refortifying Black Girlhood and Black Womanhood Humanities & Cultural Research Panel 9:30 to 10:45 am Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - San Pedro Participants: Curating the Joy of Black Girlhood Cameo King, Grit Glam And Guts I Am Able-Bodied: Shirley Chisholm’s Womanist Embodiment as a Reconstitution and Black Womanhood Rondee Gaines, University of Alabama, Birmingham The Work of African-Centered Womanism in Higher Education Kevin L. Brooks, East Tennessee State University- Multicultural Center Chair: Kevin L. Brooks, East Tennessee State University- Multicultural Center 038. Imagining New Realities: Applying Black Studies to Our Communities Humanities & Cultural Research Panel 11:00 to 12:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Winchester Participants: Afrocentric Illustration Frances Davis, Northern Illinois University Black Studies and Its Implications in the Legal Profession Iliana Williams, Northern Illinois University Nkyinkyim - Youth Community Project Lil Tree Tendaji, Northern Illinois University Beyond the Cosmos Winter Justice, Northern Illinois University Chair: Ajewole Duckett, Northern Illinois University 44

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039. Scholarship on the Edge: Black Women Historians and the Archive in the Age of Big Data Humanities & Cultural Research Panel 11:00 to 12:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Market 1 Participants: Afro-Futures and Understudied Archives: Slave-for-Sale Advertisements in New England Newspapers Felicia Thomas, Morgan State University Black Amusements: Digitized Tools and Navigating the Past and Future of Black Theater Performance Michelle Scott, University of Maryland Baltimore County Reimagining Marcus Garvey in the Age of A. I. Natanya Duncan, Queens College, CUNY Chair: Navid Farnia, Wayne State University 040. Envisioning the Future: Black Studies and the Graduate Student Experience' Community Dialogue for Current and Prospective Black Studies Students Theory, Practice & Struggle Roundtable Discussion 11:00 to 12:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Market 2 Discussants: National Council for Black Studies Keto Fellows Indiana University African American and African Diaspora Studies Graduate Society 041. Centering Africana Studies in A New Galaxy: African Centered Education and Digital Technologies Theory, Practice & Struggle Panel 11:00 to 12:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - Plaza Participants: Africana Studies Archive: Building a Student-Centered Social Justice Memory at San Francisco State University using Digital Technologies Sydney Jackson, San Francisco State University; Tiffany Caesar, San Francisco State University The Cosmic Voice: UnEarthing AstroBlack Possibility in Fugitive Astropedagogy Theron Wilkerson, Auburn University; Brianna Ervin, JSU Forgotten Visionary, A Digital Library on Herman Hudson and the Black Studies Movement at Indiana University, Bloomington; Dhakir Abdullah, Indiana University Chair: Tiffany Caesar, San Francisco State University

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042. Africana Studies Student Retention: Building a Cohort Theory, Practice & Struggle Roundtable Discussion 11:00 to 12:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - Santa Clara Discussants: Lillian Nickens, Stockton University Keisha Richards, Stockton University Krisandra Bagaloo, Stockton University Rachel Dunlap, Stockton University Chair: Donnetrice Allison, Stockton University 043. Gender Matters in our AfroFutures Theory, Practice & Struggle Panel 11:00 to 12:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - University Participants: Undisciplining the Margins: Black Feminist Pedagogies and the Futures of Black Study Jalylah Burrell, Loyola Marymount University Africana Womanism Studies; A New Tool to Fight the Power Tomiko Shine, Cultural Anthropologist #GENDERFAILS: My Gender is Black, My Gender is Love K. Marshall Green, University of Delaware (Quaring) Black Political Thought: Bringing the Quare from the Periphery to the Center Where We Belong Matthew Simmons, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Chair: Melina Abdullah, California State University, Los Angeles 044. Afrofuturism: The Discipline’s Leading Edge Theory, Practice & Struggle Roundtable Discussion 11:00 to 12:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - San Pedro Discussants: Reynaldo Anderson, Temple University Aaron Smith, Temple University Molefi K. Asante, Temple University Wade Nobles, Temple University Chair: Ayo Sekai, Universal Write Publications (UWPBooks)

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Terry Kershaw Student Essay Awards Luncheon (tickets required)

12:30—1:45 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby Almaden Ballroom 046. Big Tech and Cultural Wars Theory, Practice & Struggle Panel 2:00 to 3:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Winchester Participants: Decolonizing Information Technology: The Black Pursuit of a New Humanistic Code Jeremias Zunguze, California State University Monterey Bay The Ethical Dilemmas of Experiencing Black Culture Through a Screen in the Digital Age Nkenna Onwuzuruoha, California State University, Fresno Chair: Georgene Bess Montgomery, Clark Atlanta University 047. Cംഁ೹೸അ೸ഁ೶೸ Wംഅ೾ആ೻ംഃ: Academic Publishing 2:00 to 3:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Market 1 Discussants: Bertis English, Alabama State University

