Facing Race is back! This time in Raleigh, NC — November 12-14, 2026.

2022 Conference Sessions

Session Date & Time Speaker(s) Type Track
Working Together: Advancing Racial Equity Across the Whole of Government - Pre and Post-Conference Activity
Phoenix Cultural Experience Bus Tour - Pre and Post-Conference Activity
We Still Here - Eli Jacobs Fantauzzi, Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi, Michael Shawn Cordero, Frances Medina, Mensajeros De Palomas Race Flicks
Jubilee: A Black Feminist Homecoming - Paris Hatcher, Black Feminist Future, Chisom Chieke, Crystal Des-Ogugua Race Flicks
Call & Response - Princeton James, Sequoia Gray, Angel Clark, Memphis Music Initiative, Amber Hamilton Race Flicks
You Racist, Sexist, Bigot - Pita Juarez, Matty Steinkamp Race Flicks
Unwavering: The Power of Black Innovation - Fearless Video, Echoing Green, Comcast NBCUniversal Race Flicks
In the Wake of Mourning - Adetoro Makinde, Tyrese Alleyne-Davis Race Flicks
Ale Libre - Maya Cueva, Mayra Amaya, Melissa Bueno-Woerner, Alejandra Pablos Race Flicks
Whose “American” Words to Transform(N)ations - Kung Li Sun, Deepa Iyer, Sofia Ali Khan, R. Cielo Cruz Racial Justice Reads
Protecting The Sacred — An Intimate Discussion on Spirituality and Land Sovereignty - Dr. Wendsler Nosie Sr. Plenary Session
Powerlands - Ivey Camille Manybeads Tso, Jordan Flaherty, Emily Faye Ratner, Ewa Jasiewicz Race Flicks
Reimagining Destinies with Nnedi Okorafor - Nnedi Okorafor Racial Justice Reads
Public Education: The Foundation for Multiracial Democracy - James Ford, Alex Ames, Bridgit Antoinette Evans, Becky Pringle
Apache Leap - Christian Rozier, Douglas Miles Jr., Glen Lineberry, Selina Curley, Carrie Curley, Douglas Miles Sr. Race Flicks
Remapping the Center with Rebecca Roanhorse - Rebecca Roanhorse, R. Cielo Cruz Racial Justice Reads
Community Violence as a Public Health Crisis by Everytown for Gun Safety - Mini Stage Presentation
Building the American Dream - Chelsea Hernandez, Marcy Garriott, Marisol Medrano Montoya, Mario Troncoso, Iliana Sosa Race Flicks
Between Starshine and Clay: Narratives of Black Bodily Autonomy - Robert Jones Jr., Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa Racial Justice Reads
Meeting the Moment: The Future of Governance and Multiracial Democracy - Michael McAfee, Sulma Arias, Grecia Lima Plenary Session General
Restorative Justice for our Movement - Ashley Thomas, Toni-Michelle Williams, Sendolo Diaminah Plenary Session General
How Do You Cook Your Rice? A Workshop on Food, Healing and Liberation - Christopher Tse, Meenakshi Verma-Agrawal Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Taking Matters Into Our Own Hands: More Healing and Less Colonization in Behavioral Health - Anthony Newkirk, PhD., Jiivik Siiki, Clarence Kelley Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Spoken Word. Creative Community Engagement. The Transportation Experience. - Kimberly Ming, Yanisa Techagumthorn, Adrian H Molina Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Taking Care of Our Staff in a Capitalist, Ableist, and Racist System - Shubha Balabaer, Shilo McCabe, Steven Renderos Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Not Your Traditional Policy Approach — Redefining a Win for Our Communities - Dennice Barr, Jazmín Rodriguez Lopez, Shawmar Pitts, Janelle Wright Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
How to Build an Equitable Economy: Center the 100 Million in Policy and Practice - Demond Drummer, Abigail Langston Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
It’s Time for Action: a Non-profit Funder Membership Organization Leads a State-wide Strategy to Shift Philanthropy at Scale - Amber Trout, Alex McCray, Jessica Berns Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
From a Seat at the Table to Democratic Control: Powerbuilding through Co-governance - Rukia Lumumba, Rosie Grant, Shaw San Liu Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
Generation Justice- Facing Race Radio Production - Roberta Rael, Barbara Ramirez Breakout Session Narrative, Arts, and Culture
Real Talk About Building Organizational Capacity for Racial Equity: A Peer Exchange - Cynthia Silva Parker, Sean Thomas-Breitfeld Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Building a Disability Politic & Access-Centered Cultures - Dustin Gibson, Ngozi Alston Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
Transforming our Narrative Waters through Narrative Systems Design - Bridgit Antoinette Evans, Tracy Van Slyke, Nayantara Sen Breakout Session Narrative, Arts, and Culture
How Cops Get Off - Judith Browne Dianis, Shanelle Matthews, Jennifer Dillon Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
Transforming Public Health at the Intersection of Equity and Institutional Change - Leandris C. Liburd, Jeffrey E. Hall, Rashid Njai Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Let’s Talk about Sex: Transwomen of Color Talk Sex Work and Decriminalization - Cecilia Gentili, Victoria Van Blaque Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Operationalizing Love: Utilizing A Critical Theory of Love In Our Fight for Social Justice - Dr. Durryle Brooks Breakout Session Narrative, Arts, and Culture
