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Black Authority in the post-Obama era: History, Complexity, and Identity is a three-day nonresidential conference in the Group Relations tradition that will provide opportunities for us to collectively explore, experience , and learn about Black authority. A distinct feature of this conference is that, in this temporary organization, the entire staff is Black – that is, all are of African descent.
This will be the third time in the last two decades that a Group Relations Conference of this kind will be offered to build on Group Relations practice and theory around Black Authority. In this important moment in history, we will gather to examine and advance system dynamics and transformation. Each time we have gathered to encounter and explore Black authority in a given moment in history new and emergent dynamics have become available to us.
In this third conference on Black Authority, we will study and experience intergroup dynamics, authority relations, and leadership/followership dynamics, and we will participate, observe, and reflect on the mutual and complex relationships among identities, roles, valencies, groups, organizations, in a Black-led context.
All are invited to be open to the complex and nuanced dynamics – conscious and unconscious- when Blacks lead. What we shall emerge has not yet been fully revealed or created, and what we shall learn and develop lies in our collective conscious and unconscious about Black Authority. Please join us in this important work.
Conference Directorate
Diane Forbes Berthoud, Ph.D., Director
Beverly Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Director
Candice Crawford-Zakian, Psy.D., Director for Administration
For more information please email BlackAuthorityGRC@gmail.com
Black Authority in the Post-Obama Era: History, Complexity & Identity is sponsored by Group Relations International (GRI) and RISE San Diego.
Group Relations International – We simply work on a better world. Our focus is on group relations and community, social justice and spirituality. www.grouprelations.org
RISE San Diego – works to elevate and advance urban leadership through dialogue-based civic engagement, dynamic nonprofit partnerships, and direct training and support to increase the capacity of urban residents to effect meaningful community change. www.risesandiego.org
Join AAACE at the County Operations center for a Black History Month Celebration featuring a live DJ, line dancing, an African Inspired Performance and keynote speaker Assemblymember Dr. Shirley Weber.
Special Thanks to our vendors: Urban League, BAPAC, Black Infant Health, San Diego City Black Employee Association, Café X, San Diego County Library, ROV, San Diego County HR
Vote to select which classic film honoring Black History Month we’ll show on our big screen on Friday, February 28th at 2pm! You can vote by 2/14 in-person at the Circulation Desk or online on our Facebook poll. Select from:
Do the Right Thing (1989, R, 120 minutes)
Racial tensions grow in a Brooklyn neighborhood on the hottest day of the summer. Written and directed by Spike Lee.
Southside With You (2016, PG-13, 84 minutes)
Docudrama about Barack Obama’s first date with Michelle Robinson, his future wife, during the summer of 1989 in Chicago.
The PB Library screens free films on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of most months. Free popcorn is served.
Runoko Rashidi is an anthropologist and historian with a major focus on what he calls the Global African Presence–that is, Africans outside of Africa before and after enslavement. He is the author or editor of eighteen books, the most recent of which are My Global Journeys in Search of the African Presence and Assata-Garvey and Me: A Global African Journey for Children in 2017. His other works include Black Star: The African Presence in Early Europe, published by Books of Africa in London in November 2011 and African Star over Asia: The Black Presence in the East, published by Books of Africa in London in November 2012 and revised and reprinted in April 2013 and Uncovering the African Past: The Ivan Van Sertima Papers, published by Books of Africa in 2015. His other works include the African Presence in Early Asia, co-edited by Dr. Ivan Van Sertima. Four of Runoko’s works have been published in French.
As a traveler and researcher Dr. Rashidi has visited 120 countries. As a lecturer and presenter, he has spoken in sixty-five countries.
Runoko has worked with and under some of the most distinguished scholars of our generation, including Ivan Van Sertima, John Henrik Clarke, Asa G. Hilliard, Edward Scobie, John G. Jackson, Jan Carew and Yosef ben-Jochannan.
In 2005 Rashidi was awarded an Honorary Doctorate degree by the Amen-Ra Theological Seminary in Los Angeles.
In October 1987 Rashidi inaugurated the First All-India Dalit Writer’s Conference in Hyderabad, India.
In 1999 he was the major keynote speaker at the International Reunion of the African Family in Latin America in Barlovento, Venezuela.
In August 2010 he was first keynote speaker at the First Global Black Nationalities Conference in Osogbo, Nigeria.
In December 2010 he was President and first speaker at the Diaspora Forum at the FESMAN Conference in Dakar, Senegal.
He is currently pursuing a major work on the African presence in the museums of the world.
As a tour leader he has taken groups to India, Australia, Fiji, Turkey, Jordan, Brazil, Egypt, Ghana, Togo, Benin, France, Belgium, England, Cote d’Ivoire, Namibia, Ethiopia, Mexico, Luxembourg, Germany, Cameroon, the Netherlands, Spain, Morocco, Senegal, the Gambia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar.
Runoko Rashidi’s major mission in life is the uplift of African people, those at home and those abroad. He is the official Traveling Ambassador for Marcus Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League.
This is the African American Awareness Event!
Saturday, February 29th 10am – 5pm
3796 Ocean View Blvd, San Diego, CA 92114
Hosted by Tyrone Brown & Associates and Christine Pea
Enjoy Exhibits, photos and documents of Famous Black Americans, vendors, food and more!
Family Event!
Vendors still being accepted! No Cannabis, CBD or Alcohol!
$10.00 vending donation should be sent via cash app to $shalaw84.
A portion of the donations will be donated to The Community Spot.