James Stewart, New School

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048. “Mother Nature:” Black Womanhood and Perception Humanities & Cultural Research Panel 2:00 to 3:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Market 2 Participants: The Brown Feminine Psyche: Burnout and the Narrative of Resilience Chalisa Budhai, University of Florida Mothership: Afrofuturists’ Call Back to Nature Victoria Moten, University of Maryland Prom-ing in Excess: Black Girlhood, Adornment, and Pop Culture Kristin Rowe, California State University Fullerton

The Critical White Voice & The Media Continuum Aliza Leslie, Georgia State University Chair: Alphonso Simpson, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh 049. Global Blackness: Memory and Mapping: Present Realities and Forging Futures Humanities & Cultural Research Panel 2:00 to 3:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - Plaza Participants: Story Stitching: TSU Hears and Celebrates the International Student’s Stories Elizabeth Johnson, Tennessee State University Chica da Silva: The Slave who Became a Queen Euphemia Shelton, Bethune-Cookman University Black Lives in Scotland: Looking to the Future Jeanette Davidson, University of Texas Heritage Tourism in Northern Ghana: A Dehistoricization of Memory, Pain, and Trauma Anbegwon Atuire, Colorado College Chair: Jeanette Davidson, University of Texas at Austin 050. Black Health Realities, Resilience, and Healing Humanities & Cultural Research Panel 2:00 to 3:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - Santa Clara Participants: Cultural Wars: Using Community based research to address Health Disparities Edward Wallace, University of Cincinnati Soap and Savagery: Covid-19, African Migrants and China.

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More Than R.E.S.I.L.I.E.N.T: Acknowledging the Complexities of Generational Perseverance in Black People and Highlighting the Importance of Self-Care Kianna Graves, Northern Illinois University Chair: Edward Wallace, University of Cincinnati 051. Democracy, Equity, and Justice in Artificial Intelligence: Perspectives from the Social Sciences Social & Behavioral Science Research Roundtable Discussion 2:00 to 3:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - University Discussants: Paul Lombardi, San José State University Yolanda Wiggins, San José State University Roxana Marachi, San José State University Bo Yang, San José State University Ahoura Zandiatashbar, San José State University Chair: Anne Marie Todd, San José State University 052. Warfare, Prison, and Resistance: A Historical Analysis of Pain and the Black Body Humanities & Cultural Research Panel 2:00 to 3:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - San Pedro Participants: Domestic Warfare and the Carceral State: Prison Repression Through the Ideas of George Jackson Damion Scott, Georgia State University If We Don’t Get It: Black Youth Rebellion in Ferguson, USA Stefan Bradley, Amherst College Dirty Hands Make for Dirty Data: How AI and Predictive Policing Make Way for Racial Bias and Discrimination Makaylee Stewart, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh The Western Indian Ocean African Diaspora and #BlackLivesMatter: Situating Siddi, Sheedi, and Ceylon African Struggles and Politics Sureshi Jayawardene, San Diego State University Chair: Stefan Bradley, Amherst College

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NCBS Presidential Plenary

3:30 to 4:45 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Almaden Ballroom

Africana Studies in America’s Public School Systems, Higher Education, and the African American and African Diaspora Communities

Valerie Grim

Indiana University

Maulana Karenga California State

University, Long Beach

Shirley N. Weber California Secretary of State

Moderator: Alicia Fontnette University of Delaware 054. Africana Research in Psychology and Mental Health Issues Theory, Practice & Struggle Panel 5:00 to 6:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Almaden Ballroom Participants: Articulating the Disarticulate: A Psychoanalytical Examination of Black (Un)palatability in Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing Justin Foster, University of California, Los Angeles

Jumpjng Overboard: Suicide by Drowning as a Form of Resistance Robert L. Stevenson, Jr., University of Florida Reclaiming Frantz Fanon: Imagining a Revolutionary Psychotherapy for Liberation Makungu Akinyela, Georgia State University Trauma in the People, Trauma in the Temple Solomon Cochren, University of Memphis Chair: Jeanette Davidson, University of Texas of Austin

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055. Africana Studies and African American Education Research Social & Behavioral Science Research Panel 5:00 to 6:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Winchester Participants: Winning Despite the Affirmative Action Decision: How HBCUs Can Help Fill the Prescription Rodney Cunningham, NCCU and Ashburton Press, LLC The Lost Cause Revisited: The War Against African American History in the era of Trumpism Ingrid Whitaker, Old Dominion University Mark Whitaker, New Bethel Baptist Church The Role of School Racial Composition and Student-Faculty Interactions in Promoting Black Students' Academic Identity Kevin Cokley, University of Michigan Chair: Dexter Blackman, Morgan State University 056. Culture Wars in the Black Educational Landscape: An Exploration of Afrofuturism and Freedom Dreaming through a Social Justice Lens Social & Behavioral Science Research Panel 5:00 to 6:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Market 1 Participants: Sankofa: The Reclamation and Reconstruction of Black Memory Work Methods for Black Teachers in the South Olivia McNeill, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Distant Relatives: A Generational Examination of Black Girls' Experiences in Providence Public Schools Princess E. Garrett, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Dreaming in COLOR and in RHYME: Poetry as Artistic Activism and Liberatory Praxis Imani Wallace, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Discussant: Justin Coles, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Chair: Shannon Laribo, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 057. The Politics of Food, Education, and Recreation Social & Behavioral Science Research Panel 5:00 to 6:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Market 2 Participants: Underdeveloped Sport: Recreation Programs, Neoliberalism, and Internal Colonialism in Black America Malik Pitchford, Eastern Michigan University

