Poster Child by Kemba Smith

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October 12,
2019
Mass Incarceration and Slavery Conference – Tougaloo College, MS
October 4, 2019 First Baptist Church of Glenarden – Landover, MD
October 3,
2019
Sinclair Community College – Dayton, OH
September 29, 2019 St. John Baptist Church, Charles City, VA
September 28, 2019 Jack and Jill of America, Inc. “On the Hill Summit” – Washington, DC
November 17,
2018
Virginia State Conference NAACP: State of Criminal Justice Reform in Virginia -Richmond ,VA
November 14,
2018
Diverse Voices Family Violence Conference – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
October 26, 2018 Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (BOSS) Graduation – Berkley, CA
October 23, 2018 South Carolina State University – Orangeburg, SC
October 15, 2018 Jackson State University – Jackson, MS
October 13, 2018 Memphis Links, Inc. – Memphis, TN
October 4-6, 2018 Montgomery Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.- Montgomery, AL
September 29, 2018 Ann Arbor Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc – Ann Arbor, MI
September 22, 2018 Northern Virginia Baptist Association
August 27, 2018 Virginia State University – Freshman Class Presentation, Petersburg, VA
August 11, 2018 Hats Off to Powerful Women Conference – Trinity Family Life Center, Richmond, VA
August 4, 2018 More Than a Pretty Face Conference – Virginia Beach Central Public Library, Virginia Beach, VA
June 2, 2018 Girls Teen Summit – Tulsa, OK
June 1, 2018 Gulfstream Teen Workforce Summit – Savannah, GA
May 3, 2018 Wyndanch High School – Wyndanch, NY
April 30, 2018 Bryant High School – Alexandria, VA
April 14, 2018 Women Moving Forward Conference – Maryland Correctional Institution for Women
April 4 Commonwealth Links, Inc. Girl Talk Summit – Richmond, VA
March 31, 2018 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Prince George County Alumnae Chapter – Bowie State University
March 17, 2018 Black Women for Black Civic Participation: Black Women’s Roundtable – Wash, DC
March 6, 2018 University of Nevada – Omaha, NE
February 23, 2018 Spring of Hope Church of God in Christ Speaker Series – Springfield, MA
February 14 – 16, 2018 Friends First Assemblies – Denver, CO
February 8, 2018 University of South Florida (Sarasota Campus) – Sarasota, FL
November 4, 2017 Girl Scouts of Central Maryland, Beyond Bars Program – LaFontaine Blu Hotel – Baltimore, MD
November 2, 2017 TRI Student Leadership Program – Appleton, WS
October 15 – 23,
2017
Black Women for Positive Change Week of Non-Violence, Justice and Opportunities
October 14, 2017 2017 International Drug Policy Reform Conference – Atlanta, GA
October 13, 2017 Virginia School Counselor Association Conference – Hampton, VA
October 12, 2017 TRI Student Leadership Program – Savannah, GA
September 29, 2017 Hamline University – St. Paul, MN
September 21, 2017 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. 47th Annual Legislative Conference – Walter E Washington Convention Center – Washington, DC
August 18, 2017 Links Inc., Hendersonville Area Chapter – Tennessee State University – Nashville, TN
August 13, 2017 Alpha Kappa Alpha Alpha Mu Omega Chapter – Debutante Workshop – Indianapolis, IN
July 31, 2017 U.S. Probation Office Eastern District of Louisiana Conference – Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
July 26, 2017 WOL Radio on the Carl Nelson Show – Washington, DC
July 1, 2017 61st Southeastern Regional Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated – Leadership Conference Luncheon – Orlando, FL
June 16-17, 2017 Friends First 2017 STARS National Conference – Denver, CO
