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 | |