Over the past eight years, the Black Policy Conference has grown into a leading policy-driven forum addressing issues that affect communities within Africa and the African Diaspora at large. This year’s conference, Heritage and Horizons: Seeking Innovative Solutions | Rooted in Shared Experiences, strives to celebrate the Black community’s heritage of perseverance and leadership, and recognize the shared experiences of communities of color, in order to develop collaborative solutions for Black and minority communities today. Through this year’s conference, we hope to bring to the attention of our participants a number of real-world solutions for addressing socioeconomic disparities shared by Black and other communities of color. Our target audience is students, alumni, faculty and policy practitioners interested in meeting the distinct and sometimes unique needs of Black people around the globe. The Black Policy Conference is the sole annual event coordinated by the Black Policy Conference organization. We welcome you to join us at the Kennedy School this March.