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Examining Food Insecurity in the Context of Intersecting Marginalized Social Identities Monica Adams, Binghamton University Department of Social Work Sarah R. Young, Binghamton University Jacqueline McGinley, Binghamton University Katie Kuhl, Binghamton University Abimaelle Belizaire, Binghamton University Kiana Little, Binghamton University What’s in your Hand?: African Centered Education as Community Cultural Wealth Natacha Robert, Teachers College, Columbia University Those Chiming Slot Machines!!

Sandra Adell, University of Wisconsin-Madison Chair: Rasheed El Shabazz, University of California 058. Where Black History Meets Afrofuturism: Shaping Authentic Cultural Innovations Through Artistic Legacy Humanities & Cultural Research Panel 5:00 to 6:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - Plaza Participants: Integrating Art History and Black Studies: Cyborgs, Afrofuturism, and the Role of Black Women in Shaping Speculative Tech Futures Tiffany Barber, University of California, Los Angeles The Astro Egalitarian Virtual Network (AEVN): Crafting a Pluriverse of Possibilities Lonny Avi Brooks, California State University East BayToward a Black Vernacular AI Philip Butler, Iliff School of Theology An Afrofuturism Dream Tank in VR and Applied Afrofuturism LaWana Richmond, University of California San Diego Discussant: Reynaldo Anderson, Temple University Chair: Audrey Williams, Ancestral Futures 059. Cultural War: Focus on Black Youth Humanities & Cultural Research Media Session 5:00 to 6:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - Santa Clara Discussant: Kmt Shockley, University of Houston

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060. Ancient Models of Womanhood: The Breast, Divine Motherhood and Midwife in the Early Nile Valley Humanities & Cultural Research Panel 5:00 to 6:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - University Participants: The Knowing Woman’in the Ancient Hapi [Nile] Valley.

Kimani Nehusi, Temple University Nah Dove: Divine Mother as Protector of the State Nah Dove, Temple University Decolonizing the Breast Hope Dove, Temple University

Chair: Patricia Reid-Merritt, Stockton University 061. gOD-Talk: A Black Millennials and Faith Conversation Humanities & Cultural Research Media Session 5:00 to 6:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - San Pedro Chair: Erika Gault, National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sষ৊োৈ঺ষ৏, Mষৈহা 9 062. Fundamentally Hip-Hop: The Pedagogical Function of the Lyrical Art Humanities & Cultural Research Panel 9:30 to 10:45 am Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Almaden Ballroom Participants: Don’t Stop Mappin’: Too Short and the Cartography of Oakland Rap Rasheed El Shabazz, University of California “And it Don’t Stop”: Hip Hop Studies in Higher Education Tabia Shawel, UCLA

What is Thug Life?: The Cultural and Political Ideologies of Tupac Shakur David Walton, Western Carolina University The B (Blues)-Side of Rap Solomon Cochren, University of Memphis Chair: Georgene Bess Montgomery, Clark Atlanta University 063. Will the Real Marcus Garvey Stand Up?: Using Large Language Models to Digitally Map a Black Nationalist Mind Humanities & Cultural Research Panel 9:30 to 10:45 am Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Winchester Participants: The Cyber Soul of Marcus Garvey: Digital Ethics and Theory in the Garvey LLM Nishani Frazier, North Carolina State University How to Chat with Marcus Garvey: Understanding the Tech Behind Marcus Garvey LLM Walter Greason, Macalester College Virtual Harlem: Building the World of Marcus Garvey Bryan Carter, University of Arizona Chair: Amilcar Shabazz, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 064. Our Reimagined Afro-futures: Reflections on Workbooks of Africana Life and Expression Humanities & Cultural Research Roundtable Discussion 9:30 to 10:45 am Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Market 1 Presenters: Olivia Anderson, University of Delaware Solyana Bekele, University of Delaware

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Olorunfemi Dada, University of Delaware Marie Pinkney, University of Delaware Dominique X, University of Delaware Chair: Durell Callier, University of Delaware 065. The Global Experience of Matter: Remembering and Living #BLM Movements Humanities & Cultural Research Panel 9:30 to 10:45 am Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Market 2 Participants: The Standard: A Case Study Approach to Framing Black Lives Matter in African Journalism Tira Murray, Georgia State University Visualizing the Anglo-Ashanti Female Warrior, Yaa Asantewaa, looping Nina Simone and Billie Holiday for the Civil Rights Movements.

