10/01/2025
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION IS OPEN 🎉
The 3rd Annual Black Literacy Matters® Conference is coming to Norfolk State University, March 11–14th, 2026.
Theme: BOOTS on the Ground: Reclaiming Literacy, Rewriting History
🎟️ Early Bird: $425 through November 1, 2025
What’s new this year:
🎬 Special screening of the documentary “SENTENCED.”
Keynote Speakers include: (4 More will be added)
Zaretta Hammond — Two-time bestselling author of Culturally Responsive Teaching & The Brain and Rebuilding Students’ Learning Power: Teaching for Instructional Equity and Cognitive Justice
Ameer Baraka — Emmy-nominated actor (Zatima, American Horror Story: Coven), author, co-founder of the Dyslexia Awareness Foundation, and internationally recognized dyslexia advocate
Kareem Weaver — Co-Founder & Executive Director of FULCRUM (Full and Complete Reading is a Universal Mandate), award-winning educator and administrator, and Second Vice-President of the Oakland NAACP; featured in The Right to Read
Dr. Julie Washington — Professor of Education and Interim Dean at the University of California, Irvine; Speech-Language Pathologist and ASHA Fellow known for pioneering research on African American English, poverty, and literacy outcomes
Closeout Event: BOOTS on the Dance Floor Hoedown — Friday, March 13, 2026 | 7:00 PM–Midnight
Don’t delay—prices rise after November 1!
Register now: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/black-literacy-matters-conference-2026boots-on-the-ground-reclaiming-literacy-rewriting-history
