Upcoming Presentations
2026-2027 Speaker Schedule
Washington Education Association Annual Conference - Keynote Lecture
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Seattle, WA | July 24, 2026​
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Realizing Radical Hope Speaker Series
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Boston University | October 16, 2026
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​Technica Conference - Keynote Lecture​
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University of Maryland, College Park| October 17, 2026
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UN Geneva Forum - Global Impact Project Team
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Geneva, Switzerland | December 7-11, 2026
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​Critical AI: Justice, Labor, and Knowledge in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" - Keynote Lecture
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Pitzer College, Claremont, CA | January 28, 2027
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Presentation Spotlights
Howard University
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Dissecting the Double-Edged Sword of AI & Technology: Oppression of and Opportunities for the African Diaspora
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International Black Writers Festival (IBWF) Washington, D.C. — October 2, 2025
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​AI and emerging technologies are rapidly transforming our world. For Black people and communities, they often deepen systemic racism through biased algorithms and data, surveillance, environmental harm, inequities in education, and more. This panel will convene Black scholars and researchers whose work critically examines these issues. Together, we’ll explore how tech and AI are shaping our lives and futures, how we can collectively resist and reimagine these tools, and how to advance equity and self-determination through an Afrofuturist lens.​
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Invited Panelist
April 4-5, 2024
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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The goal of this meeting, hosted by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH), is to discuss the current state of, and future directions for, research on the positive and negative impacts of technology and digital media (TDM) on the development and mental health outcomes of infants, children, and adolescents. The invited workshop panelists represent an array of scientific disciplines and research topics. The workshop will address TDM effects at different ages (early development, childhood, and adolescence), and outcomes (cognitive, physical and mental health), as well as the need for diversity and inclusion in TDM studies. The meeting will be open to the scientific community and the public at large.
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Past Presentations
2025-2026 Speaker Schedule
Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED) Annual Conference - Keynote Lecture
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Philadelphia, PA | October 22–24, 2025​
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Math for America (MfA): Equity Webinar Series
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January 12, 2026 | Virtual, 5:30 - 7:30 pm EST
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"Ghost in the Machine: A People's History of AI" Documentary Film - Screening & Q&A Panelist
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Sundance Film Festival | Jan 22 - Feb 1, 2026
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National Education Association (NEA) Annual Conference - Keynote Lecture​
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Phoenix, AZ | March 5-7, 2026
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​​​​Leaders for Equity and Democracy - Keynote Lecture
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UC Berkeley |School of Education | March 13, 2026
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​Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Conference​​ - Keynote Lecture
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Philadelphia, P.A. | March 24-25, 2026
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Alpha Persuade Annual Summit
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UC Irvine | March 26, 2026
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American Educational Research Association (AERA) - Presidential Session(s):
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Honoring Youth Mental Health through Abolitionist Education: K-12 Students Researching Radically Healing Futures
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​Fri, April 10, 3:45 to 5:15pm PDT
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The Future of AI in Education: Research, Policy, and Public Impact
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​Thu, April 9, 2:15 to 3:45pm PDT
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3rd Annual AI Summit: “AI in Action: Building a Human-Centered Future”
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Bridgewater State University | April 1, 2026
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2024- 2025 Conferences & Invited Talks
​​​​​No Tech for Surveillance Conference - Keynote
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October 8, 2024
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UCLA STEM+C3 Conference - Keynote
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Los Angeles, CA | September 20, 2024
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Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)
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Paris, France | July 25, 2024
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Black Voices at Code for America - Keynote
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June 20, 2024
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Drexel University School of Education ​
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Philadelphia, PA | January 23, 2025​
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CS21LA Leadership Academy​
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UC Berkeley | January 24, 2025
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Black Study Lab @ Penn State ​
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Penn State | February 27, 2025
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Professional Development Workshop​
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March 29, 2025​
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Westfield State University​
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Westfield, MA | April 11, 2025​
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