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   15th Annual Black New England Conference: Crossing River Jordan:Healing Racial Wounds Through Accountability & Truth-TellingA Virtual ConferenceOctober 22 and 23, 2021CONFERENCE REGISTRATION We want to ensure that this conference is available to all who are interested in attending. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we can reduce the registration fee and offer several complimentary tickets and student scholarships to attendees. Please inquire at info@blackheritagetrailnh.org or call 603-570-8469 for more information. CONFERENCE VIRTUAL TOUR #1Never Caught: The Washingtons & Ona Marie Judge in NHA…

2020 Black New England Conference Presenters Bios Keynote Speakers Suggested Readings  Download printable PDF of Suggested Reading List Panel #1 IN HONOR OF FRANCIS HARPER BLACK WOMEN AS PURVEYORS OF CHANGE Books To ‘joy My Freedom: Southern Black Women’s Live and Labors After the Civil War by Tera W. Hunter Trailblazer: A Pioneering Journalist’s Fight to Make the Media Look More Like America by Dorothy Butler Gilliam Women Who Count: Honoring African American Women Mathematicians by Shelly M. Jones,…

2020 Black New England Conference Presenters Bios Keynote Speakers Suggested Readings 2020 Black New England Conference Honorees Francis Harper https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/frances-ellen-watkins-harper Audre Lorde https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/audre-lorde Ida B. Wells https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/barnett-ida-wells-1862-1931/ Nina Simone https://www.ninasimone.com/biography/ Shirley Chisholm https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/shirley-chisholm Mari Copeny “Little Miss Flint” https://www.maricopeny.com/about

2020 Black New England Conference Presenters Bios Keynote Speakers Suggested Readings 2020 Black New England Conference Keynote Speakers & Special Guests (In order of appearance) Sheryl Lee Ralph Sheryl Lee Ralph is a multifaceted artist who continues to blaze trails in the entertainment industry. Whether she appears on TV, film, or the Broadway stage. Sheryl Lee Ralph also sparkles as a director, voice and screen actor, author, singer, philanthropist, community activist, wife, and mother. She can be seen in the…

2020 Black New England Conference Presenters Bios Keynote Speakers Suggested Readings Biographies of Panelists and Moderators In order of appearance  Panel #1— Black Women as Purveyors of Change Elizabeth Salas Evans is the President and Chief Compliance Officer of Cayena Capital Management, LLC, a registered investment firm located in Weare, NH. A native of New Hampshire, Elizabeth received a Bachelor of Science in Business Finance and a Master’s in Applied Economics from Southern New Hampshire University. She has recently been…

2020 Black New England Conference Presenters Bios Keynote Speakers Suggested Readings 14th Annual Black New England Conference: BLACK WOMEN ROCK: Leading the Charge for Social and Political Change A Virtual Conference September 25 and 26, 2020 Conference Registration We want to ensure that this conference is available to all who are interested in attending. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we are able to reduce the registration fee and offer a number of complimentary tickets and student scholarships to…