Upcoming Presentations
2026-2027 Speaker Schedule
Washington Education Association Annual Conference - Keynote Lecture
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Seattle, WA | July 24, 2026
Realizing Radical Hope Speaker Series
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Boston University | October 16, 2026
Technica Conference - Keynote Lecture
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University of Maryland, College Park| October 17, 2026
UN Geneva Forum - Global Impact Project Team
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Geneva, Switzerland | December 7-11, 2026
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
Presentation Spotlights
Howard University
Dissecting the Double-Edged Sword of AI & Technology: Oppression of and Opportunities for the African Diaspora
International Black Writers Festival (IBWF) Washington, D.C. — October 2, 2025
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.
Invited Panelist
April 4-5, 2024
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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.
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
Math for America (MfA): Equity Webinar Series
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January 12, 2026 | Virtual, 5:30 - 7:30 pm EST
"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
National Education Association (NEA) Annual Conference - Keynote Lecture
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Phoenix, AZ | March 5-7, 2026
Leaders for Equity and Democracy - Keynote Lecture
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UC Berkeley |School of Education | March 13, 2026
Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Conference - Keynote Lecture
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Philadelphia, P.A. | March 24-25, 2026
Alpha Persuade Annual Summit
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UC Irvine | March 26, 2026
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
2024- 2025 Conferences & Invited Talks
No Tech for Surveillance Conference - Keynote
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October 8, 2024
UCLA STEM+C3 Conference - Keynote
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Los Angeles, CA | September 20, 2024
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)
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Paris, France | July 25, 2024
Black Voices at Code for America - Keynote
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June 20, 2024
Drexel University School of Education
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Philadelphia, PA | January 23, 2025
CS21LA Leadership Academy
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UC Berkeley | January 24, 2025
Black Study Lab @ Penn State
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Penn State | February 27, 2025
University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Professional Development Workshop
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March 29, 2025
Westfield State University
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Westfield, MA | April 11, 2025
