11th National Conference of African American Librarians

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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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.

Keith Jemison

Keith Jemison

M. Nzadi Keita

M. Nzadi Keita

Professor of English & Creative Writing, Ursinus College

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi

Tatanisha "Tiki" Love

Tatanisha "Tiki" Love

Library Media specialist, Loch Raven Technical Academy

Michael McUsic

Michael McUsic

Curator, Green Book Travelers

A.J. Muhammad

A.J. Muhammad

Librarian, Schomburg Center

Ondrea Murphy

Ondrea Murphy

Ana Ndumu

Ana Ndumu

Assistant Professor, University of Maryland College Park MLIS Program

Raymond Pun

Raymond Pun

President, APALA

Vernice Riddick Faison

Vernice Riddick Faison

Head Music Librarian, North Carolina Central University

Renee Roberson Tecco

Renee Roberson Tecco

Library Customer Advisor, Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library

Jamillah Scott-Branch

Jamillah Scott-Branch

Assistant Director of Library Services, North Carolina Central University

Susen Shi

Susen Shi

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

Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz

Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz

Associate Dean, Teaching, Learning, and Engagement, New York University Libraries

Wole Soyinka

Wole Soyinka

Charlamagne tha God

Charlamagne tha God

Nancy Tolson

Nancy Tolson

Eunice Trotter

Eunice Trotter

Trotter Communications

Shaundra Walker

Shaundra Walker

Library Director, Georgia College

Deimosa Webber-Bey

Deimosa Webber-Bey

Director, Information Services & Cultural Insight, Scholastic Inc. / Pratt Institute SILS

Patty Wong

Patty Wong

NCAAL Planning Committee

NCAAL Planning Committee

BCALA

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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
Wole Soyinka Shauntee Burns-Simpson

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
Ondrea Murphy Nikki Giovanni Andrew "Sekou" Jackson Kimberly Johnson

Opening Session - Inspired by our Past

July 29, 2021, 07:00 PM
Shauntee Burns-Simpson Tracey Hunter Hayes Nichelle M. Hayes

Opening Session - Inspired by our Past

July 29, 2021, 07:00 PM
Keith Jemison Tracey Hunter Hayes

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
Nichelle M. Hayes Shauntee Burns-Simpson Ana Ndumu Shaundra Walker Rhonda Evans

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

July 30, 2021, 08:00 PM
Roland Barksdale-Hall Danielle Colbert-Lewis Jamillah Scott-Branch keondra bills freemyn Vernice Riddick Faison

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

July 30, 2021, 09:15 PM
A.J. Muhammad Tracy Crawford Musa Jatta Rhonda Evans

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
Sandra Farag Susen Shi Deimosa Webber-Bey Tamela Chambers Tatanisha "Tiki" Love Shauntee Burns-Simpson

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
Jason Reynolds Shauntee Burns-Simpson Patty Wong Dr. Carla Hayden

Presidents' Ball & Awards Ceremony

August 01, 2021, 01:00 AM
Wanda Brown Tracie D. Hall NCAAL Planning Committee Raymond Pun

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