June 3, 2017 Women of Worth Fellowship International Ministries – Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church – Washington, DC
May 20, 2017 9th Annual Hampton Roads Conference for Girls and Young Women – Old Dominion University – Norfolk, VA
April 27, 2017 University of Nebraska – Omaha in collaboration with the Omaha Chapter of Links, Inc. – Sisterhood: Young Women Empowerment Institute – Omaha, NE
March 25, 2017 P.A.U.S.E. Women’s Conference – University of Memphis – Memphis, TN
March 12, 2017 Mother’s Club of Wheatly Heights, Inc. – Cresthollow Country Club – Woodbury, NY
March 11, 2017 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc- Fort Washington Chapter – Suitland High School – Suitland, MD
November 19, 2016 Memphis Chapter of The Links, Inc. – Baptist Memorial Hospital – Memphis, TN
November 9, 2016 Loyola University – New Orleans, LA
October 27, 2016 Radford University – Radford, VA
October 20, 2016 Jarvis Christian College – Hawkins, TX
October 19, 2016 2016 Nebraska State Probation Conference – LaVista, NE
October 12, 2016 University of Alabama – Birmingham, AL
October 6, 2016 University of Central Arkansas – Conway, AR
September 20, 2016 Destiny High School – Milwaukee, WI
August 9, 2016 Youth Conference – Heathsville, VA
August 7, 2016 AKA – Alpha Mu Chapter Debutante – Indianapolis, IN
June 25, 2016 Mid-Atlantic Region Jack & Jill of America, Inc. Teen Conference – Portsmouth, VA
June 13 – 15, 2016 United State of Women Conference – Washington, DC
May 21, 2016 Real Talk with Kemba Smith Kingstree-Lake City Delta Sigma Theta Sorority – Kingstree, SC
April 23, 2016 Especially Me Girls Conference – Denver, CO
April 20, 2016 Special Session of The United Nations General Assembly – Side Event Panel – Ford Foundation – New York, NY
April 19, 2016 Museum of Drug Policy – Open Society Foundations – New York, NY
April 14, 2016 American Bar Association Section of Litigation Annual Conference – Chicago, IL
April 8, 2016 Spoken Word – War Room Worship – Zion Baptist Church, Hampton, VA
March 29, 2016 Women of Color Combating Violence: An Evening Conversation – The Arch Center, Philadelphia, PA
March 24, 2016 FAMM – Families Against Mandatory Minimums 25th Anniversary Dinner – Washington, DC
March 22, 2016 Roanoke College – Salem, VA
March 18, 2016 Ohio Trio Association – Great Wolf Lodge – Mason, OH
March 16 & 17, 2016 Alliance for a Healthier Generation Juvenile Justice Meeting – Elk Grove, CA
March 9, 2016 College & Career Summit – Berkeley High School – Berkeley, CA
March 5, 2016 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Newport News Chapter – Hampton University – Newport News, VA
February 27, 2016 Rochester Institute of Technology – Sister II Sister Summit – Rochester, NY
February 25, 2016 Girls Rock – New Haven City Hall – New Haven, CT
February 19, 2016 GLo’d Up For GOD Youth Empowerment Summit – Fresh Anointing Cathedral C.O.G.I.C. – Richmond, VA
February 4, 2016 Troy University, TC Ballrooms – Troy, Alabama
February 3, 2016 Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History, UNC – Chapel Hill – Chapel Hill, NC
February 2, 2016 Women, Drug Policies, and Incarceration in the Americas – Hall of the Americas, Washington, DC
January 31, 2016 American Probation and Parole Association – Atlanta, GA
January 16, 2016 Youth Services Center – Washington, DC
December 5, 2015 St. Augustine’s University TRIO Programs – Spirit of Norfolk – Norfolk, VA
November 19, 2015 International Drug Policy Reform Conference Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel, Alexandria, VA
November 17, 2015 Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, GA
November 14, 2015 Bountiful Blessings Ministries – 6th Annual Women’s Conference – Norfolk, VA