Nana Amoah-Ramey, Indiana University Bloomington Black Studies in the Heart of the Empire Navid Farnia, Wayne State University Legislating Black Bodies: How Delaware’s Judicial Punishment Extended the Violence of Enslavement, 1865-77 Sarah Lacour, University of Delaware Chair:

Jeanette Davidson, University of Texas at Austin 066. Afrofuturism: The Beginning, The Journey, and The End Humanities & Cultural Research Panel 9:30 to 10:45 am Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - Plaza Participants: Centering the Black Narrative through Afrofuturism: Black Panther and Nathaniel J. Whitaker’s Black Willy Wonka Adaptation Nathaniel Whitaker, Morehouse College Envisioning a Black Utopia Brailey Harris, Colorado College The End is the Beginning: Afrofuturism and Black Militant Millennialism in Black Protest in the Early Twentieth Century Aaron Pride, Lafayette College On Method: Afrofuturism and AstroBlack Theory Amiri Mahnzili, Claremont Graduate University Chair: Nkenna Onwuzuruoha, California State University, Fresno

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067. Blackness, Beauty, Body Imaging, and Becoming Humanities & Cultural Research Panel 9:30 to 10:45 am Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - Santa Clara Participants: From Colonial Injustice to Contemporary Challenges: Unraveling the Complex Narratives of Beauty, Body Image, and Anti-Blackness among African American Women Sophia Williams, University of Florida Kinky and Knotless: The History of African American Hair Discrimination in America W. Denae Powell, University of Houston Stay Inside the Lines: The Effects of European Paradigm Domination on Black Women in Social Media Phyllip Mcknight, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

Things I Imagined: "Paradise" and the Political Yasmine Grier, Howard University Chair: Toniesha Taylor, Texas Southern University 068. Identity and Community in Africa and the African Diaspora Social & Behavioral Science Research Panel 9:30 to 10:45 am Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - University Participants: Exploring Diversity in "Black or African American" Cultures Kevin Johnson, Texas A&M University Coming Home: African American Migration to Ghana, Identity, and Community Building Jakia Marie, Grand Valley State University The Postnatal Care Utilization among Periphery Women: The Case of Tanzania (2010-2016).

Neema Langa, University of Houston Who Am I? A Consideration of Africana Womanism and other Ideologies Veronica Redden, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Chair: Serie McDougal, California State University, Los Angeles 069. Black Masculinity: Claiming Manhood and Fighting the Power Humanities & Cultural Research Panel 9:30 to 10:45 am Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - San Pedro Participants: Black Masculinities in Caribbean Carnival Fetes Dan Castilow, Cal Poly Examining the Effects of White Supremacy's Influence on Black Masculinity: A Baby Boy Story Brielle Seth, University of Delaware

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069. Black Masculinity: Claiming Manhood and Fighting the Power cont.

Do the Right Thing Fights the Power with Black Masculinity Ntare Ali Gault, University of Maryland, Global Campus Gen Z on Gender: Black Masculinity and Black Feminism Terrence Joseph, University of Florida Chair: Alicia Fontnette, University of Delaware 070. The Legacy of Dr. Mutulu Shakur and the Vision of a New Afrikan Future Theory, Practice & Struggle Panel 11:00 to 12:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Almaden Ballroom

Participants: Straight Ahead: A Political History of Dr. Mutulu Shakur Akinyele Umoja, Georgia State University Mutulu Shakur and Hip Hop Ife Akinyela, 1982 Mutulu Shakur and the Biomythography of a New Afrikan College Student Activist, 1977-1987 Amilcar Shabazz, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Chair: Akinyele Umoja, Georgia State University 071. African Womanism: Rising from the Race Paradigm: A theory of Afrocentric Futurism Theory, Practice & Struggle Panel 11:00 to 12:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Winchester Participants: Following the Kushite heritage of Activist Mothers Melina Abdullah, California State University, Los Angeles Revolutionary Blueprint: Discovering Ma’aticity in the Combahee Women’s Collective statement Michelle Taylor, Temple University NGO-ization and its Cultural Impact on “Saving” in Africa: A Case of “cutting.”

