DURHAM, N.H., Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center For New England Culture at the University of New Hampshire and the Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail are excited to announce the full line-up of presenters scheduled to speak at the 2015 Heritage New Hampshire Black New England Conference, "Put Me In, Coach": The Battle to Integrate New England Sports. Among this year's presenters are current and former pro athletes, former Olympians, coaches, authors, professors and independent scholars.
EVENT: The Heritage New Hampshire Black New England ConferenceDATE: October 30 & 31LOCATION: Huddleston Hall, University of New Hampshire, DurhamCOST: Conference only = $50, Awards Dinner only = $25, Conference + Dinner = $75
Speakers will investigate the significant roles People of Color have played and continue to play in sports in New England and beyond. Presentations will focus on past and present issues faced by Black athletes including: college athletics' influence over educational success and campus life; the shadows of racism, race science and genetics over the careers of black athletes; racial disparities between team ownership/management and team members; and the challenge of legacy-building and mentoring among both established athletes of color and rising stars.
Award-winning Boston Globe Columnist Derrick Jackson will deliver one of three keynote presentations at the 2015 Heritage New Hampshire Black New England Conference "Put Me In, Coach: The Battle to Integrate New England Sports" on October 30 and 31, 2015. Jackson will discuss black athletes' participation and over-participation in sports and the wildly divergent universes they create.
Additional keynote speakers include: Greg Gonsalves, chair of the Jackie Robinson Foundation, who will highlight Robinson's historic presence in baseball and the mentoring work of his namesake foundation, and University of Texas Professor John Hoberman, who will discuss key points in his book, Darwin's Athletes: How Sport Has Damaged Black Athletes and Preserved the Myth of Race.
The Heritage New Hampshire Black New England Conference will present Olympians Mel Pender, Seba Johnson and Vincent De'jon Parrette, who will share their stories of breaking barriers and records. Pro soccer player Charlie Davis and retired NBA player Dwight Davis will give insights into what it means to live their dreams as well as the cost. Mark Johnson, youngest son of Harlem Globetrotter Andy Johnson, will share his father's untold story from his book, Basket Ball Slave. Jamalh Prince, an award winning athlete and coach, will take us on his journey from high-school athlete to Dean of Students at Cambridge Rindge and Latin.
Whitney Zelee, running back for Boston's all female football team the Renegades will share her experience of succeeding in a sport seen as a "man's sport." Presentations by UNH Associate Professors Courtney Marshall and Robin Hackett will challenge preconceived notions about race, gender, body image and abilities.
Racism and discrimination has a long history in the Black athlete's world. Through historic events and individual stories, Robert Bellinger, Associate Professor of History at Suffolk University, Bijan C. Bayne, sports historian and author, and Phillip L. Cunningham Assistant Professor Media Studies & Sports Studies at Quinnipiac University will discuss the elements of discrimination that have changed and elements that persist.
Lewis Byrant/Director Multicultural Students Services Buckingham Browne & Nichols School, Brandon Thomas/ Academic Coordinator at the University of New Hampshire Athletics and Jessica F. Compton, a former UNH Athlete and current doctorial candidate at University of California at Berkeley, will examine how athletic and higher education policies as well as academic values impact the success of college athletes on the field and in the classroom.
In addition to panels and presentations for registered attendees, the conference will offer two events open to the general public - a film discussion lead by Professor Delia Konzett and the conference Awards Dinner.
Cost for the Conference is $50. Cost for the Awards Dinner is $25.
The Black New England Conference is a two-day interactive conference that gathers scholars, teachers, researchers, community members and members of local organizations, to share their work and insights on the Black experience past and present in New England. It is both an academic conference and a celebration of Black life and history in New England.
For more information on the conference scheduled, panels, presenters please visit http://cola.unh.edu/cnec/2015-bnec
CONTACT: JerriAnne Boggis, Coordinator
603-318-5120 or Email
Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20151006/274707
Speakers will investigate the significant roles People of Color have played and continue to play in sports in New England and beyond. Presentations will focus on past and present issues faced by Black athletes including: college athletics' influence over educational success and campus life; the shadows of racism, race science and genetics over the careers of black athletes; racial disparities between team ownership/management and team members; and the challenge of legacy-building and mentoring among both established athletes of color and rising stars.
Award-winning Boston Globe Columnist Derrick Jackson will deliver one of three keynote presentations at the 2015 Heritage New Hampshire Black New England Conference "Put Me In, Coach: The Battle to Integrate New England Sports" on October 30 and 31, 2015. Jackson will discuss black athletes' participation and over-participation in sports and the wildly divergent universes they create.
Additional keynote speakers include: Greg Gonsalves, chair of the Jackie Robinson Foundation, who will highlight Robinson's historic presence in baseball and the mentoring work of his namesake foundation, and University of Texas Professor John Hoberman, who will discuss key points in his book, Darwin's Athletes: How Sport Has Damaged Black Athletes and Preserved the Myth of Race.
The Heritage New Hampshire Black New England Conference will present Olympians Mel Pender, Seba Johnson and Vincent De'jon Parrette, who will share their stories of breaking barriers and records. Pro soccer player Charlie Davis and retired NBA player Dwight Davis will give insights into what it means to live their dreams as well as the cost. Mark Johnson, youngest son of Harlem Globetrotter Andy Johnson, will share his father's untold story from his book, Basket Ball Slave. Jamalh Prince, an award winning athlete and coach, will take us on his journey from high-school athlete to Dean of Students at Cambridge Rindge and Latin.
Whitney Zelee, running back for Boston's all female football team the Renegades will share her experience of succeeding in a sport seen as a "man's sport." Presentations by UNH Associate Professors Courtney Marshall and Robin Hackett will challenge preconceived notions about race, gender, body image and abilities.
Racism and discrimination has a long history in the Black athlete's world. Through historic events and individual stories, Robert Bellinger, Associate Professor of History at Suffolk University, Bijan C. Bayne, sports historian and author, and Phillip L. Cunningham Assistant Professor Media Studies & Sports Studies at Quinnipiac University will discuss the elements of discrimination that have changed and elements that persist.
Lewis Byrant/Director Multicultural Students Services Buckingham Browne & Nichols School, Brandon Thomas/ Academic Coordinator at the University of New Hampshire Athletics and Jessica F. Compton, a former UNH Athlete and current doctorial candidate at University of California at Berkeley, will examine how athletic and higher education policies as well as academic values impact the success of college athletes on the field and in the classroom.
In addition to panels and presentations for registered attendees, the conference will offer two events open to the general public - a film discussion lead by Professor Delia Konzett and the conference Awards Dinner.
Cost for the Conference is $50. Cost for the Awards Dinner is $25.
The Black New England Conference is a two-day interactive conference that gathers scholars, teachers, researchers, community members and members of local organizations, to share their work and insights on the Black experience past and present in New England. It is both an academic conference and a celebration of Black life and history in New England.
For more information on the conference scheduled, panels, presenters please visit http://cola.unh.edu/cnec/2015-bnec
CONTACT: JerriAnne Boggis, Coordinator
603-318-5120 or Email
Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20151006/274707
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