BHTNH 16th ANNUAL BLACK NEW ENGLAND CONFERENCE

A Virtual & IN-PERSON Conference
Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH

October 21-22, 2022

#BNEC2022

 

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

 

Where the Money Resides: An Exploration of Racialized Access & Historic Exclusion from Wealth

For hundreds of years Black families, Indigenous populations, and People of Color have been denied access to the opportunity to build wealth. At the same time, these opportunities were available to middle-class white America which allowed them to accumulate capital and pass it on to future generations.

The 16th annual Black New England Conference will review the legal framework that supported institutional practices that were barriers to wealth for non-whites. The conference will also explore the challenges and history of the social and cultural environment that supported practices such as racial zoning, redlining, school segregation, and government-sanctioned racism.

Where the Money Resides will also celebrate the success stories of both individuals and institutions that serve as beacons of hope for current generations.

Subjects to Consider: 

  • The Rise and Fall of Enslaved and Free Blacks of Affluence
  • By Decree: Laws & Systemic Barriers to the Acquisition of Wealth
  • Building Black Wealth: The Journey of Influential Black Leaders
  • The Myth of Black Exceptionalism and the Theory of the “Talented Tenth”
  • Wealth Matters: The Black-White Wealth Gap & the Miseducation of the People
  • A Generous Spirit: Black Philanthropy Then & Now
  • Economic Power, Black Entrepreneurship, and the New Virtual Economy

Submission Guidelines for your Call for Papers

We invite abstracts for a 10-minute presentation.  Abstracts should be no more than 200 words and should be submitted along with a brief biography to info@blackheritagetrailnh.org no later than April 29, 2022.  Notification of acceptance will be sent no later than July 29, 2022.

The Black New England Conference is an annual 2-day gathering where academics, artists, activists, and community members share insights and research on Black experiences, past and present, in New England and beyond. The Conference is both an academic conference and a celebration of Black life and history.