A1
Concurrent Session A1
Roundtable
Session Details
Date: Day 2 - Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Time: 10:45–11:45 a.m.
Location: TBD
Rooted and Rising: Celebrating Black-Focused Pedagogies, Intellectual Traditions, and Community Impact at 91ε
In a time marked by rising anti-Blackness, disinvestment in justice, and the assault on our shared humanity, the classroom endures as a sacred space of resistance, healing, and radical possibility. This session honours the brilliance, resilience, and transformative power of Black-focused pedagogies at 91ε—approaches that reject erasure and reimagine education as a vehicle for liberation.
Featuring recipients of the Black-Focused Pedagogy Fund, this session offers a window into teaching practices, research insights, and community-rooted projects that centre Black life, knowledge, and joy.
Grounded in ancestral wisdom, lived experience, and Afrocentric worldviews, this dialogue explores how Black educators/scholars are reshaping institutions, confronting systemic inequities, and cultivating vibrant communities of scholarship and care. Join us in celebrating educators and scholars who are rooted in legacy and rising toward new possibilities—shaping 91ε and beyond.