November 18, 2015 International Drug Policy Reform Conference – Washington, DC
November 12, 2015 Carnegie Science Center – Clean Slate Program sponsored by the Housing Authority for the City of Pittsburgh, PA
October 29, 2015 University of Tennessee – Knoxville, TN
October 21, 2015 Xavier University – Cincinnati, OH
September 27, 2015 Alabama State University – Athletic Department Student Athletes – Montgomery, Alabama
September 21-22, 2015 Roundtable on the Impact of Incarceration and Mandatory Minimums on African American Woman and Girls – Washington, DC
September 20, 2015 Piney Grove Baptist Church – Virginia Beach, VA
September 17, 2015 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc. 45th Legislative Conference – Washington, DC
August 22, 2015 Skype Session with AKA Debutantes – Durham, NC
August 9, 2015 Indianapolis AKA Debutante Workshop – Indianapolis, IN
July 30, 2015 ScholarCHIPS Fourth Annual Awards Ceremony – Pepco Edison Place Gallery – Washington, DC
July 25, 2015 Brown Missionary Baptist Church Youth Conference – South Haven, MS
July 22, 2015 Youth Alcohol & Drug Abuse Prevention Project Conference sponsored by the VA Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control – Longwood University, Farmville, VA
July 20, 2015 The Clinton Foundation Guest Speaker for Office Interns – Harlem, NY
July 17, 2015 Congressional Briefing: The Impact of Mass Incarceration on Women in the America’s – United States Capitol, Washington, DC
July 16, 2015 Women, Drug Policy and Incarceration Effective Practices Workshop – Open Society Foundations and Washington Office on Latin America, Washington, DC
July 12, 2015 Mt. Gilead Baptist Church – Norfolk, VA
June 28, 2015
11 am
Bank Street Baptist Church – Norfolk, VA
June 18, 2015
1:30 pm
2nd Annual Female Re-entry Leadership Conference, Howard University School of Law – Washington, DC
May 18, 2015 Pleasantville High School – Pleasantville, NJ
April 27, 2015 Maritime Industries Academy High School – Baltimore, MD
April 8, 2015 Washington State University – Pullman, WA
April 11, 2015 Girls Conference – Tuskegee, AL
March 26, 2015 Clayton State University – Women’s Leadership Luncheon – Marrow, GA
April 2, 2015 Young Parents Program of New Haven Public Schools – Gateway Community College – Polly T. McCabe Center – New Haven, CT
March 16, 2015 State of the Black Woman’s Conference hosted by the Women’s Caucus at Hampton University – Hampton, VA
March 10, 2015 Western New England University – Springfield, MA
February 21 – 22, 2015 Metropolitan Baptist Church Women’s Day Celebration – Memphis, TN
February 9, 2015 St. Augustine’s College – Raleigh, NC
February 7, 2015 Chapel Hill-Carrboro Area Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc – Raleigh, NC
January 21, 2015 Massachusetts Assoc. of Criminal Defense Lawyers – Newton, MA
December 13, 2014 Teen Forum, Gravel Hill Baptist Church – Richmond, VA
November 23, 2014 Mt. Zion First African Baptist Church – Charlottesville, VA
November 15, 2014 Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church – Richmond, VA
October 30, 2014 Academy at Virginia Randolph – Glen Allen, VA
October 1, 2014 Livingstone College – Salisbury, NC
September 27, 2014 Bethlehem Baptist Church Women’s Conference – Richmond, VA
September 19, 2014 College of Lake County – Grayslake, IL
August 20, 2014 A. Philip Randolph Institute National Education Conference – Reno, NV
August 17, 2014 Alpha Kappa Alpha Indianapolis Chapter Debutante Workshop – Indianapolis, IN
July 24, 2014 Crispus Attucks Medical Magnet School – Indianapolis, IN
June 3, 2014 Briggs Alternative School – Norwalk, CT
