So All Can Read

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION IS OPEN 🎉

The 3rd Annual Black Literacy Matters® Conference is coming to Norfolk State University, March 11–14th, 2026.

Theme: BOOTS on the Ground: Reclaiming Literacy, Rewriting History

🎟️ Early Bird: $425 through November 1, 2025
What’s new this year:
🎬 Special screening of the documentary “SENTENCED.”

Keynote Speakers include: (4 More will be added)

Zaretta Hammond — Two-time bestselling author of Culturally Responsive Teaching & The Brain and Rebuilding Students’ Learning Power: Teaching for Instructional Equity and Cognitive Justice

Ameer Baraka — Emmy-nominated actor (Zatima, American Horror Story: Coven), author, co-founder of the Dyslexia Awareness Foundation, and internationally recognized dyslexia advocate

Kareem Weaver — Co-Founder & Executive Director of FULCRUM (Full and Complete Reading is a Universal Mandate), award-winning educator and administrator, and Second Vice-President of the Oakland NAACP; featured in The Right to Read

Dr. Julie Washington — Professor of Education and Interim Dean at the University of California, Irvine; Speech-Language Pathologist and ASHA Fellow known for pioneering research on African American English, poverty, and literacy outcomes

Closeout Event: BOOTS on the Dance Floor Hoedown — Friday, March 13, 2026 | 7:00 PM–Midnight
Don’t delay—prices rise after November 1!

Register now: https://lnkd.in/gWiJ_Urj

🚨 Big News! 🚨

Morgan State University's Elementary Education - Undergraduate Program has been officially accredited by the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) at the Accreditation level!

This prestigious recognition affirms their program's alignment with the Science of Reading, Structured Literacy, and the IDA Knowledge and Practice Standards (KPS) for Teachers of Reading.

💡 And here’s the game-changer: They are the ONLY undergraduate teacher preparation program in the entire state of Maryland to earn this distinction!

If you're passionate about equity in education and want to be equipped to teach ALL children how to read, Morgan State is where you belong.

They're not just winning Emmy Awards, they're earning Accreditations- So ALL CAN READ.

📚 Join MSU and become part of a program that leads the way in evidence-based literacy instruction. https://www.morgan.edu/

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