Courtney Carr, Temple University The Changing Status of Mothers, Connecting Ancient and Future possibilities Nah Dove, Temple University Chair: Molefi K. Asante, Temple University

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072. Re-Educating the Mis-Educated: Taking Back Our Schools Humanities & Cultural Research Panel 11:00 to 12:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Market 1 Participants: Self-Perception in Text: How Black Youths’ Identity Is Shaped by White Classrooms and Literature Janiya Meekins, University of Delaware The NAACP's Committee of Textbook and Current Literature Campaign to Ban Racist Textbooks David Canton, University of Florida What Was and Could Be: A Call for Black Intellectual Thought in Education in the Contemporary Struggle for Black Studies Robert Robinson, John Jay College, CUNY

Systematic Death in America and Middle East Razan Abdullah, University of Delaware Chair: David Canton, University of Florida 073. Black Folk, Black Art, and Social Movements Social & Behavioral Science Research Panel 11:00 to 12:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Market 2 Participants:

The Pre-UNIA Travels of Henritta Vinton Davis Evan Wade, San Joaquin Delta College Intellectual Midwifery in the Poiesis of Black Studies: Some Works and Texts of Toni Cade Bambara James Alexander Robinson, 4th, Metropolitan State University African American Strip Quilts and Their West African Textile Roots: The Case of Quilting in the African American Quilters Guild of Oakland Bamidele Agbasegbe-Demerson, African American Museum and Library Oakland (AAMLO) The Black Arts Movement: The Forgotten Contributions of Black Panthers Bobby Seale, George Mason Murray, and Emory Douglas J. Vern Cromartie, Contra Costa College Chair: Stephanie L. White, Contra Costa College 074. Knowledge is Power: Fighting the Cultural Wars with Grassroots and Global History Humanities & Cultural Research Panel 11:00 to 12:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - Plaza Participants: African American History as Global History Jacynda L Ammons, National Park College 60

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074. Knowledge is Power: Fighting the Cultural Wars with Grassroots and Global History cont.

The Clara Luper Freedom Center Archives: How A Civil Rights Pioneer’s Archives Unearth Oklahoma History Tuesdae Pelt-Willis, University of Oklahoma The Black 14 and Athletic Civil Rights Movement at San Jose State University Jamal Ratchford, Colorado College Chair: Jamal Ratchford, Colorado College 075. The Continued Struggle for a Strong Black Studies Future Theory, Practice & Struggle Panel 11:00 to 12:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - Santa Clara Participants: How Can We Improve STEM Programs to Increase Black Participation?

Amere Wofford, California State University, Los Angeles Freedom Libraries are the future Jazmyne Baylor, Western Carolina University Munene Mwaniki, Western Carolina University Expanding Leadership and Promotion through Professional Development Robin Brooks, University of Pittsburgh Chair: Alphonso Simpson, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

076. Black Educational Experiences in the Crosshairs Humanities & Cultural Research Panel 11:00 to 12:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - University Participants: Le Voile De La Folie : To Assimilate or To Be Assimilated Dulcine Stephens, University of Delaware Methods of Teaching African-American Studies to Young people: 9-12 Grade Arthur Amaker, Southland College Prep Charter High School "Baldwin in the Crosshairs" Shawn Salvant, University of Connecticut Black Representation In The Professoriate Darrell White, California State University of Long Beach Chair: Bertis English, Alabama State University

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077. Black Studies in the Contemporary Moment Social & Behavioral Science Research Panel 11:00 to 12:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - San Pedro Participants: Black Studies in the Age of Artificial Intelligence William King, University of Colorado Decolonizing Digital Education: Analyzing the Intersection of Blackness and Educational Technology Mouray Hutchinson, University of Florida “We’re actually making history”: Examining the Impact of AP African American Studies on Student Perceptions of Blackness and Black identity Taylor Hall, Stanford University Jessica Stovall, University of Wisconsin-Madison Farzana Saleem, Stanford University “The Plain Naked Truth”: Unearthing the Roots and Routes of American Social Contractarianism Through the Works of Ida B. Wells Mariah Thompson, Cornell University Chair: Erika Gault, National Museum of African American History and Culture 078. Africana Sporting Diaspora Studies and History Humanities & Cultural Research Panel 2:00 to 3:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Almaden Ballroom Participants: “I Don’t Have to be What You Want Me To Be”: An Africana Studies Reading of Muhammad Ali Drew D. Brown, University of Florida; Dexter Blackman, Morgan State University Black Athletes and the Problematic of Integration in Sport Jamal Ratchford, Colorado College The Image of Baller Culture: A Textual Analysis of the SLAM magazine cover “Soul on Ice” Drew D. Brown, University of Florida Chair: Dexter Blackman, Morgan State University

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079. Dr. Nathan Hare: Germane to Black Studies Everywhere Humanities & Cultural Research Panel 2:00 to 3:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Winchester Participants: 1968 to Now, 2024, And all Along It’s Nathan Hare Sharon Jones, San Francisco State University The Nathan Hare Thrust Oba T'Shaka, San Francisco State University The real McCoy Mutuality of Trust: Nathan Hare and Marvin X Dorothy Tsuruta, San Francisco State University Chair: Dorothy Tsuruta, San Francisco State University 080. Cംഁ೹೸അ೸ഁ೶೸ Wംഅ೾ആ೻ംഃ: Promotion and Tenure Preparation 2:00 to 3:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Market 1 Discussants: Valerie Grim, Indiana University Akinyele Umoja, Georgia State University

081. Reimagining the Culture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Humanities & Cultural Research Panel 2:00 to 3:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Market 2 Participants: Fear of a Black Internet? - Are changes at X (formerly Twitter) and the recent de-platforming of Internet activists a harbinger of what will come with Web 3.0?

