Jacksonville Civil Rights Conference Schedule
All conference activities below will take place at the conference venue, the Southbank Marriott.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2022
4:00 – 7:00 PM
REGISTRATION
5:00 – 7:00 PM
VIP MEET AND GREET
7:00 – 9:00 PM
EVENING OPENING SESSION
Keynote speaker……the Rev. Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, American academic, author, ordained minister and radio host
Topic……Entertaining Race: Performing Blackness In America
Sponsored by Miller Electric Company
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2022
8:15 – 9:00 AM
BREAKFAST AND NETWORKING
9:00 – 10:30 AM
BREAKFAST SESSION
Keynote speaker…..Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, president, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Topic……Success through Diversity
Sponsored by Florida Blue
10:45 – 11:45 AM
MORNING BREAKOUT SESSIONS
For in-person attendees only; breakout-room discussions with expert leaders who will guide reflections on the most-recent keynote address.
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM
BREAK AND LUNCH PICK-UP
12:30 – 2 PM
LUNCHEON SESSION
Keynote speaker….Dr. Johnnetta Cole, president emerita, Spelman College and Bennett College
Topic……Lessons Learned From My Ongoing Journey As a Civil Rights Activist
2:15 – 3:15 PM
AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS
For in-person attendees only; breakout-room discussions with expert leaders who will guide reflections on the most-recent keynote address.
3:30 – 5:00 PM
AFTERNOON SESSION
Keynote speaker…….Leon Russell, chair, National Board of Directors, NAACP
Topic……This Is Power
Sponsored by The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida
5:00 – 7:00 PM
VIP RECEPTION
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2022
*Saturday schedule is subject to change.
8:15 -9:00 AM
BREAKFAST AND NETWORKING
9:00 – 10:45 AM
MORNING PANEL SESSION
Panelists…..youth leaders to be announced
Topic…..Uniting the Power of Youth Activism with the Wisdom of Movement Elders
10:45 – 11:45 AM
TABLE DISCUSSIONS
For in-person attendees only; breakout-room discussions with expert leaders who will guide reflections on the most-recent keynote address.
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM
LUNCH PICK-UP
12:00 – 3:00 PM
LUNCHEON PANEL SESSION
Panelists…..
- Charlie Cobb, journalist, professor and former activist with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
- Rodney L. Hurst, author, Civil Rights activist, Black historian (moderator)
- The Rev. Christopher McKee, senior pastor of The First Baptist Church of Oakland
- Chevara Orrin, diversity, equity and inclusion strategist, social justice activist, independent filmmaker, social entrepreneur and author
Topic…..A Conversation About Civil Rights: Bridging Generations Across Sectors
3:00 – 6:00 PM
BREAK AND NETWORKING
Gallery, conference gift store and hotel bar will be open
6:00 – 8:00 PM
CONCERT CELEBRATION
Headliner…..G.C. Cameron, former singer with The Spinners and The Temptations
Accompanied by and opener…..The Katz Downstairs
CONFERENCE ENDS
