
Agenda
8:00 AM -9:00 AM
Breakfast
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Black Policy Conference Welcome
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Opening Plenary:
The Infrastructure of Liberation: Reimagining our Public Systems
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Intermission
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Breakout Sessions:
a) Law as Leverage: Enforcing Civil Rights and Democratic Power
b) When Law Is Not Enough: Representation in the Fight for Civil and Human Rights
c) Beyond the Headlines: Journalism, Accountability and Power
11:30 AM - 1:10 PM
Lunch & Keynote Plenary
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM
Intermission
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Breakout Sessions:
a) Education as Reconstruction: Future of Learning
b) Health Equity as Policy: Reimagining Black Well-Being in America
c) From City Hall to Statehouse: Black Leadership and Public Power
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Intermission
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Breakout Sessions:
a) Mobilizing for Collective Power: Collective Responsibility for Economic Justice
b) More Than a Moment: Black Women Leading Collective Change
c) Beyond the Ballot: Building and Protecting Black Political Power
d) Communications Workshop with Bobby Nweke
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Breakout Sessions:
a) Climate Justice as Racial Justice: Building Equitable Futures
b) The Politics of Policy: Organizing and Campaigns
To Be Announced
To Be Announced
4:00pm - 9:00pm
Conference Check-In

























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