Facing Race: A National Conference
2020-11-12 08:00 - 2020-11-14 17:00 (America/New_York) | Raleigh Convention Center, 500 S. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
Info & Registration

Facing Race: A National Conference is presented by Race Forward: The Center for Racial Justice Innovation. A unique collaborative space for racial justice movement making, Facing Race is the largest multiracial, inter-generational gathering for organizers, educators, creatives and other leaders.

Facing Race offers local community unprecedented access to information and resources on racial equity, includes over 70 workshops and access to over 180 presenters. The conference has hosted over 4,000 attendees from all over the world. Previous Facing Race National Conferences have been held in Atlanta, Baltimore, Berkeley, Chicago, Dallas, Oakland, New York, and Detroit.

Why attend Facing Race?

Access to workshops, panels, and plenariesBuild relationships with multiracial and inter-generational organizers, educators, creatives, and other leadersCollaborate and share knowledge with movement builders, media makers, and other influencers

Check out 5 Reasons to Join Facing Race:

Exploring Next-Generation Education: A Conversation with NC Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green
2020-11-10 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom, Link emailed after registration, Raleigh, NC, 27606, US
In this virtual conversation, Friday Institute Executive Director Dr. Hiller Spires speaks with North Carolina Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green about the creation of Green’s soulful poem “Oh My Brother” and the accompanying multimedia presentation related to the murder of George Floyd and our country’s ongoing racial injustice. Additionally, Green will discuss the current moment in our history and its implications for children and our educational system.

Curriculum Workshop
2020-11-04 08:30 - 16:00 | Virtual (via Zoom), Virtual (via Zoom), Durham, NC, 27707, US
Are you interested in learning about we are’s anti-racist summer camp curriculum for young children? If yes, please join us for a new we are program this summer, the Curriculum Workshop. This training will be held virtually Wednesday November 4- Thursday, November 5th. The workshop begins at 8:30 AM each day and concludes at 4:00 PM
Participants will:
1) Gain access to we are’s anti-racism summer camp curriculum;
2) Understand how to plan & facilitate K-5 lessons with an anti-racist lens; 3) Develop customized lesson plans in collaboration with a community of educators committed to anti-racist teaching practices.
This workshop is designed for educators and community members who want to implement similarly designed curriculum in their own contexts. Participating K-12 teachers will earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs). It is strongly recommended that teams of at least two from each school/organization attend, but this is not a requirement.
The workshop cost is $300. For teams of two or more, the cost is $275 per person.
This event is co-sponsored by we are and Ben & Jerry’s of Chapel Hill.

Excellence for All Students via Professional Development and Instructional Change
2020-10-29 12:30 - 13:30 | Zoom, Zoom, Zoom, NC, zoom, US
This presentation will focus on racially minoritized learners’ (RMLs) experiences and achievement in school settings with a particular focus on discussing how the field measures instructional quality as it relates to RMLs’ experiences in the classroom. The presentation will provide suggestions about (1) how to measure culturally responsive anti-bias instruction, (2) changes for instructional approaches to engage RMLs, and (3) larger systemic changes to the way in which RMLs are educated.
Stephanie Curenton is a tenured associate professor in the Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She studies the social, cognitive, and language development of low-income and minority children within various ecological contexts, such as parent-child interactions, early childhood education programs, early childhood workforce programs, and related state and federal policies.

