rec·la·ma·tion

| ,rekla'mäSH(e)n |

noun

the process of claiming something back or of reasserting a right.

Gathering, Remembering, Telling Our Story

February 7-9, 2024

Morehouse College

Symposium

Registration

Hands-on Workshop

Registration

The Mellon Humanities For All Times Grant: Movement Memory ​and Justice is a 3-year initiative at Morehouse College devoted ​to the study of the intersections of Africana History, Digital ​Humanities, Justice, and Cultural Heritage Preservation, with an ​eye toward growing the Humanities disciplines in the Atlanta ​University Center.

The purpose of the convening is invite the community of ​scholars, artists, and partnering organizations aligned ​in efforts to link enslavement to the criminal justice ​system, fight for civil rights, prevent Black land loss, ​ensure cultural and environmental sustainability, and ​produce thought provoking music, art, books, and film.

This convening is part of the process of ​reclamation. We invite common thought ​partners to join us in this work.

Hands-On Workshops

(Location: Leadership 444)

For AUC Students, Faculty, & Staff Only: Registration Required**

1PM

Digital Storytelling** w/ CB Claiborne & Zach Thomas

Location: Wheeler Hall 214F

2PM

Ring Shout Masterclass / Griffin Lotson

2:30PM

Sweetgrass Basket Making Workshop** w/ Michael Smalls & Dino Badger

Centering 1526** w/ Samuel Livingston, Taura Taylor, & James Patterson

4PM

100 Centennial Olympic Park Dr SW

Atlanta, GA 30313

Opening Reception: ZuCot Gallery

6PM

Exhibition Premier Black Parade: Tales of the Gullah Geechee by Nathaniel Whitaker

Musical Performance by Beth Innabinett & For the Funk of It Band

Corey Johnson: Holding Power to Account

Pulitzer Prize Winning Investigative Journalist

“Poisoned”

11AM

12PM

Lunch: Diving With Purpose w/ Kamau Sadiki

Remnants of Reconstruction

Power of Public History

Cameron Nesmith:

Moderator

Robert Adams: Executive Director, Penn Center

Ahmad Ward: Executive Director, Mitchelville Freedom Park

Javier Wallace: Master Storyteller, Duke University

CB Claiborne: Apple Distinguished Educator,

1:30PM

Texas Southern University

2:30PM

Idris Brewster: Kinfolk App Founder

Kinfolk App Preview

3PM

Slavery By Another Name:

Legacy of Chattahoochee ​Brick Company

Keon Rosado:

Moderator

Fulton Country Reparations Task Force

Anthony Knight: Project Manager

Office of Design | Historic Preservation Studio, City of Atlanta

10AM

10:45AM

11:30AM

12:30PM

2PM

From Mass Incarceration to ​Transformation and Liberation

Tristan St. John:

Moderator

Kathryn Rice & Roland Washington: Brilliance Behind Bars

Kipton Jensen: Morehouse College

Adamu Chan: Filmmaker, Community Organizer

Clarissa Myrick-Harris: Morehouse College

Film Screening: “What These Walls Won’t Hold”

Adamu Chan: Filmmaker

Hip Hop: Revolution & Liberation

Samuel Livingston:

Moderator

Corey Miles: Tulane University

Charity Clay: Xavier University

Joe Stu: Clark Atlanta University

Lakeyta Bonnette-Bailey, Georgia State University

Closing Hip Hop Lunch

Tiny Desk at Woodruff

Blackout Taedoe

Soufstarr

Eddiethewordsmith

10Daji

Slim Kid