Sankofa/50th Anniversary

BCALA past, present and future; the importance of learning from our past; facing our future with the lessons of the past; African diaspora; black history, migration; Afrofuturism; oral histories; exhibitions; preservation; cultural heritage; Black Wall Street; Tulsa Massacre; celebrating 50 years; etc.

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University of South Florida

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Clemson University

Meet our Speakers

We've gathered some of the top experts in the field to discuss this topic. With years of experience between them, they're well-equipped to offer invaluable insights and perspectives.

Shauntee Burns-Simpson

Shauntee Burns-Simpson

President, BCALA

Nikki Giovanni

Nikki Giovanni

Poet

Dr. Carla Hayden

Dr. Carla Hayden

Nichelle M. Hayes

Nichelle M. Hayes

Vice President, BCALA

Kimberly Johnson

Kimberly Johnson

CEO, Tulsa City-County Library

Jason Reynolds

Jason Reynolds

Roland Barksdale-Hall

Roland Barksdale-Hall

Library Director, Quinby Street Resource Center

Dr. Keisha N. Blain

Dr. Keisha N. Blain

Veronica Britto

Veronica Britto

Free Library of Philadelphia, Free Library of Philadelphia

Wanda Brown

Wanda Brown

Tamela Chambers

Tamela Chambers

Branch Manager, Librarian IV, Chicago Public Library, Beverly Branch

Danielle Colbert-Lewis

Danielle Colbert-Lewis

Head of Research and Instructional Services, North Carolina Central University

Tracy Crawford

Tracy Crawford

Senior Librarian, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Emily Drabinski

Emily Drabinski

Interim Chief Librarian, Graduate Center, City University of New York

LISA-JANE ERWIN

LISA-JANE ERWIN

Manager, Homebound & Senior Services, Free Library of Philadelphia

Rhonda Evans

Rhonda Evans

Assistant Chief Librarian, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Sandra Farag

Sandra Farag

Head of Youth Services, Kalamazoo Public Library

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Graduate Student, University of Maryland

Loida Garcia-Febo

Loida Garcia-Febo

International Library Consultant, ALA

Tracie D. Hall

Tracie D. Hall

Zakiya Dalila Harris

Zakiya Dalila Harris

Author

Leta Hendricks

Leta Hendricks

The Ohio State University, University Libraries

Tracey Hunter Hayes

Tracey Hunter Hayes

Andrew "Sekou" Jackson

Andrew "Sekou" Jackson

Musa Jatta

Musa Jatta

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Sessions

NCAAL Conference Welcome & Acknowledgments

July 28, 2021, 01:45 PM

Nichelle M. Hayes

Shauntee Burns-Simpson

Author Presentation with Wole Soyinka

July 28, 2021, 04:15 PM

Shauntee Burns-Simpson

Wole Soyinka

Remembering the Tulsa Race Massacre with Young Adult Authors

July 28, 2021, 05:30 PM

NCAAL Planning Committee

Four Hundred Souls Conversation with Editors

July 28, 2021, 08:00 PM

Dr. Keisha N. Blain

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi

Green Book Travelers, a Historypin Project to Collect Personal Histories of African Americans

July 29, 2021, 04:15 PM

Michael McUsic

Books for Black Folk: Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois and African American Libraries

July 29, 2021, 05:30 PM

Leta Hendricks

Opening Session - Inspired by our Past

July 29, 2021, 07:00 PM

Kimberly Johnson

Andrew "Sekou" Jackson

Nikki Giovanni

Ondrea Murphy

Opening Session - Inspired by our Past

July 29, 2021, 07:00 PM

Tracey Hunter Hayes

Nichelle M. Hayes

Shauntee Burns-Simpson

Opening Session - Inspired by our Past

July 29, 2021, 07:00 PM

Tracey Hunter Hayes

Keith Jemison

Author Pavilion - Chat with Zakiya Delilah Harris

July 29, 2021, 09:15 PM

Zakiya Dalila Harris

Nichelle M. Hayes

Seeking the "Brief Evidence" of Anna Murray Douglass: A Workshop on Literacy, Poetry & History

July 30, 2021, 03:00 PM

M. Nzadi Keita

The Pictures Are Pretty; Black Artistry Past, Present, and In Between

July 30, 2021, 04:15 PM

Nancy Tolson

Bridging the Gap: In Support of Female Librarianship

July 30, 2021, 05:30 PM

Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz

Nichelle M. Hayes

Loida Garcia-Febo

Emily Drabinski

Runaway Quilt Project: Digital Humanities Exploration of Quilting During Slavery

July 30, 2021, 06:45 PM

Deimosa Webber-Bey

Making The Black Librarians in America: A Panel Discussion with 2021 Edition Authors

July 30, 2021, 08:00 PM

Shauntee Burns-Simpson

Rhonda Evans

Shaundra Walker

Nichelle M. Hayes

Ana Ndumu

Making The Black Librarians in America: A Panel Discussion with 2021 Edition Authors

July 30, 2021, 08:00 PM

Danielle Colbert-Lewis

Vernice Riddick Faison

Roland Barksdale-Hall

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Jamillah Scott-Branch

Digging Up Our Past and Cultivating Our Future from the Seeds of Early Black Librarianship

July 30, 2021, 09:15 PM

Tracy Crawford

Rhonda Evans

Musa Jatta

A.J. Muhammad

Talk with Charlamagne Tha God and Tamika Mallory

July 30, 2021, 10:30 PM

Charlamagne tha God

Shauntee Burns-Simpson

Speculating about a Black Future: Creating Programs for Speculative Fiction/Fantasy

July 31, 2021, 03:00 PM

Renee Roberson Tecco

Black in Indiana

July 31, 2021, 05:30 PM

Eunice Trotter

Black Comics Matter

July 31, 2021, 08:00 PM

Tamela Chambers

Tatanisha "Tiki" Love

Sandra Farag

Deimosa Webber-Bey

Shauntee Burns-Simpson

Susen Shi

Telling Our Own Story: The Untapped Potential of African-American Obituaries as Primary Source Documents

July 31, 2021, 08:00 PM

LISA-JANE ERWIN

Veronica Britto

President's Ball & Awards

August 01, 2021, 01:00 AM

Shauntee Burns-Simpson

Patty Wong

Jason Reynolds

Dr. Carla Hayden

Presidents' Ball & Awards Ceremony

August 01, 2021, 01:00 AM

NCAAL Planning Committee

Wanda Brown

Tracie D. Hall

Raymond Pun

The 11th National Conference of African American Librarians

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