Robert Baker, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Reimagining African Studies in the Age of Technological Innovation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Fatuma Guyo, University of Tennessee The Cultural Significance of Artificial Intelligence: Applications of AI and Implications for Black People Maurice Robinson, Temple University Afrofuturism unveiled: illuminating the path to cultural resurgence and stem excellence Devin White, Johns Hopkins University; Ebony McGee, Johns Hopkins University Chair: Sarita Davis, Georgia State University

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082. Analyzing Economic Disparities, Financial Distress, and the Value of Labor Theory, Practice & Struggle Panel 2:00 to 3:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - Plaza Participants: The Liberation of Labor: Labor Theory Value and It’s Importance to Oppressed Communities Stephen Graves, Oklahoma State University An Analysis of the Impact of Financial Distress on Bank Performance: A Case of Zimbabwe Commercial Banks, 2009 to 2019 Rachel Tracy Machanja, Solten Financial Services "Exploring the Nexus: Economic Disparities, Institutional Void, and Socio-Economic Equality in Black America" Josiah Benjamin, University Of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Cooperatives Over Capitalism, Ending the Machine Shannon Yarnall, University of Delaware Chair: James Stewart, New School 083. Afrocentricity and Black Women’s Research and Teaching Experiences Throughout the Diaspora.

Theory, Practice & Struggle Roundtable Discussion 2:00 to 3:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - Santa Clara Presenters:

Marci Bounds Littlefield, Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY Kim Cameron-Dominguez, Lewis & Clark College Natanya Duncan, Queens College, CUNY Ifeoma Kiddoe Nwankwo, San Francisco State University Chair: Deidre Butler, Union College 084. Global Black Studies and Student Organization at Western Carolina University Theory, Practice & Struggle Roundtable Discussion 2:00 to 3:15 pm

Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - University Presenters: Jordan Copper, Western Carolina University Jemiah Davidson, Western Carolina University Emma McGeady, Western Carolina University Jasmine Burgess, Western Carolina University Chair: David Walton, Western Carolina University 64

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085. The African Ideology of Re-Imagination, Liberation, and Becoming Man Humanities & Cultural Research Panel 2:00 to 3:15 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor 2nd - San Pedro Participants: Diopian Epistemology, Africology, and the Necessity of Establishing a Paradigmatic Shift from Race Ideology to a Cultural Model Louis Walee, Valdosta State University An Afrocentric Futuristic Source Code for Liberation Aaron Smith, Temple University A Re-Study and Re-Imagination of Clan Names to Map the Footprints of Coloniality in Post-1994 South Africa Mbali Kgame, University of South Africa “The African Man Has Not Fully Entered History”: Confronting the Ideology of Historical Darkness in African Historiography Adebayo Oyebade, Tennessee State University Chair: Louis Walee, Valdosta State University

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Local Host Plenary

3:30 to 4:30 pm Hilton San Jose: Floor Lobby - Almaden Ballroom

Do it for the Afrofuture: Embracing Black Studies in an Epoch of Technological and Cultural Challenge Speaker:

Shamika Klassen Technowomanist Ph.D. Candidate University of Colorado at Boulder

Discussant: Travis D. Boyce San Jose State University

W. E. B. Du Bois Awards Banquet

7:00 TO 11:00 PM SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT UNION BALLROOM UPPER LEVEL

Cash bar (credit cards only) Dinner Buffet Awards Music provided by Christensen Sanders aka DJ Swang Shuttles depart from Hilton San Jose beginning at 6:30pm. Last return shuttle 11:00 pm

Abdullah, Dhakir, 041 Abdullah, Melina, 016, 043, 071 Abdullah, Razan, 072 Adams, Monica, 057 Ade, Jabali, 024 Adell, Sandra, 057 Agbasegbe-Demerson, Bamidele, 073 Akinyela, Ife, 070 Akinyela, Makungu, 054 Alexander, Leslie, 068 Allen, Jessica Yvette, 013 Allen, Marshall, 001 Allison, Donnetrice, 002, 042 Allotey, Lauryn, 018 Amaker, Arthur, 076 Ammons, Jacynda L, 019, 074 Amoah-Ramey, Nana, 065 Anderson, Olivia, 064 Anderson, Reynaldo, 024, 044, 058 Anderson, Troy, 008 Asante, Molefi K., 044, 071 Asha, Asha, 032 Atuire, Anbegwon, 049 Atwater, Rasheed, 006 Averhart, Kennedy, 027 Bagaloo, Krisandra, 042 Baggett, Whitley, 003 Baker, Robert, 081 Banks, Adam, 035 Barber, Tiffany, 058 Barfield, Jade, 027 Baylor, Jazmyne, 026, 075 Bekele, Solyana, 064 Belizaire, Abimaelle, 057 Benjamin, Josiah, 082 Bess Montgomery, Georgene, 014, 046, 062 Bethune, Magaela, 010 Blackman, Dexter, 055, 078

