Presentations

PAPERS PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES:

  • Presenter, Assoc. for the Study of African American Life and History, October 2011.
  • Lecture, “Where You Go I Will Go: Women and the Legacy of Florida Memorial University,” Spady Cultural Heritage Museum, Delray Beach, Florida. March, 15, 2012.
  • Presenter, “‘Judge What We Say Over There by What We Do Over Here’”: Madison County, the Press, and Lynching in Florida During the Era of World War II,” Annual Meeting of the Florida Historical Society, Tampa, Florida. May 24, 2012.
  • Presenter, “‘Judge What We Say Over There by What We Do Over Here’”: Madison County, the Press, and Lynching in Florida During the Era of World War II,” Southern Conference on African American Studies, Inc., Tallahassee, Florida. February 8, 2013.
  • Presenter, “Guarding the Gatekeepers: Capturing and Safeguarding Community Holders of History through Oral Tradition, Spaces, and Archival Collections,” Florida African American Heritage Preservation Network Bi-annual Conference. Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, Florida. April 5, 2013.
  • Presenter, “Lynching, Race, and Rhetoric During the Era of World War II,” Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Jacksonville, Florida. October 3, 2013.
  • Speaker, Black History Luncheon, Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. February 27, 2014.
  • Presenter, “Lynching, Race, and Rhetoric During the World War II Era,” Florida Historical Society Annual Meeting and Symposium, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, May 26, 2014.
  • Presenter and Chaperone, Florida African American Heritage Preservation Network Conference, Tallahassee, Florida. May 18-20, 2015.
  • Panel Facilitator, “Activism and Exodus: Florida Memorial College and the Civil Rights Struggle in St. Augustine,” Annual Meeting of the Florida Historical Society, St. Augustine, Florida.
  • Speaker, 16th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast, Space Cultural Heritage Museum, Delray Beach, Florida, January 18, 2016.
  • Keynote Speaker, Black History Month Program, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Northern Florida, Tallahassee, February 2016.
  • Speaker, Black History Month Program, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida. February 2016.
  • Presenter, “Florida HBCU Juvenile Justice Reform Pipeline,” Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Denver, Colorado. April 1, 2016
  • Speaker, “Meet the Author,” Bethune Cookman University, April 29, 2016.

    Speaking engagement at Bethune Cookman University.
  • Lecturer, “Historical and Social Contexts of Backus/Highwaymen Narrative in Mid-20th Century Jim Crow Florida.” Spady Cultural Center, Delray Beach, October 21, 2016. [news]
  • Lecturer, “Historical and Social Contexts of Backus/Highwaymen Narrative in Mid-20th Century Jim Crow Florida.” Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, October 28, 2016.

PAPERS PRESENTED AT FLORIDA MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY

  • Presenter, Voting Rights Teach-In, Harvard Black Alumni Society of South Florida, October 2012.
  • Presenter, Fifth Annual Reading Conference, FMU School of Education, September 11, 2013.
  • Panelist, Peace Talk, September 11, 2013.
  • Panelist, “Black in America,” FMU Student Government Association, October 7, 2013.
  • Presenter, Presidential Lyceum, Centers for Academic Support and Retention, September 2, 2014.
  • Presenter and Organizer, Voting Rights Teach-In, Harvard Black Alumni Society of South Florida, October 2016.

    Presenting with Professor Charles Ogletree of Harvard University School of Law, October 2016.

DISCUSSANT AT CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS

  • Moderator, Assoc. for the Study of African American Life and History, October 2011.
  • Panelist, Lecture Series: “A Route in Search of Roots: The Power of a Greater Vision,” John G. Riley Center and Museum of African American History and Culture and by the Florida Humanities Council, Tallahassee, Florida. May 19, 2012.
  • Panelist, Lecture Series: “A Route in Search of Roots: The Power of a Greater Vision,” John G. Riley Center and Museum of African American History and Culture and by the Florida Humanities Council. Eatonville, Florida. August 8, 2012.
  • Panelist, Lecture Series: “A Route in Search of Roots: The Power of a Greater Vision,” John G. Riley Center and Museum of African American History and Culture and by the Florida Humanities Council. Tampa, Florida. August 10, 2012.
  • Moderator, “Bringing It All Back Home: Telling the Untold Story of African American Landmarks and Legacies,” Florida African American Heritage Preservation Network Bi-annual Conference. Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, Florida. April 5, 2013.
  • Moderator, “Too Great To Be Googled: Preserving African American Historic Traditions, Community Folkways and Culturally Relevant Customs Through a Cohesive Transfer of Knowledge,” Florida African American Heritage Preservation Network Bi-annual Conference. Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, Florida. April 5, 2013.
  • Presenter, “Route to Our Roots – Viva Florida Part II: The Role of the African Diaspora in Florida’s 20th Century Development,” Florida African American Heritage Preservation Network Bi-annual Conference. Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, Florida. April 6, 2013.
  • Facilitator, Nathan W. Collier Library Brown Bag Book Discussion Series, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. October 23, 2012.
  • Panelist, Nathan W. Collier Library African American History Month Program, February 18, 2013.
  • Panelist, Women’s Leadership Summit, Division of Social Sciences Women’s History Program, March 27, 2013.
  • Discussant, “Created Equal: Slavery By Another Name.” Old Dillard Museum, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Thursday, February 15, 2014.
  • Moderator, “Culture Keepers: An Afternoon with Attorney W. George Allen.” African American Research Library and Cultural Center, Fort Lauderdale. Saturday, February 22, 2014.
  • Moderator, “Culture Keepers: An Afternoon with Barbara Sharief.” African American Research Library and Cultural Center, Fort Lauderdale. June 23, 2014.
  • Moderator, “Culture Keepers: An Afternoon with Broward School Board Member Dr. Rosalind Osgood,” African American Research Library and Cultural Center, Fort Lauderdale. Saturday, November 10, 2014.
  • Panelist, “The Big Read: To Kill a Mockingbird,” Miramar Library, January 27, 2015.
  • Facilitator, Book Discussion of Between the World and Me, Miami Shores People of Color Black History Month Series, Brockway Memorial Library, Miami Shores. February 2016.
  • Panelist, “Let Our Hearts Be Heard,” Black History Month Event, Broward College, February 2016.
  • .Facilitator, Unity360 Race Dialogue Series, Miami Shores People of Color, Brockway Memorial Library, Miami Shores. October 15, 2016.
  • Facilitator, Unity360 Race Dialogue Series, Miami Shores People of Color, Brockway Memorial Library, Miami Shores. October 22, 2016.
  • Facilitator, Unity360 Race Dialogue Series, Miami Shores People of Color, Brockway Memorial Library, Miami Shores. November 2016.
  • Featured author. Miami International Book Fair. November 2016.
  • Featured presenter, Unity360 Race Dialogue Series, Miami Shores People of Color, Brockway Memorial Library, Miami Shores. December 2016.
  • Moderator, Panel Discussion, “What’s Going On: Then and Now.” Miramar Cultural Center. January 26, 2017.
  • Facilitator, Unity360 Race Dialogue Series, South Florida People of Color, Miramar Cultural Center. February 11, 2017.
  • Facilitator, Unity360 Race Dialogue Series, South Florida People of Color, Miramar Cultural Center. February 25, 2017.

 

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