2026 Run of Show

JUNE 5, 2026 • 11:30 AM EST

PANELS

SPEAKERS

CONVERSATIONS

PERFORMANCES

11:30 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks with Vilissa Thompson
Opening Ceremony & Invocation with Cyrée Jarelle Johnson & Rise Osby
✊🏿 Black Disabled Advocacy in Social Justice with Subrena Joseph & Dr. Jasmine Simmons
BREAK: Chair Yoga with Dr. Marcia Dernie
Creative Writing Mini-Workshop with Tiezst Taylor
Poetry Performance with Dr. Alan Pelaez
🌟 Pleasure, Play, and Rest: The Joy of Being Whole "(We be fuckin')" with Daddy Dragon
🌍 Intersections of Identity: Race, Gender, Disability, and Resistance with Lovette Jallow & Rasheera Dopson & Eman Rimawi-Doster
Poetry Performance with Camisha Jones
BREAK: Intentional Movement with Dr. Marcia Dernie
🎨 Creative Practices of Black Disabled Memory with Azure Osborne-Lee & Kayla Hamilton
🌱 Building Our Futures: Disability, Carcerality, and Public Health with Trinity McFadden
Drag Performance with Mondo Millions
BREAK: Ramp Your Voice! DJ Set with Yewande
🙏🏾 Honoring Our Ancestors: Black Disabled Legacies with Trevonae Williams & Jade T. Perry
🧑🏾‍🎨 The Artistry of Curating While Black and Disabled with Justice Shorter
The Tinu Abayomi-Paul Award
Thank You and Closing Remarks with Vilissa Thompson
BREAK: Ramp Your Voice! DJ Set with Yewande