In celebration of the 100th Anniversary
of the Harlem Renaissance

A Virtual Experience

Thursday – Friday
November 19th – 20th
12PM – 6PM EST

In November 2020 – at the conclusion the 2020 celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance – Harlem World Magazine will host its 1st Annual HWM Summit, with the theme Harlem: A Beacon On The Hill, designed to spark new ideas and conversation around the arts, business, philanthropy, community and journalism.

We will feature talks, panels and workshops with today’s leaders, legends, and trailblazers of the Harlem community and beyond. We will discuss the topics that bind our communities together as well as what we need to do to move forward and upward in these turbulent times. This summit is a platform designed to generate ideas, bring people together, and spark change for good –to build a stronger community for all.

This includes a crown sourcing campaign for the Harlem Youth Publishing Empowerment (HYPE) program in collaboration with Columbia University in Harlem where we recruit and train Harlem’s next generation of publishers.

#HWMSummit2020

The Schedule

DAY ONE

Thursday, November 19, 2020

12:00 – 12:15 pm ET

Welcome & Opening Remarks

From ETU EVANS

12:15 – 1:00 pm ET

FIRESIDE CHAT

HWM SALON CHAT

Etu Evans in conversation with
Glen Hunter, Founder of Harlem Archives

1:00 – 2:30 pm ET

Black Business Matters

Owning Our Future:
Reimagining Business

Moderated by Jill Johnson, Founder, Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership, weareifel.org

Clayton Banks, Silicon Harlem

Stephen Wilder, Think Wilder

Carl Joe Black, Raising Benjamins

2:30 – 3:30 pm ET

SHORT FILM SCREENING

Harlem Writers Guild

3:30 – 4:55 pm ET

Books, Film, ARt & Fashion

The Culture Creators

Moderated by Marco Nobles, Award Winning Radio Host

Janet Rodriquez, So Harlem Organization

Moikgantsi Kgama, ImageNation

Eartha Watts Hicks, Harlem Writers Guild

5:00 – 6:00 pm ET

Mix & Mingle

HAPPY HOUR
Virtual Networking

Hosted by Dennis Bulluck of Elite Nation Entertainment

DAY TWO

Friday, NOVEMBER 20, 2020

12:00 – 12:15 pm ET

Wemcoming Remarks

From ETU EVANs

12:15 – 1:00 pm ET

FIRESIDE CHAT

HWM SALON CHAT

Etu Evans in conversation with Victoria Butler

1:00 – 2:30 pm ET

Support Givers

The Importance of Community

Moderated by Keisha Sutton, Daughters of the Movement

Ofo Ezeugwu, Whose Your Landlord Inc.

Peggy Sheppard, WE ACT

Barbara Askins, 125ST BID

Jerry Migdol, Founder

Stacey Lynch, Deputy Director of the NYC Mayor’s Office of Governmental Affairs

2:30 – 3:30 pm ET

BOOK AND POETRY READINGS

Harlem Writers Guild

3:00 – 4:30 pm ET

Community Journalism

Reclaiming Our Voice

Moderated by DéVon Christopher Johnson, Bleu Magazine

Geraldine Moriba-Meadows, Award Winning Journalist
Rhonesha Byng, Her Agenda.com
Mike Ragsdale, Publisher, 30a
Michael Shapiro, Founder and CEO of TAPinto