NBWC2024 Poetry Slam Sponsor: Office of Student Life at Medgar Evers College Medgar Evers College Welcome Center * 6:00 pm to 8:00

Film Presentation and Discussion Co-Sponsors: African Voices and CBL’s National Black Writers Conference Edison O. Jackson Auditorium * 6:00 pm to 8:00

Opening Keynote: All That We Carry, Where Do We Go From Here? Farah Jasmine Griffin in conversation with Michael Eric Dyson Emcee:

Re-Envisioning Our Lives through Literature (ROLL) Youth Program For High School Students Founders Auditorium * 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Jennifer Baker

Virtual Scholarly Presentations on Conference Theme Sponsor: African American Studies Committee of the College Language Association This is a virtual event (online

Dramatic Reading from the Dr. Edith Rock Writing Workshop for Elders Edison O. Jackson Auditorium * 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm The

Tiya Miles in conversation with Brenda M. Greene Edison O. Jackson Auditorium * Emcee: Maria DeLongoria 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm Drawing

Technology, Social Media, and the Fight for Racial Justice Confirmed: Marc Lamont Hill, Bettina Love, Wesley Lowery, and Emily Raboteau Moderator: Jelani

The Healing Power of Literature Confirmed: Patricia Spears Jones, Kalisha Buckhanon, Marita Golden, and Kevin Powell Moderator: Rachel Eliza Griffiths Founders Auditorium

Black Writers' Letters to America Confirmed: Victoria Christopher Murray, Pamela Newkirk, Thabiti Lewis, and Khalil Gibran Muhammad Moderator: Donna Hill Founders Auditorium

SUMMIT KEYNOTE A Conversation with the 2024 National Black Writers Conference Honorees Paul Coates, Percival Everett, Peniel E. Joseph, and Bernice McFadden

17th National Black Writers Conference Awards Ceremony Saturday, March 23, 2024 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm NBWC2024 Awardees Paul Coates Percival Everett Peniel

Wild Seeds Alumni Reunion 10:30 am to 12:30 pm (This event is reserved for alumni of CBL's Wild Seeds Retreat for Writers

Talkshops 11:00 am to 12:30 pm The talkshops run concurrently. At the Center for Black Literature, a talkshop is similar to a

The Power of Historical Narratives Confirmed: W.B. Garvey, Maryemma Graham, Ayana Mathis, and A.J. Verdelle Moderator: Diane Richards 1:00 pm to 2:30

Black Writers Crossing Boundaries and Borders Confirmed: Edwidge Danticat, Stéphane Martelly, Kwame Dawes, and Patrick Nganang Moderator: Jasmine Claude Narcisse 3:00 pm