Leading with Racial Equity: A Strategy to Achieve Equity for All - scott winn Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
ENERGY: What is it good for - Crystal Huang, Selena Feliciano Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
What Do We Do With the White People? How to Bring Millions of White People into Movements for Social Change - Julia Daniel, Evelyn Lynn, Chanelle Gallant Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Dismantling the Master's House: Race, Power, and Electoral Systems - George Cheung, Sol Mora Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
New Tools to Tell Our Story: Exploring Virtual Reality (VR) Technologies for Racial Consciousness, Reflection, and Healing - Giramata, Amelia (Amy) Kraehe, Richelle maria Vargas Breakout Session Narrative, Arts, and Culture
Building a Cooperative Economy - Deyanira Del Rio Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
So You Want to Become an Anti-Racist Organization - Bernard Moore, Angelo Gamarra, Ligaya Domingo Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Racing the Election: Reflections on the Midterms and the Direction Forward - Rinku Sen, MS, Judith Le Blanc, Alex Gomez, LeeAnn Hall Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Narrative 101 - Kalimah Ujaama, Nadia Awad Breakout Session Narrative, Arts, and Culture
Embodying a White Antiracist Identity and Practice - Laura Shmishkiss Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Returning to Freedom Schools - Mimi, Nia, Raquel Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
Building a Bigger We: The Multiracial Alliances Needed to Win - Erin Heaney, Fernando Mejia, Carrie Santoro, Anika Fassia Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Let Our Ancestors Rest - Marina Thomas, Melody Santa Cruz, Tina Austin Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
Green Is Not White Workshop - Christopher Wilson, Jawara Gairey, Tyjana Connolly Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
Geographic Tools to Advance Racial Justice at the Community Level - Raintry Salk, Clinton Johnson, Chris Messerich, Koya Brown Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
The Color of Care Impact Campaign — Ending Racial Inequity in US Healthcare - Asif Khan Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
The Social Justice Spectrum: Building the World We Want from the World We Have - Promiti Islam, Hannah Weitzer, Brienne “BC” Colston Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Paving the Path towards Justice: Implementing more Equitable Infrastructure Investment - Christopher Coes, Christina Cummings, April Brown Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
The Trojan Horse in Social Movements: Transforming Power & Oppression the Nonprofit Industrial Complex - amani Olugbala, damaris miller Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Inside / Outside Strategy: Building the Long Game for the Future We Seek - Niketa Brar, Candace Moore Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Building an Intergenerational Black and Brown Centered Organization - Alma Cervantes, Rosalyn Green, Andrea Manzo Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
The Power of Storytelling to Advance Justice for Workers - Ashton Lattimore Breakout Session Narrative, Arts, and Culture
Addressing Anti Blackness Teach-in - Felicia Arriaga, Blu Lewis Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Generation Justice Narrative Shift and Leaders for Change Fellowship-- Youth led multiracial, policy and health equity in New Mexico - Roberta Rael, Zain Dixon, Barbara Ramirez Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
H.E.A.L. Together: Lessons in Building an Intergenerational Movement for Strong Public Schools and a Multiracial Democracy - Letha Muhammad, Zeena Mohamed, Kampala Taiz-Rancifer Breakout Session Narrative, Arts, and Culture
Rockwood's Heart of Black Leadership — Mini Session - Darlene Nipper, Maura Bailey, Romeo Jackson Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
The Narrative Coup: How the Right is Using the Tools of Fandom to Digitally Hack Our Democracy - Tracy Van Slyke, Jeff Yang, Eric Ward Breakout Session Narrative, Arts, and Culture
Know Your Lane: Examining the Futility and Harm of Racing into Allyship Without Checking Your Privilege - Jasmine Snipes, Melia Dunn Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Racial Equity Roundtable: Cohorts to Catalyze Organizational Change - Faybra Hemphill, Sarah Murphy Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Envisioning Racial Equity in Government - Katherin Canton Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Navigating Dilemmas in White Anti-racist Organizing - Luke Black, Tara Lowman-Rojas Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Getting at the Root: Global Racial Justice, Truth Telling, and Accountability - Erica Licht, Gloria Ayee Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Funders and Frontline Leaders in New Orleans Partnering to Support Community-led Equitable Climate Solutions - James Logan, Dawn Hebert, Pat Smith Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
