About the Event
All ChurchCharlotte Area Event
DETAILS
The 2nd Annual Confronting Whiteness Conference will take place on January 27-28th at Myers Park Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. Join others on the anti-racist journey and hear from Black authors, thinkers, and theologians as we seek to understand our role in racial injustice and our part in dismantling it. The two-day conference will include speakers, breakout sessions, and a pop-up market featuring locally owned Black businesses, food trucks, and artisans. This year's speakers include Rev. Dr. Angela Parker, Dr. Ijeoma Ononuju, and keynote speaker Danté Stewart, author of Shoutin’ in the Fire: An American Epistle.
Hashtag | #ConfrontingWhiteness2023
COST
Facilitator Rate: $75
Student Rate: $50
Virtual Rate: $50
General Admission: $125
People of Color: FREE using code BALDWIN
SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, JANUARY 27
| 5:00 - 6:30 pm | Registration | Check-In | Mixer and Food Trucks |
| 6:45 - 7:00 pm | Welcome from Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell |
| 7:00 - 8:00 pm | Plenary Session | Rev. Dr. Angela N. Parker |
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28
| 8:30 - 9:00 am | Registration | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 - 10:15 am | Welcome | Panel Discussion |
| 10:20 - 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Plenary Session | Dr. Ijeoma Ononuju |
| 12:00 - 1:30 pm | Lunch Break on Campus |
| 1:45 - 3:00 pm | Breakout Sessions |
| 3:00 - 3:15 pm | Break |
| 3:15 - 4:30 pm | Breakout Sessions |
| 4:30 - 5:00 pm | Break |
| 5:00 - 6:15 pm | Buffet Dinner + Wine |
| 6:30 - 8:00 pm | Keynote Address with Danté Stewart followed by Q&A and Book Signing |