Harlem Children’s Zone CEO Kwame-Owusu Kesse and Founder and President Geoffrey Canada host the world premiere screening of “Harlem Rising”, a documentary about the history of HCZ, at SXSWEDU in Austin, Texas in April 2024.
We are excited for Mr. Owusu-Kesse and Mr. Canada to join SXSWEDU, an annual conference that “brings together the brightest minds in education to share ideas, network, and create the future of teaching and learning,” according to the conference website.
You can catch Mr. Owusu-Kesse and Mr. Canada at the following SXSW EDU sessions:
The Power of Place: Transforming America One Block at a Time
March 4, 11:30 AM-12:30 PM CT at Austin Convention Center, 500 E Cesar Chavez St.
In this talk, Mr. Canada traces the evolution of the place-based, cradle-to-career model and shares how practices developed at HCZ and beyond are leading to scalable solutions and systems change impacting over 1 million young people.
“Harlem Rising” Screening & Q&A
March 4, 4-6 PM CT at Austin Convention Center, 500 E Cesar Chavez St.
Mr. Owusu-Kesse and Mr. Canada host a screening of this documentary that uses archival video footage filmed by Black and Brown youth from the 80’s, 90’s, and early 2000’s to trace the evolution of HCZ and Harlem across three generations.
Investing in Holistic Wellbeing for Lifelong Success
March 6, 2:30-3:30 PM CT at Austin Convention Center, 500 E Cesar Chavez St.
Mr. Owusu-Kesse joins Tomeka Hart Wigginton of the HarWigg Group and Dominique Lee of BRICK Education Network to discuss the power of community partnerships in creating spaces that foster holistic well-being.