Decolonizing Research Practices with the Black Researchers Collective - Glenance Green Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
Let’s fight the return of the “Old Normal!” - Leading for Liberatory Systems and Racial Justice Transformation - Kelly Bates, Miriam Messinger, Cynthia Silva Parker Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Embodied Encounters: Engaging Arts-Based Processes to Move Beyond Racial Conversations - K. Lynn Robinson, Richelle maria Vargas, gloria j. wilson Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Seizing the Opportunity for Equitable Recovery Through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) - Erika Gaitan, Mo Barbosa, Ben Wood Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
The Freedom to Learn: The Fight for Honest, Equitable, and Fully Funded Public Schools as the Foundation for a Just, Multiracial Democracy - James Ford, Alex Ames, Bridgit Antoinette Evans, Becky Pringle Plenary Session General
Keynote - Dr. Ibram X. Kendi Keynote General
What if Philanthropy Were Community-Centered? - Temi Bennett, Tanya Edelin, William “Tony” Burns Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Why Black Space Matters: Thought Leadership, Narrative Change and Action in Richmond, VA - Ebony Walden, Duron Chavis Breakout Session Narrative, Arts, and Culture
Embedding Equity in a Federal Response to Prevent and End Homelessness - Tamara Wright, Nichele J. Carver Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Sankofa: Learning From our Past to Build a #PoliceFreeSchools Future - Saudia Durrant, Jessica Black, Ashley Sawyer Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
Building Strong Schools: Strategies and New Narratives to Confront White Nationalism in Schools - Jessica Acee, Adrienne van der Valk Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Disability Inclusion as a Racial Justice Imperative - Tameka Citchen-Spruce, Reyna Garcia, Omer Niazi Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
#AbortionShowers - Alejandra Pablos Breakout Session Narrative, Arts, and Culture
Countdown to Dystopia : Sonoran Desert Without Water - Dr. Sarra Tekola, jess Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Narrative Design Intensive: Butterfly Lab for Immigrant Narrative Strategy - Jeff Chang, Sára Abdullah, Nayantara Sen Breakout Session Narrative, Arts, and Culture
Black Women Best in Action: Demonstrating the Power of our Voices & Vision - Azza Altiraifi, Breanna Betts Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
Decolonizing Gender - Malcolm Shanks Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Democracy Is Under Attack. What Do We Do?: An Interactive Workshop - LeeAnn Hall, Libero Della Piana Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Rise-Home: Seeding New Narratives for Housing & Racial Justice Through Artist/Organizer Collaboration - Luisa Dantas, Renee Willis, Paige Wood Breakout Session Narrative, Arts, and Culture
Community Violence Solutions - Rebekah Spicuglia, Refugio "Cuco" Rodruiguez, Cristel Ramirez Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
Building community resilience while resisting state-sanctioned violence - Stephanie Hargrove, Kris T. Gebhard, Tahani Chaudhry Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
We Build Narrative Power through Narrative Organizing - Emi Kane, Rinku Sen, MS Breakout Session Narrative, Arts, and Culture
Building a People’s Budget: What Do Our Communities Need to be Safe and Thriving? - Paola Aguirre, Ivan Arenas Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
Panel and Workshop: Building Inclusive Democracy with Artists and Musicians - Megan Black, Jess George Breakout Session Narrative, Arts, and Culture
Wellness Through Movement - Aisha Bell Robinson, BC-DMT, LCPC Breakout Session Narrative, Arts, and Culture
Disarm and Dismantle the Police State - Jamaar Williams, Percy Christian Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Exploring and Understanding Anti-Blackness and White Supremacy As Illnesses: Finding A Cure for the Future - Dante King Breakout Session Institutional and Sectoral Change
Visionary Practices for Community of Color Power & Ownership - Fernando Mejia Ledesma, Kim Williams, DeAngelo Mack, Andrea Manzo, Alma Cervantes, Yordanos Teferi Breakout Session Movement and Community Driven Solutions
Unsettling Multiracial Identity - Michele Kumi Baer Breakout Session Race Identities and Innovations
Add Just, Embodied Liberatory Practices - Leah Okamoto Mann, Soyinka Rahim Breakout Session Narrative, Arts, and Culture