Black Communities: A Conference for Collaboration will take place Sept. 9–11, 2019 at the Carolina Theatre in Durham, N.C. The Black Communities Conference, a.k.a. #BlackCom2019, is a vibrant and uniquely important gathering featuring panel discussions, local tours, film screenings, workshops, keynotes and more. Our core mission remains to foster collaboration among Black communities and universities for the purpose of enhancing Black community life and furthering the understanding of Black communities.

Black Communities is hosted by the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, the Institute of African American Research, North Carolina Central University, the Hayti Heritage Center, the Center for the Study of the American South and the Southern Historical Collection.