Blakes, III, Tré, 028 Blunt, Zoe, 013 Bohler, Eva, 001 Boston, Martin L., 004 Bounds Littlefield, Marci, 083 Bowman, Olivia, 027 Boyce, Travis D., 034, 086 Bradley, Stefan, 052 Brooks, Kevin L., 027, 037 Brooks, Lonny Avi, 058 Brooks, Robin, 075 Brooks-Key, Dr. Andre E., 022 Brown, Drew D., 078 Buckman, Kaley, 032 Budhai, Chalisa, 048 Burgess, Jasmine, 084 Burrell, Jalylah, 043 Butler, Deidre, 083 Butler, Philip, 058

Caesar, Tiffany, 008, 041 Callier, Durell, 064 Cameron-Dominguez, Kim, 083 Canton, David, 030, 072 Carr, Courtney, 024, 071 Carter, Bryan, 063 Castilow, Dan, 069 Centeno, Madison, 036 Chamberlin, Bo, 025 Charles, Amylah, 008 Chat Nickaf, Danielle, 003 Chavez, David, 005 Chinganji, Chinganji, 019 Clarkson, Alonge Octavia, 009 Cochren, Solomon, 001, 026, 054, 062 Cokley, Kevin, 055 Coles, Justin, 056 Copper, Jordan, 084 Covington, Francee, 011 Cromartie, J. Vern, 073

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Cunningham, Rodney, 055 Dada, Olorunfemi, 064 Davidson, Jeanette, 015, 049, 054, 065 Davidson, Jemiah, 084 Davis, Frances, 038 Davis, Khadija, 032 Davis, Sarita K., 012, 015 Dove, Hope, 060 Dove, Nah, 060, 071 Duckett, Ajewole, 010, 031, 038 Dugas, Sonya Nzingha, 020 Duncan, Natanya, 039, 083 Dunlap, Rachel, 042 Dupe, Kai, 017 English, Bertis, 047, 076 Ervin, Brianna, 041 Ewing, Kamahra, 021 Farnia, Navid, 025, 039, 065 Flannery, Ifetayo, 070 Flores, Genesis, 036 Flowers, Jayden, 026 Fontnette, Alicia, 033, 053, 069 Foster, Justin, 054 Francois, Kimani, 025 Frazier, Nishani, 035, 063 Frehiwot, MSW, Dr. Mjiba, 020 Frierson, Malcolm, 019 Frison, Jasmine, 040 Gaffin, V Nzingha, 019 Gaines, Rondee, 037 Gaines, Tarquin, 008 Gardner, Jennifer, 003 Garrett, Princess E., 056 Gates, Naomi, 027 Gault, Erika, 061, 077 Gault, Ntare Ali, 069 George, Abigail, 036 George III, Clarence, 004, 021 Gillard, Ashley, 020 68

Glocke, Aimee, 022 Graves, Kianna, 050 Graves, Stephen, 082 Greason, Walter, 035, 063 Green, K. Marshall, 043 Grier, Yasmine, 067 Griffin-Royal, Amber Yvette, 013 Grim, Valerie, 053, 080 Guyo, Dr. Fatuma, 081 Haddock, Tyson, 008 Hall, Taylor, 077 Harrell, Braylen, 008 Harris, Brailey, 066 Hayes, Ashley, 040 Hightower, Chloe, 028 Hutchins, Tiani H., 012 Hutchinson, Mouray, 077 Hyman, Christy, 035 Jackson, Hope, 009 Jackson, Sydney, 041 Jackson, Tanisha, 026 Jayawardene, Sureshi, 052 Jimenez, Kiandra, 005 Jirik, Michael, 012 Johnson, Elizabeth, 049 Johnson, Kevin, 068 Jones, Cassandra L., 014 Jones, Leyonah M., 012 Jones, Sharon, 079 Joseph, Terrence, 069 Justice, Winter, 038

Karenga, Maulana, 053 Kayode Ojo, Temiloluwa, 015 Kennedy-Saleh, Carmen, 020 Kgame, Mbali, 085 King, Cameo, 037 King, William, 077 Klassen, Shamika, 086 Kuhl, Katie, 057

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Lacour, Sarah, 065 Langa, Neema, 068 Laribo, Shannon, 056 Lenoir, Jamana, 008 Leslie, Aliza, 048 Little, Kiana, 057 Lombardi, Paul, 051 Lyons, Griffin, 036

