Past Conferences

Conference Archive (2007–2020)

Explore the Institute on Black Life's conference archive featuring programs from annual conferences held between 2007 and 2020. These programs document the themes, speakers, sessions, and scholarship that have shaped the Institute's longstanding commitment to advancing conversations on Black life, culture, and social justice.

Select a year below to view and download the conference program.

2020 Annual Conference
Education Entrepreneurship and Empowerment of African American Communities

2019 Annual Conference
Culture Environment and Sustainability of African Diaspora Communities

2018 Annual Conference
Teaching Racism: How, Why, When

2017 Annual Conference
Family, Home and Community in Africa and the Diaspora: 30th Anniversary Symposium

2016 Annual Conference
Activism Matters: Scholarship, Engagement and Action!

2015 Annual Conference
Images, Movements and Engagements in Africa and the Diaspora

2014 Annual Conference
Race and Place: Cultural Landscapes of Black Life in America

2011 Annual Conference
Global and Collaborative Inquiry: ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé Research in Africa

2009 Annual Conference
Leadership in the 21st Century: The Role and the Road

2008 Annual Conference
Memory, Culture, and Community: African-American Life in Tampa 
Black Voters and the 2008 Presidential Election: A Community Forum

2007 Annual Conference
Women and Water in Africa: Human Rights or Civil Rights?