FRIDAY, 8 AM TO 12 NOON CENTRAL STANDARD TIME
 

To open the conference, we are delighted to have as our keynote speaker Dr. Eddie S. Glaude, noted Scholar on African American Culture & James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor.

Following Eddie Glaude’s keynote, we will have a discussion that will be moderated by: Chanda Smith Baker, Senior Vice President, The Minneapolis Foundation with May Lee-Yang of FAWK; Michael McDowell of Black Lives Matter, Minneapolis; Jim Bear Jacobs of the Minnesota Council of Churches and Judith Marquz Duran of COPAL-MN. Click on each photo to read their bios. 

 

Chanda Smith Baker

 

 

 

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Jim Bear Jacobs

 

 

 

 

Judith Marquez Duran

 

 

 

 

May Lee Yang

 

 

 

 

Michael McDowell

 

SATURDAY, 9 AM TO 11 AM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME
 

On Saturday Naomi Ko and May Yang Lee of FAWK will perform and take questions from the audience. Click on their photos for a more detailed bio.

 

 

 

Naomi Ko

 

 

 

 

May Lee Yang

 

We are delighted to have Midnite Express, represented by Desirae Desnomie and Robin Bedeau open the conference on Friday and Saturday. Click on their photo to read more about them.

 

Desirae Desnomie and Robin Bedeau