Conference Agenda
A Conversation about Fashion and Race
An interview with a renown expert who will discuss the history of fashion and race in the United States and how it has impacted persons of color in the fashion industry.
The Life and Times of the Creative Entrepreneur
A panel discussion about the trials and tribulations of being a black creative entrepreneur with influential Black creative entrepreneurs. What are the challenges and how do you overcome those challenges?
Fashioning Black Identities in Photography
We will show the documentary “Through the Lens Darkly,” directed by Thomas Allen Harris. The film explores how African American communities have used the camera as a tool for social change from the invention of photography to the present. After the film, we will have a panel discussion about using the camera for social change with fashion and photography experts.