Join thought leaders from across the state for a roundtable discussion and poetry performance addressing the impacts of COVID-19 on Black lives, rights and organizing. 

The event is free and open to the public, but participants must register at https://bit.ly/covidPAroundtable to receive zoom link.

In an effort to identify the potential impacts on voting, voting rights, community organizing and political representation, and to explore the historical context of Black responses and resistance to similar moments and challenges, the Colored Conventions Project, Penn State’s Center for Black Digital Research (#DigBlk) and Lenwood Sloan of the Commonwealth Monument Project, an initiative of the The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC),* are convening a collaborative of statewide thought leaders and publics to share insights, concerns, information, and strategies for addressing the challenges of COVID-19 for Black communities and to think and act collectively now and in the long term. 

FEATURED PARTICIPANTS
Sharia Benn
Sankofa Theater, Harrisburg
 
Sam Black 
Heinz History Center, Pittsburgh
 
Tony Collins, 
1619 Project, Lancaster
 
Harriet Gaston
Penn State Altoona
Blair County African American Heritage Association
 
Ivan Henderson
African American Museum of Philadelphia
 
Leroy Hopkins
African American Historical Society of  
South Central Pennsylvania
 
Shakira King
Activist/Educator 
 
Tayyib Smith
Little Giant Creative / Pipeline, Philadelphia
 
Kelly Summerford
William Goodridge House, York
 
tonya thames taylor
Westchester University
 
Corin Wilson
Mural Arts Philadelphia 
 
FEATURED POETS
Amanda Kemp - Poet and Educator - F & M University - Lancaster 
Jordan Lewis  - PA. Poetry Aloud Winner 2018 
Momo St. Claire -  Educator and  Philadelphia Poet and Playwright
Raycell Diaz Hernandez PA. Poetry Aloud Finalist - 2019