Virtual Matinee & Panel Discussion of The Red Cape, a Dramatic Film About the 1898 Wilmington Massacre
2020-10-25 15:30 - 17:30 | Virtual/Zoom, Zoom, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, US
Featuring Nelson Oliver – Writer, Director & Producer | Actor Nathaniel Cullors (“Willie” in The Red Cape) | Actor Maxwell Paige (“The Reverend” in The Red Cape) | LeRae Umfleet – Historian & author of A Day of Blood: The 1898 Wilmington Race Riot | Cori Greer Banks, 8th grade educator | Moderated by Christie Norris, Director of Carolina K-12
The year is 1898; the place, Wilmington, NC. A young black child named Willie and his tenacious father, Monroe, struggle to survive against the mounting white supremacy campaign led by the silver-tongued orator, Alfred Waddell. Waddell seeks to disenfranchise the prosperous black community and overthrow the city’s biracial leadership. And though the insurrection and massacre the film portrays may seem like it could have been created by a team of dramatic Hollywood imaginations, it is actually based upon the very real events of the 1898 Wilmington coup and massacre – the only proven violent overthrow of a government in United States history.
Join Carolina K-12 and the North Caroliniana Society for a free, virtual matinee of the 40-minute poignant movie, The Red Cape, followed by a panel discussion addressing the film, the historical truths it is based upon, and why it is imperative to face this history in our classrooms.
While any educator (K-14) is welcome to participate, the material provided will be most relevant for grades 8 and higher. Community educators and individuals with interest in the film and/or topic are also welcome to register in order to learn about this hard (but necessary to face) event from our shared past.
***Please note that The Red Cape does portray the violence committed against black citizens in 1898, including murder, intense imagery, and racist hate speech. If rated, the film would be comparable to a PG-13 rating.***
The program will open with a welcome and overview, with the film beginning around 3:40 pm. The run-length of The Red Cape is 40-minutes, after which a panel discussion will start at 4:30 pm. Interested participants who have already seen the film are welcome to log in at 4:30 pm, to join for the discussion only.

Challenging Misconceptions of Slavery: The Life of Omar ibn Said
2020-10-13 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual/Zoom, Zoom, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, US
Omar ibn Said was born into a well-educated family around the year 1770 in Futa Toro, in contemporary Senegal. In his thirties he was kidnapped, enslaved, and transported to Charleston, South Carolina. He escaped from his first enslaver and was later imprisoned in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Jim Owen, brother to the governor of North Carolina, purchased Sayyid, and he spent the next fifty-three years of his life with the Owens. Said went on to write a series of manuscripts in Arabic which draw broadly from a range of theological sources, defying the American misconception that African slaves were uneducated and uncultured. Said is most famous for being the only known enslaved person in the United States to write an autobiography in Arabic. His writings attest to robust educational traditions and systems in West Africa, as well as to enslaved peoples’ resistance to the conditions of the American South. Said died in 1864, just a year before the American Civil War ended.
Join Carolina K-12, the NC Museum of History, and UNC’s Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies to learn about the incredible life, work and resistance of Omar Ibn Said, as well as the often-overlooked role of Muslims in Antebellum America. Participating scholars include:
+Naomi Feaste, an independent scholar in the Triangle, who will provide an overview of Muslims in Antebellum America+Dr. Carl Ernst, a preeminent scholar in Islamic Studies at UNC currently investigating and translating Said’s manuscripts, who will discuss the life and writings of Said+Yasmine Flodin-Ali, a Ph.D. student in Religious Studies at UNC, who will illuminate the portrayal and racialization of Said in period newspapers+Bryan Rusch, a Ph.D. Student of Art History at Duke University, who will locate Omar’s life journey spatially using his writings and historic documents as a guide
This program is open to any K-12 educator/staff member, as well as those at the community college or university level.

The Light of Truth – October Virtual Series Honoring Ida B. Wells
2020-10-03 10:00 - 11:30 | Virtual/Zoom, Zoom, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, US
More than a century after she began her journalistic work, Ida B. Wells-Barnett was posthumously awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2020. To celebrate the life and work of of this pioneering Black journalist, advocate and educator, the Orange County Community Remembrance Coalition (OCCRC), in partnership with others including Carolina K-12, is hosting a series of six virtual events throughout October 2020. The symposia of panel discussions, lectures, an educator workshop, and performances will highlight the ways Wells-Barnett used her power of words to fight racial violence while shining “the light of truth” across the nation on lynching at its height. Register for as many of the programs as you like via the link below, including a keynote by Nicole Hannah Jones and a special session for 8-12 grade teachers! Space is limited – register today!

