AAMMC 2020 Schedule
Workshops, Panels and Book Signings
“In order to rise from its own ashes,
a Phoenix first must burn.” ― Octavia Butler
African American Multimedia Conference Presenters:
Sumiko Saulson, Linda Addison, Nisi Shawl, Rappin 4Tay, Kevin E. Myrick, Karen Junker, Crystal Connor, Simon Says, Scott Saulson, V’Launce Davis, Lil Twain, Precious Chambers, Lil 4Tay, Franchesca Saulson, Amy Holloway, Kevin Craig West, Meosha Bean
Thursday, February 13, 2020 (Free!)
Expressions Gallery, 2035 Ashby Ave. Berkeley, California, 94703 | 510.644.4930
Pre-Conference Kick-Off with Silent Auction!
Free and Open to the Public, Food and Beverages served.
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Sexy Sci-Fi Sisters Book Chat and Signing Event with James Tiptree Award Winner Nisi Shawl, Crystal Connor, Linda Addison, and Sumiko Saulson
Friday, February 14, 2020 (Free!)
San Francisco Public Library, Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin Street, 12-5pm
12:00 pm Registration
12:30 pm Welcome Speech by Linda Addison
12:45 pm Remembering and Honoring Our Elders Past
1:15 pm Narrowing the Digital Divide
2:15 pm San Francisco Pioneer Awards
2:45 pm Beyond Us: Black Minds in Horror Short Preview
3:15 pm Dollars to Diversity: Hollywood’s New Black Blockbusters
4:15 pm Meet the Authors! Book Signing and Book Chat with
Saturday, February 15, 2020 (Free!)
Melrose Branch, Oakland Public Library, 4805 Foothill Boulevard, 2-5pm
2:00 pm Welcome Speech by Nisi Shawl
2:15 pm Creating Diverse Sci-Fi & Horror Characters and Worlds (Nisi Shawl)
3:00 pm So You Want To Be a Rapper or a Rock n Roll Star? (Rappin 4-Tay)
3:45 pm Krishna Awards for Black Excellence in Multimedia
4:45 pm Closing Statements by Crystal Connor
Sunday, February 16, 2020 (Free!)
Marcus Books, 3900 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Oakland, CA, 1-2pm
1:00-2:00 pm Scary Sisters Horror Book Chat and Signing Event with Bram Stoker Award Winner Linda Addison, Nisi Shawl, Crystal Connor, and Sumiko Saulson
Sunday, February 16, 2020
81st Avenue Branch, Oakland Public Library, 1021 81st Avenue, 2-5 pm
Kids 12 and Under
2:00-5:00 pm Art Circle: Afrocentric Coloring Time!
PG-13
2:00 pm Welcome Speech by Amy Holloway
2:15 pm Why Do People Tell Stories about Monsters?
3:00 pm Making Beautiful Music, Movies, and Books
3:45 pm Beyond Us Short Film Festival & Talk
4:45pm Closing Remarks by Kevin E. Myrick
Pride at the AAMMC! Sunday, February 16, 2020
Oakland LGBTQ Community Center, 3207 Lakeshore Avenue
3:00 pm Reframing the Other – Writing the Other for Black and Queer Authors (Nisi Shawl, Sumiko Saulson)
3:45 pm Writing While Black, Queer Edition: (Sumiko Saulson, Nisi Shawl)
Pride at the AAMMC! Monday, February 17, 2020
Oakland LGBTQ Community Center, 3207 Lakeshore Avenue
3:00 pm A Nu Way: Creating Magical Melanated Spiritual & Safe Spaces (Hosted by Irene McCalphin)
3:45 pm Manifesting from the Margins (Hosted by Irene McCalphin)
Self-Publishing – A Three Class Series at Eastmont
By Sumiko Saulson
Eastmont Branch, Oakland Public Library, 7200 Bancroft Avenue, Suite 211
Monday, February 10, 2020, 5-7 pm Preparing Book Interiors
Monday, February 24, 2020, 5-7 pm Exteriors, Covers, and Ads
Black Goth Takeover at Club Vantablack ($10)
Stork Club Oakland 2330 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, California
Saturday, February 8, 2020 at 9:00 pm – 1:30 am
Performances by M-Lamar, Stagefright, Protea and In Retrograde
Beyond Us: Black Minds in Horror ($10 per night)
Artists’ Television Access, 992 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA
Curator & Horror Host Crystal Connor
Sunday, February 17, 2020, 7 pm – 10pm, Special Guest Kevin Craig West
Monday, February 18, 2020, 7 pm -10pm, Special Guest Meosha Bean
