Black History in Education Conference

The NEARI Professional Development Committee and the Racial & Social Justice Committee joined forces to present this full day of speakers and sessions centered on the richness of Black history. We'll lift up the stories of writers, inventors, and innovators in the Black community. We will explore new ideas for teaching Black history and cultures through the NEA Diverse Readers Lesson Planning Series with classroom implementation, applicable standards and unit design.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided

Visit neari.org/bhc for agenda and details.

Keynote Speaker: Author Kekla Magoon

Kekla Magoon is the author of many novels and nonfiction books for young readers, including The Season of Styx Malone, The Rock and the River, How It Went Down, and Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People (featured in NEARI's Diverse Lesson Planning Series Vol. 1).

She has received the Margaret A. Edwards Award, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the John Steptoe New Talent Award, three Coretta Scott King Honors, the Walter Award Honor, an NAACP Image Award, and been a finalist for the National Book Award.

Kekla conducts school and library visits nationwide and serves on the Writers’ Council for the National Writing Project. Kekla holds a B.A. from Northwestern University and an M.F.A. in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts, where she now serves on faculty. Visit her online at keklamagoon.com.