Culturally Responsive Teaching Professional Learning
2020-09-15 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom meeting, Zoom links to be shared, Zoom, NC, Zoom, US
#GoOpenNC is the Open Education Resources initiative in North Carolina, and it’s also the name of the platform where NC educators can become part of the OER community of practice as they find, develop, and share standards aligned instructional and professional learning materials. The #GoOpenNC platform has the ability to design collaborative spaces called “Hubs” that serve to connect resources and users around a central topic.
Throughout Fall 2020, NC educators are invited to engage virtually in the continued development of a Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) Hub, which launched in Spring 2020. Culturally Responsive/Relevant Teaching is a way of instruction that values the lived experiences and out of school cultures of all students. This type of instruction situates instructional content and the teaching process within the context of a society that has undervalued the contributions and experiences of black and indigenous people of color (amongst other cultures). When you are being culturally relevant and responsive, you see the culture of all students as bridges to deeper understanding instead of barriers to connection. Meet our CRT Learning Leads here – http://tinyurl.com/GoOpenNC-CRT-Fall (Josh Parker, Lorena Germán and Christina Spears) and then you’ll get to spend 3 weeks learning with them.
In the CRT Hub Academy, participants will learn about OER and #GoOpenNC, work with CRT learning facilitators to strengthen their CRT competencies and share/remix resources with CRT scaffolds to be shared across the state.
If you are interested in participating in the development of the NC CRT hub, join the Hub Academy by applying here! Space is limited, and we will be offering 2 sections. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfJnZ1lZIA1p0Bp3VUsbJ-7i5EZ57qq0PuJ2D9l2anKLI7NNA/viewform?usp=sf_link
There is NO COST for this professional development and each section is limited to 150 participants.
Applications are open through September 8th. Accepted applicants will be informed on September 10th.

Wilmington 1898: The Hidden History of An American Coup D’État
2020-09-09 17:00 - 19:30 | Zoom, Zoom, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, US
On November 10, 1898, the only coup d’état ever to take place on American soil began with the torching of a black owned newspaper in Wilmington, North Carolina, and ended with white supremacists overthrowing the local government. The coup was the culmination of a white supremacy and propaganda campaign waged all across the state, designed to strip black men of the right to vote, remove them from public office, and stoke fear. Throughout the events of 1898 and after, at least 60 (and possibly hundreds) of black men were murdered, and more than 2,100 African Americans were banished or fled the city, turning a black-majority town known as a symbol of black hope and progress, into a stronghold of white supremacy. In the first half of this session, three award-winning historians, authors and experts on this period – LeRae Umfleet, David Cecelski, and Dr. Freddie Parker – will discuss the events leading up to and taking place during the Wilmington coup, as well as discuss the lasting legacy of this still little known history. After a brief presentation from each panelist, they will answer and discuss questions posed by attending educators.
During the second half of the session we will be joined by professors of education Lisa Brown Buchanan (Elon University) and Cara Ward (UNC-W), as well as middle school teacher Cori Greer-Banks, to discuss strategies for teaching 1898 Wilmington, discussion of teaching “hard history” in general, as well as the challenges teachers often face in this work. Participants will receive a list of supplemental resources after the event.
This program is open to any K-12 educator, staff or administrator, as well as those at the community college or university level. K-12 teachers can receive .3 CEUs for participating, or can combine several online events for a larger certificate. For more information visit: https://humanities.unc.edu/ck12/ceus-for-virtual-events/
The Teaching Hard History virtual series is provided by Carolina K-12 and the NC Museum of History, and is funded by the Braitmayer Foundation.