Ogunyemi, PhD, Christopher Babatunde, 033 Ologunorisa, Oluwanifemi, 040 Onwuzuruoha, Nkenna, 046, 066 Oriade, Adelaja, 019 Oyebade, Adebayo, 085

Maat, Sekhmet, 022 Machanja, Rachel Tracy, 082 Mack, Cymone, 012 Mahnzili, Amiri, 005, 023, 066 Marachi, Roxana, 051 Marie, Jakia, 068 Martin-Ikpe, Cordelia, 015 Matthews Minter, Maya, 007 Mayasa, Thekima, 023 McCormick, Lauren, 036 McDougal, Dr. Serie, 007, 068 McGeady, Emma, 084 McGee, Ebony, 081 McGinley, Jacqueline, 057 Mcknight, Phyllip, 067 McNeill, Olivia, 056 Meekins, Janiya, 072 Miller, Breanna, 008 Mock, Tara, 050 Monroe, Kimberly, 022 Moten, Victoria, 048 Motseki, Mpho, 033 Murray, Tira, 065 Mwaniki, Munene, 075 Myers II, Michael, 034 Nehusi, Kimani, 060 Nicholas, Ph.D., Alice, 017 Nickens, Lillian, 042 Nobles, Wade, 044 Nwabara, Olaocha Nwadiuto, 021, 036 Nwankwo, Ifeoma Kiddoe, 083

Peet, Ashley, 031 Pelt-Willis, Tuesdae, 074 Perez, Vincente, 014 Perry, Charmane, 012 Phillips, Jasmine, 005 Pierson, Gary, 020 Pinkney, Marie, 064 Pitchford, Malik, 057 Powell, W. Denae, 020, 031, 067 Pride, Aaron, 066 Ratchford, Dr. Jamal, 074, 078 Redden, Veronica, 068 Reid, Shaunelia, 028 Reid-Merritt, Patricia, 002, 060 Rice, AJ, 021 Richards, Keisha, 042 Richardson, Tarik, 006 Richmond, LaWana, 058 Robert, Natacha, 057 Robinson, Maurice, 081 Robinson, Robert, 072 Robinson, Veronica, 033 Robinson, 4th, James Alexander, 073 Rowe, Kristin, 048 Salaam, Cesa, 018 Saleem, Farzana, 077 Salvant, Shawn, 076 Sanders, Zana, 034 Scott, Damion, 052 Scott, Michelle, 039 Sekai, Ayo, 007, 044 Seth, Brielle, 069 Shabazz, Amilcar, 016, 033, 063, 070 Shabazz, Rasheed El, 057, 062

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Shawel, Tabia, 062 Shelton, Euphemia, 026, 049 Shine, Tomiko, 043 Shockley, Kmt, 059 Simmons, Matthew, 043 Simpson, Alexyiah, 010 Simpson, Alphonso, 006, 048, 075 Smith, Aaron, 044, 085 Smith, Marcus, 001, 040 Smith, Samara, 003 Smith, Trevon, 031 Smith-Moore, Andrea L., 004 Spikes, Angelia, 008 Stanford, Dr. Brandon, 033 Stephens, Dulcine, 076 Stevenson, Jr., Robert L., 054 Stewart, James, 047, 082 Stewart, Makaylee, 052 Stovall, Jessica, 077 Taylor, Michelle, 071 Taylor, Toniesha, 017, 067 Taylor, Ula Yvette, 013, 034 Tendaji, Lil Tree, 038 Thomas, Felicia, 039 Thompson, Mariah, 077 Todd, Anne Marie, 051 Tribble, Andrea, 028 Tripp, Luke, 023 T'Shaka, Oba, 079 Tsuruta, Dorothy, 025, 079 Ukpokodu, Peter, 033 Umoja, Akinyele, 070, 080

Ward, Jervette, 011 Weber, Shirley, 053 Weiss, Andrea, 011 West, John, 025 Whitaker, Ingrid, 055 Whitaker, Mark, 055 Whitaker, Nathaniel, 066 White, Darrell, 076 White, Devin, 081 White, Stephanie L., 073 Wiggins, Yolanda, 051 Wiley, Chris, 010 Wilkerson, Courtney, 007, 020 Wilkerson, Theron, 041 Wilkins, Fanon, 005 Williams, Audrey, 058 Williams, Iliana, 038 Williams, Jakobi, 030 Williams, Sophia, 067 Wofford, Amere, 075 X, Dominique, 064

Yang, Bo, 051 Yarnall, Shannon, 082 Yeboah, Amy, 018 Young, Britany, 023 Young, Darius, 030 Young, J.E., 001 Young, Pat, 009 Young, Sarah R., 057 Zandiatashbar, Ahoura, 051 Zunguze, Jeremias, 046

Vaughn, Beverly, 002 Wade, Evan, 073 Walee, Louis, 085 Wallace, Edward, 050 Wallace, Imani, 056 Walton, David, 006, 021, 032, 062, 084

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