FULL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE CAN BE VIEWED HERE
Wednesday, September 27, 2017 |
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| Convention Registration | 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Pavilion Foyer / 4th Floor |
| Pre-Conference Bus Tour African American Heritage Bus Tour to Ripley, Ohio |
7:30 a.m. –4:00 p.m. | Bus loads at 5th St. Revolving Door Entrance – SL on elevator pad |
| ASALH Executive Council Meeting ( Members Welcome) | 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Rookwood / 4th Floor |
| National Park Service Public Forum: The Impact of Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald Schools on African American Education- Sponsored by National Parks Conservation Association | 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Hall of Mirrors (HOM) / 3rd Floor |
| Opening Night Reception | 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | Continental / Mezzanine Level |
Thursday, September 28, 2017 |
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| Convention Registration | 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Pavilion Foyer / 4th Floor |
| Bus Tour Cincinnati African American History Tour |
7:00 a.m.-11:45 p.m. | Bus loads at 5th Street Revolving Door Entrance – SL on elevator pad |
| Teachers Workshop | 8:00 a.m.–3:50 p.m. | Freedom Center – Discovery Room 1 |
| Session I | 8:30 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. | Various |
| Session II | 10:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Various |
| Thursday Luncheon Speaker: Judge Nathaniel Jones, “Answering the Call” |
12 noon – 1:45 p.m. | Hall of Mirrors (HOM)/3rd Floor |
| Exhibit Area Open | 12 noon – 8:00 p.m. | Pavilion Foyer & Caprice 1&4 / 4th Floor |
| Lunch Sessions | 12 noon – 1:45 p.m. | Various |
| Session III | 2:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. | Various |
| ASALH Awards Program | 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Continental / Mezzanine Level |
| Plenary Session 1: The Crisis in Black Education | 4:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. | Hall of Mirrors (HOM)/3rd Floor |
| Authors’ Book Signing | 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | Continental / Mezzanine Level |
| Evening Sessions | 7:45 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. | Various |
| Black History Bulletin 80th Anniversary Reception | 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. | Freedom Center- (5th Street Revolving Door Entrance – SL on the elevator pad 7:30-7:55p.m) |
Friday, September 29, 2017 |
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| Convention Registration | 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Pavilion Foyer / 4th Floor |
| Exhibit Area Open | 8:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. |
Bus loads at 5th Street Revolving Door Entrance – SL on elevator pad
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| Session I | 8:30 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. | Various |
| Session II | 10:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Various |
| Youth Day | 9:00 a.m. – 12 noon | TBD |
| Carter G Woodson Luncheon Speaker: Filmmaker Stanley Nelson, “Tell them We are Rising” |
12 noon – 1:45 p.m. | Hall of Mirrors (HOM)/3rd Floor |
| Lunch Sessions | 12:00 noon – 1:45 p.m. | Various |
| Session III | 2:00 p.m.- 3:50 p.m. | Various |
| ASALH Business Meeting | 4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. | Hall of Mirrors (HOM)/3rd Floor |
| Plenary Session II Black Cincinnati: Progress or Retreat |
6:15 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. | Hall of Mirrors (HOM)/3rd Floor |
| Evening Sessions | 8:00 p.m. –9:45 p.m. | Various |
| The Journal of African American History Reception (JAAH) | 8:30 p.m. –10:00 p.m. | Continental / Mezzanine Level |
| Poetry Slam & Open Mic Night | 10:00 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. | Mayflower 1&2 / Lower Level |
Saturday, September 30, 2017 |
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| Convention Registration | 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Pavilion Foyer / 4th Floor |
| Exhibit Area Open |
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m
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Pavilion Foyer & Caprice 1&4 / 4th floor |
| Film Festival | 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Rue Reolon / Street Level |
| ASALH Branch Workshop | 8:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Continental / Mezzanine Level |
| Session I | 8:30 a.m.–9:50 a.m. | Various |
| Session II | 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Various |
| Blassingame Luncheon Speaker: Historian and Social Critic Jelani Cobb |
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Hall of Mirrors / 3rd Floor |
| ABWH Luncheon | 12:00 noon – 3:30 p.m. | Hyatt Regency Cincinnati |
| Session III | 2:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. | Various |
| Plenary Session III: Lifting the Veil: Black Women and the Politics of Respectability |
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Continental / Mezzanine Level |
| ASALH Annual Banquet Speaker: Marian Wright Edelman, Children’s Defense Fund |
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. | Pavilion / 4th Floor |
SUNDAY, October 1, 2017 |
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| ASALH Ecumenical Breakfast Speaker: Rev. Damon Lynch, Jr. |
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Hall of Mirrors / 3rd Floor |
Plenary Session I- Thursday
The Crisis in Black Education: VP Franklin, Joyce King, Noliwe Rooks, Vanessa Siddle Walker
Moderator: Sundiata Cha-Jua
Plenary Session II- Friday
Black Cincinnati: Progress or Retreat: Keith Griffler, Eric Jackson, and Ashley Howard
Moderator: Nikki Taylor
Plenary Session III-Saturday
Black Women and the Politics of Respectability: Brittney C. Cooper, Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Treva B. Lindsey, and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Moderator: Karsonya Wise Whitehead