THE SCHEDULE
Content is subject to change as needed to ensure accurate information and any updates needed leading up to and over the course of the event.
Content is subject to change as needed to ensure accurate information and any updates needed leading up to and over the course of the event.
Preacher: Dr. Vance P. Ross, Central UMC, Atlanta, GA
Presenters: Pastor Juanita Rasmus, St. John’s “Downtown” UMC, Houston, TX
Presenter(s): Pastor Juanita Rasmus, Romal Tune, author of Love is an Inside Job, Rev. James Bernard Kynes, Crossings Counseling Center, Atlanta, GA
Facilitator: Dr. Sheron Patterson, The Park UMC, Dallas, TX
Sponsor: General Commission on Religion & Race
Exclusive Screening of Academy Award Winning Director Barry Jenkins’ film adaptation of the James Baldwin novel.
Panelists: Professor Kamilah Moon, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA; Gabrielle Shepard, Producer’s Assistant for ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ & Independent Filmmaker, Los Angeles, CA; Rev. Dr. B. Kevin Smalls, Hope UMC, Southfield, MI
Moderator: Pastor Victor Cyrus-Franklin, Inglewood First UMC, Inglewood, CA
Preacher: Pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell, Windsor Village UMC, Houston, TX
Sponsor: TMS Global
Presenters:
Panelists: Dr. McClain; Dr. Watkins; Erin Hawkins, General Commission on Religion & Race, Washington, DC; Rev. Dennis Blackwell, Asbury UMC, Oaklyn, NJ
Moderator: Dr. Byron Thomas, Ben Hill UMC, Atlanta, GA
Panelists: Rev. Telley Gadson, St. Mark UMC, Taylors, SC; Dr. Geraldine McClellan, Retired Clergy, Florida Conference; Rev. Gary Bernard Williams, Saint Mark’s UMC, Los Angeles, CA
Moderator: Dr. Byron Thomas, Ben Hill UMC, Atlanta, GA
Preacher: Dr. Felicia LaBoy, St. John’s UMC, Oak Park, IL
Presenter: Dr. Joe W. Daniels, Jr., Emory Fellowship UMC, Washington, DC
Presenter(s): Dr. Joe Daniels; Pastor Keith Caldwell, Key UMC, Murfreesboro, TN; Kevin Kosh, Keith Caldwell, Pastor Deborah Bell, Theressa Hoover UMC, Little Rock, AR; Rev. William Robinson, Better Community Development, Inc., Little Rock, AR; Rev. Reesheda Graham-Washington, Communities First Association, Oak Park, IL
Facilitator: Dr. Dennis Oglesby, Transformation Community UMC, Harvey, IL
Sponsor: General Board of Global Ministries
Preacher: Dr. Tariq Cummings, Ousley UMC, Lithonia, GA
Sponsor: Gammon Theological Seminary
(Times: 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm & 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm)
Preacher: Bishop Tracy Smith Malone, Resident Bishop, East Ohio Conference
Sponsor: Africa University