43rd BLACK WORLD CONFERENCE

Tuesday, February 17th, 2026

CAVEA

9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.

Free and open to the public

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43rd Black World Conference Poster. Date: February 17, 2026, Time: 9:00AM-5:00PM, Location: CAVEA SSB Building Room 420.Black World Conference 2026: Migration, Memories, and Futures—Black Belonging in Colorado at 150 commemorates Colorado’s 150th anniversary by centering Black histories, movements, and imagined futures. Held at Metropolitan State University of Denver on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, this one-day conference brings together scholars, artists, jurists, and community leaders to explore how Black migration and memory have shaped life in Colorado—and how Black communities continue to create belonging against and beyond the state’s official narratives. Featured speakers include Trudi Morrison, Judge Gary Jackson, Cleo Parker Robinson, Dr. George Junne, Terri Gentry, and Adam Morgan Dempsey. The conference opens with a public reception and temporary exhibit at the Auraria Library on Monday, February 16, 2026.

 

Black World Conference 2026 Schedule

9:00 AM  – 5:00 PM

CAVEA

4th Floor of the Jordan Student Success Building (JSSB)
Room 420, 890 Auraria Parkway, Denver, CO 80204

 

“Migration, Memories, and Futures:
Black Belonging in Colorado at 150 years”

 
9:00 – 9:30 AM Continental Breakfast
9:30 – 10:15 AM Keynote, Cleo Parker Robinson
10:30 – 12:15 AM Panel Discussion – Judge Jackson, Terri Gentry, Trudi Morrison, Cleo Robinson (moderator: Adam Dempsey)
12:30 – 2:00 PM Lunch + Film Screening – “Jazz in Five Points”
2:00 – 3:15 PM Speaker, Dr. George Junne
3:30 – 4:15 PM Study Abroad Student Panel Discussion
4:30 – 5:00 PM Social Hour
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