May 17, 2014 Hanover NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet – Richmond, VA
May 15, 2014 Greater Springfield NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet – Springfield, MA
April 5, 2014 Alpha Kappa Alpha Regional Conference – Raleigh, NC
March 31, 2014 University of Akron – Trio Program – Akron, OH
March 29, 2014 Watts Chapel Missionary Baptist Church – Raleigh, NC
March 27, 2014 Chabot College – Hayward, CA
March 23, 2014 Calvary Baptist Church – Norfolk, VA
March 9 – 14, 2014 NAACP United Nations Delegation – Geneva, Switzerland
March 5, 2014 Greater Memphis YMCA – Memphis, TN
February 23-24, 2014 NAFJ Affiliate Pen or Pencil Program – Kansas City, Missouri
February 15, 2014 Youth Forum sponsored by Virginia Union University Center for the Study of the Urban Child- Eastern Henrico Recreation Center – Richmond, VA
February 10 – 11, 2014 NAFJ Affiliate Kiamsha Youth Empowerment Program – Prince George County, MD
February 2 – 4, 2014 NAFJ Affiliate Pen or Pencil Program – Ft. Walton, FL
January 31, 2014 Serving All Vessels Equal Program – Fairfield County, CT
January 30, 2014 Women’s Missionary Society of AME Church – Little Rock, AK
December 28, 2013 National AME Zion Church Conference – Dallas, TX
November 12, 2013 Northwestern University – Evanston, IL
November 6, 2013 Virginia State University – Petersburg, VA
October 24, 2013 Lakeview Democratic Club Awards Dinner – Westbury, NY
October 12, 2013 Valerie M. Dade Girls Leadership Conference – Paterson, NJ
September 28, 2013 Ali Residential Service, Inc. Program – Canton, OH
September 18, 2013 31st Street Baptist Church – Richmond, VA
September 14, 2013 Treasure You Christian Women’s Conference – Dallas, TX
August 24, 2013 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Beta Chi Omega Chapter – Roanoke, VA
August 24, 2013 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Beta Chi Omega Chapter – Roanoke, VA
August 11, 2013 Alpha Kappa Alpha Indianapolis Alumni Chapter – Indianapolis, IN
July 11, 2013 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. 51st National Convention – Washington, DC
June 21, 2013 Richmond Department of Social Services Graduation Program – Richmond, VA
June 21, 2013 Tidewater Community College – Portsmouth, VA
June 15, 2013 American Constitution Society Conference Mass Incarceration Panel – Washington, DC
June 6, 2013 Renaissance Academy – Virginia Beach, VA
May 18, 2013 Mt. Olive Baptist Church – Norfolk, VA
May 6, 2013 Richmond Department of Social Services – Hickory Hill Community Center – Richmond, VA
May 4, 2013 Good Shephard Baptist Church – Petersburg, VA
April 30, 2013 Advancement Project Felony Disenfranchisement College Tour – Virginia Commonwealth University – Richmond, VA
April 29, 2013 Advancement Project Felony Disenfranchisement College Tour – Old Dominion University – Norfolk, VA
April 27, 2013 Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church – Hampton, VA
April 23, 2013 Advancement Project Felony Disenfranchisement College Tour – William & Mary University – Williamsburg, VA
April 22, 2013 Advancement Project Felony Disenfranchisement College Tour – Hampton University – Hampton, VA
April 17, 2013 Library of Virginia – Richmond, VA
April 11-13, 2013 GirlTalk Unplugged – The Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina – Cambridge, MD
March 27, 2013 North Carolina Central University – Durham, NC
March 22, 2013 Northern Kentucky University – Highland Heights, OH
March 15, 2013 Norfolk State University – Norfolk, VA
March 7, 2013 Voorhees College – Denmark, SC
February 28, 2013 Johnson Smith University – Charlotte, NC
February 28, 2013 West Charlotte High School – Charlotte, NC
February 26, 2013 Spring of Hope Church of God in Christ – Springfield, MA
