About this Event
Join with community activists for an intimate gathering of conversations on remembrance, restoration, reconciliation, and resilience. Representatives for the Metro Atlanta Chapter of African American History and Genealogy Society (AAHGS), Dr. Karcheik Sims-Alvarado, Chair of the Fulton County Reparations Task Force, and Dr. Susan Glisson, Executive Director of William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation will facilitate. The keynote will be delivered by Dr. Daniel Black, Professor of African American Studies at Clark Atlanta University and author of “Black on Black: On Our Resilience and Brilliance in America”
The symposium is co-sponsored by Coalition Conveners: Culture Centers International, Southern Truth & Reconciliation, and the Fulton County Remembrance Coalition
FREE and open to the public; RSVP required for box lunch.
11 am - 12:10 pm CCI - Remembering: AAHGS Descendant Research
12:15 - 1 Lunch
1 - 2:10 pm - FCRC - Restoration: Grounding and Healing with Dr. Karcheik Sims-Alvarado
215 - 325 pm - STAR - Reconciliation: History of TRCs with Dr. Susan Glisson & Dr. Thee Smith
330 - 430 pm - Keynote - Resilience with Dr. Daniel Black, "Black on Black: On Our Resilience and Brilliance in America" (2023)
430 - 5 pm Book Signing/Networking
Dr. Daniel Black, Author, Professor, Consultant, Mentor, Clark Atlanta University
Dr. Karcheik Sims-Alvarado, Chair, Fulton County Reparations Task Force; Assistant Professor, Morehouse College
Dr. Susan Glisson, Founding Director, William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation in Mississippi
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Auburn Avenue Research Library, 101 Auburn Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, United States
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