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.

Proudly supported by

Netflix

American Library Association

Gale Cengage

Communico

Abrams The Art of Books

Ingram Book Company

Baker & Taylor

Simon & Schuster

NoveList-EBSCO

Midwest Tape

FE Technologies

FINDAWAY

Phame Marketing

Center for Black Literature & Culture - Indianapolis Public Library

Believe In Reading

Omnigraphics Inc.

Overdrive, Inc.

Tech Logic Corporation

Prince George's County Memorial Library System

University of South Florida

Roosevelt Public Library

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.

Susen Shi

Susen Shi

Senior Librarian - Young Adult Services, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library / NYPL

Kimberly Johnson

Kimberly Johnson

CEO, Tulsa City-County Library

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi

Dr. Keisha N. Blain

Dr. Keisha N. Blain

M. Nzadi Keita

M. Nzadi Keita

Professor of English & Creative Writing, Ursinus College

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Graduate Student, University of Maryland

Tatanisha "Tiki" Love

Tatanisha "Tiki" Love

Library Media specialist, Loch Raven Technical Academy

Roland Barksdale-Hall

Roland Barksdale-Hall

Library Director, Quinby Street Resource Center

Dr. Carla Hayden

Dr. Carla Hayden

Wanda Brown

Wanda Brown

Patty Wong

Patty Wong

Tracie D. Hall

Tracie D. Hall

Nikki Giovanni

Nikki Giovanni

Poet

Jamillah Scott-Branch

Jamillah Scott-Branch

Assistant Director of Library Services, North Carolina Central University

Vernice Riddick Faison

Vernice Riddick Faison

Head Music Librarian, North Carolina Central University

Danielle Colbert-Lewis

Danielle Colbert-Lewis

Head of Research and Instructional Services, North Carolina Central University

Tracey Hunter Hayes

Tracey Hunter Hayes

Keith Jemison

Keith Jemison

Andrew "Sekou" Jackson

Andrew "Sekou" Jackson

Zakiya Dalila Harris

Zakiya Dalila Harris

Author

Charlamagne tha God

Charlamagne tha God

Raymond Pun

Raymond Pun

President, APALA

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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. Ibram X. Kendi

Dr. Keisha N. Blain

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

Ondrea Murphy

Kimberly Johnson

Nikki Giovanni

Andrew "Sekou" Jackson

Opening Session - Inspired by our Past

July 29, 2021, 07:00 PM

Nichelle M. Hayes

Shauntee Burns-Simpson

Tracey Hunter Hayes

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

Nichelle M. Hayes

Zakiya Dalila Harris

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

Loida Garcia-Febo

Emily Drabinski

Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz

Nichelle M. Hayes

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

Rhonda Evans

Shaundra Walker

Ana Ndumu

Nichelle M. Hayes

Shauntee Burns-Simpson

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

July 30, 2021, 08:00 PM

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Roland Barksdale-Hall

Jamillah Scott-Branch

Vernice Riddick Faison

Danielle Colbert-Lewis

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

Shauntee Burns-Simpson

Charlamagne tha God

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

Deimosa Webber-Bey

Sandra Farag

Tamela Chambers

Shauntee Burns-Simpson

Susen Shi

Tatanisha "Tiki" Love

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

July 31, 2021, 08:00 PM

Veronica Britto

LISA-JANE ERWIN

President's Ball & Awards

August 01, 2021, 01:00 AM

Jason Reynolds

Shauntee Burns-Simpson

Dr. Carla Hayden

Patty Wong

Presidents' Ball & Awards Ceremony

August 01, 2021, 01:00 AM

NCAAL Planning Committee

Wanda Brown

Tracie D. Hall

Raymond Pun