1770 to 2020: Race, Revolt & Resistance
2020-07-30 16:00 - 18:00 | Virtual/Zoom, Zoom, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, US
Like today, the 1770s saw its fair share of protests in the name of freedom. On March 5, 1770, an event to be remembered as the Boston Massacre, men in uniform shot and killed an unarmed black man named Crispus Attucks. And also similar to current events, those soldiers got away with it, aided by America’s future president, John Adams, as their lawyer. In this session, Dr. Sonny Kelly will discuss the parallels between the events of 1770 and the events of 2020, when America finds itself still grappling with police violence against black and brown bodies, a racialized justice system, and double standards regarding who has the right to protest for the ideals of freedom and justice. Dr. Kelly will also perform excerpts from his one-man show “The Talk,” born of a painful conversation he had with his own black son upon hearing about protests and riots following Freddie Gray’s death in 2015.
This session will also include particular discussion of strategies for teaching difficult topics, from our nation’s “hard history” to difficult current events, in the public school classroom.
Free registration for this virtual event is open to all North Carolina K-12 teachers at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/7015942282673/WN_v2sLpXV0TzWwkT_bnfq6Fw?fbclid=IwAR28MMdBg4cNvAtY43HNL6-0jphpsaTPqIZB6yKb9l97VmBs6YxEn7URG7o

Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in STEM Education
2020-07-28 10:00 - 12:00 | Zoom, UNCW, Wilmington, NC, 28403, US
Join CESTEM for a free webinar series: Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in STEM Education.
Registration is required, CEU’s are available to registered participants!
Schedule:
Tuesday July 21 10 AM – 12 PM Using Cultural Competency to Develop Relationships
Wednesday July 22 10 AM – 12 PM Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: An Overview
Friday July 24 10 AM – 12 PM Cultural Competency: Let the Circle Be Unbroken
Monday July 27 10 AM – 12 PM CRP in STEM: Assessing Practice and Creating Actionable Next Steps
Tuesday July 28 10 AM – 12 PM Cultural Competency, Cognition and CRP

NC Conference for Educational Equity
2020-07-21 09:00 - 15:00 | Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, 1890 Main Campus Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27606, US
Join educators from across the state for a two-day virtual conference dedicated to exploring the multiple dimensions of educational equity. The NC Conference for Educational Equity will focus on rethinking our practices, disrupting a broken system and developing innovative policies and processes that create equitable outcomes for every student in North Carolina. Throughout the conference, participants will select from a variety of interactive sessions that focus equity as it relates to systemic educational barriers, race, LGBTQ+, English Learners, Exceptional Children, and much more.

Inventor's STEM Workshop
2020-07-20 10:00 - 15:00 | Duke Energy / Chavis Heights Learning Center, 791 Bright Creek Road, Raleigh, NC, 27601, US
The Inventors Workshop STEM Project is a week-long summer camp for low-income middle school girls. Students involved in the Inventors Workshop will design Mouse Trap racers, marshmallow catapults, The Great Egg Drop, and build and design 2-Liter Water Bottle rockets.
The Inventors Workshop Project will address the need for minority girls gaining exposure to STEM projects and the possibility of pursuing a STEM based career.

History Repeats Itself: Ahmaud Arbery & Racism in 2020
2020-05-21 16:00 - 17:30 | Virtual/Zoom, Zoom, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, US
On February 23, Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old black man, was murdered by two white men while jogging in Brunswick, Georgia. It took the surfacing of a video three months later, and outcries from people nationwide, for the aggressors to be arrested. Join Carolina Public Humanities and Carolina K-12 on Thursday, May 21 for a virtual program that explores the ongoing violence against black communities and the connections between history and current events from the perspectives of black voices in historical scholarship, education, the arts, racial equity training, and more. This free program, co-sponsored by the Orange County Community Remembrance Coalition, will provide a space to also explore actions concerned community members can take to advocate for justice and equality in 2020 and beyond.

HighScope Envisions the Future of Early Childhood Education with Stacey Abrams
2020-05-13 10:30 - 11:20 | online, n/a, Detroit, MI, na/, US
HighScope is announcing our event with Stacey Abrams on Wednesday, May 13 at 10:30am: Elevating Early Childhood Education: The Benefits of Quality Education and How to Make It Accessible to All Children.
HighScope is partnering with Detroit Public TV to make this live stream conversation available to the public for free. The event will feature a thoughtful discussion between our own Dr. Iheoma U. Iruka, Chief Research Innovation Officer at HighScope, and Stacey Abrams, New York Times Bestselling Author and Political Leader, and will be moderated by Chastity Pratt, a fellow at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University.