February 21-22, 2013 National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Hearings – Washington, DC
February 9, 2013 Court Services and Offender Supervision Women’s Reentry Symposium, Washington, DC
January 20, 2013 Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church Impact Building – Washington, DC
January 18, 2013 Maple Springs Baptist Church – Capitol Heights, MD
November 16, 2012 State of the Black World Conference- Howard University – Washington, DC
November 15, 2012 Mayor’s Youth Academy – Richmond, VA
November 7, 2012 Counseling and Treating People of Colour Conference – San Diego, CA
October 29, 2012 Petersburg Public Schools – Petersburg, VA
October 27, 2012 Virginia State Conference NAACP Community Breakfast – Fredericksburg, VA
October 20, 2012 St. Peter Baptist Church Women’s Ministry – Glen Allen, VA
September 26, 2012 NAACP Delegation to United Nations – Geneva, Switzerland
September 20, 2012 Annual Legislative Conference (CBC) – Washington, DC
September 7, 2012 Memorial High School – Port Arthur, TX
September 7, 2012 Ozen High School – Beaumont, TX
August 30, 2012 Mt. Olivet Baptist Church – Petersburg, VA
August 20, 2012 Boys and Girls Club – Washington, DC
August 12, 2012 Alpha Kappa Alpha Debutante Workshop – Indianapolis, IN
July 7, 2012 NAACP National Convention – Houston, TX
May 3, 2012 NAACP Voter Registration Press Conference – Clark Atlanta University – Atlanta, GA
April 18, 2012 Lockhaven University – Lockhaven,PA
April 11, 2012 New Haven Police Academy – New Haven, CT
April 10, 2012 Danbury Federal Corrections Institute – Danbury, CT
April 5, 2012 CUSH Foundation/Southeast Texas Association of Black Journalists Conference – Beaumont, TX
March 26, 2012 Clarion University – Clarion, PA
March 15, 2012 Penn State – Altoona, PA
March 11-14, 2012 NAACP Delegation to Geneva,Switzerland
March 1, 2012 Norfolk State University – Norfolk, VA
February 20, 2012 Metropolitan Community College – Omaha, NE
January 13, 2012 MLK Convocation- Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School – Indianapolis, IN
November 9, 2011 North Carolina State University – Raleigh, NC
November 4, 2011 25th Annual Robert D. Lynch Student Leadership Conference – Blair County, PA
October 15, 2011 Prairie View A&M University – Prairie View, TX
October 13, 2011 Penn State – Harrisburg Campus
September 15, 2011 College Symposium – Sponsored by Quinnipiac University and Yale University
August 5, 2011 St. James Missionary Baptist Church – Fayetteville, AR
July 31, 2011 Carolina Missionary Baptist Church – Ft. Washington, MD
July 30, 2011 Greatness Beyond Measure Teen Summit – Sarasota, FL
July 24, 2011 NAACP National Convention WIN Summit Brunch – Los Angeles, CA
July 18, 2011 2011 Soros Justice Fellowship Conference – Miami, FL
June 5, 2011 Imani Baptist Temple Youth Day – Ft. Wayne, IN
June 3, 2011 Anthis Career Center – Ft. Wayne, IN
May 28, 2011 First Baptist Church of Glenarden Red Flag Conference – Marlboro, MD
April 30, 2011 Real World Real Girl Workshop Sponsored by the Circle Center Link, Inc. Chapter
April 29, 2011 7th Annual Prestige Award Recipient – Poughkeepsie, NY
April 23, 2011 Student National Medical Association National Conference – Indianapolis, IN
April 12, 2011 Miles College – Birmingham, AL
April 8, 2011 Old Dominion University – Norfolk, VA
April 2, 2011 Communities in Schools Program – Charlotte, NC
April 1, 2011 Delta Sigma Theta – Chattanooga, TN
March 26, 2011 Ecumenical Advocacy Days Criminal Justice Panel- Washington D.C.
March 22, 2011 Carlow University – Pittsburgh, PA
March 19, 2011 Ball State University – Muncie, IN
March 16, 2011 Virginia Tech University – Blacksburg, VA