Black Authority in the post-Obama era: History, Complexity, and Identity is a three-day nonresidential conference in the Group Relations tradition that will provide opportunities for us to collectively explore, experience , and learn about Black authority. A distinct feature of this conference is that, in this temporary organization, the entire staff is Black – that is, all are of African descent.
This will be the third time in the last two decades that a Group Relations Conference of this kind will be offered to build on Group Relations practice and theory around Black Authority. In this important moment in history, we will gather to examine and advance system dynamics and transformation. Each time we have gathered to encounter and explore Black authority in a given moment in history new and emergent dynamics have become available to us.
In this third conference on Black Authority, we will study and experience intergroup dynamics, authority relations, and leadership/followership dynamics, and we will participate, observe, and reflect on the mutual and complex relationships among identities, roles, valencies, groups, organizations, in a Black-led context.
All are invited to be open to the complex and nuanced dynamics – conscious and unconscious- when Blacks lead. What we shall emerge has not yet been fully revealed or created, and what we shall learn and develop lies in our collective conscious and unconscious about Black Authority. Please join us in this important work.
Conference Directorate
Diane Forbes Berthoud, Ph.D., Director
Beverly Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Director
Candice Crawford-Zakian, Psy.D., Director for Administration
For more information please email BlackAuthorityGRC@gmail.com
Black Authority in the Post-Obama Era: History, Complexity & Identity is sponsored by Group Relations International (GRI) and RISE San Diego.
Group Relations International – We simply work on a better world. Our focus is on group relations and community, social justice and spirituality. www.grouprelations.org
RISE San Diego – works to elevate and advance urban leadership through dialogue-based civic engagement, dynamic nonprofit partnerships, and direct training and support to increase the capacity of urban residents to effect meaningful community change. www.risesandiego.org
What is the Black Nerds Expo?
Black Nerds Expo is a space for attendees to explore and celebrate black comics, books, art, video games, and pop culture alongside like-minded individuals. This event is open to everyone!
Here is what the expo will offer:
-Meet people in the art, video game, and comic book industries
-Make new, local friends who like black pop culture
-Participate in opportunity drawings for active attendees
-Take Instagram-worthy photos at the photo booth
-Day-of point card to collect comics-related stickers and prizes
-Learn about upcoming projects and releases information in anime, manga, video games, media, and pop culture
Parking
Please park in the student stalls (NOT marked “staff”) in parking lots.
For a map of MiraCosta College, please click here.
FAQs
How much is it to attend the Black Nerds Expo?
It’s free! Just make sure to either pre-register or register on-site for entry.
Why is there a need for a black nerds event?
Could you name at least three black superheroes outside of Black Panther, Storm from the X-men, or Luke Cage? Could you name at least three black authors without searching on Google? Could you name at least one black artist outside of comics? Events such as the Black Nerds Expo is to make aware the existence of black pop culture that isn’t usually shown or celebrated in mainstream media.
If I’m a vendor, artist, or would like to table for the Black Nerds Expo, how can I make that happen?
Please email jbanks@miracosta.edu or complete the exhibitor application at https://forms.gle/4g8EZxEemZUUBb416 to register a representative to participate in the Black Nerds Expo. There is limited space, so please contact Jd Banks as soon as possible.
How much is it to reserve a table?
It’s free! We don’t want tabling or exhibiting fees to be a barrier for exhibiting. Please contact Jd Banks at jbanks@miracosta.edu as soon as possible since space is limited.
Is it possible to sponsor something for this event?
Sure! We would like to do an opportunity drawing for attendees, so any swag items such as T-shirts, hats, buttons, wrist bands, DVDs, posters, cups, or figurines relating to black pop culture would be appreciated. In return, the Black Nerds Expo will cross-promote your brand on social media and other marketing materials. Please email Jd Banks at jbanks@miracosta.edu for information.
Our Current Supporters
MiraCosta College
Are you providing any stipends or paying any fees for vendors, artists, or representatives to participate in the Black Nerds Expo?
No. Participants will only be provided a table, refreshments, and day-of logistical support.
What sort of things would be great to bring as a vendor, artist, or representative to the Black Nerds Expo?
If you are a comics vendor, comics and graphic novels concentrating on black superheroes such as Black Panther, Storm, Luke Cage, Black Lightning, Green Lantern, March, Miles Morales Spider-Man, Ironheart, Batwing, Cyborg, Mister Terrific, Vixen, Nubia, Rocket, XS, Tattooed Man, Afro Samurai, and more would be great. Find a list of black superheroes at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_black_superheroes. Books from Toni Morrison, Ben Okri, Karyn Parsons, John Lewis, Alice Walker, Octavia Butler, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Michelle Obama and other black authors would also be great. Artwork can be fan-created artwork of current black superheroes and/or original artwork with black and African-American attendees in mind.
Join us to celebra
te Black History Month. Guest speaker is Negro League baseball player Dennis Biddle. Come hear firsthand how it was then, watch his video, and take as long as you like to view his exhibit.
Performances; The Church of the Loving God (COLG) Choir, Spoken Word with Gregory Mcknight Jr., Chazz Ross Percussion/Drum Circles, DJ Charles Egypt, Face Painting by Free Spirit the Clown and Bounce House provided by Memorial Rec Center.
Venders will be selling interesting and exciting items. Soul Food will be will be provided along with sandwiches and beverages.
Join us for our Black History Recital featuring our Preschool 4 The Arts Class, music and dance class and a grand finale performance by our Nationally Performing Marching Band.
