Speak On It. Announcing the 2017 BlackProGen LIVE Schedule!

Here’s the deets on what we’ll be talking about in 2017 on BlackProGen LIVE.

After much thought, and careful deliberation, we have an amazing set of topics set for our 2017 broadcasts of BlackProGen LIVE.

All hangouts take place at 6pm PST/PDT, 8pm CST/CDT, 9pm EST/EDT and their recordings will be posted on YouTube. This schedule and topics are subject to change and the links are to participate in the hangout in LISTEN ONLY mode. Click here to connect with me about being a panelist. Be sure to list your Google+ profile in your message.

Meet the Panelists

• Nicka Smith, host
• True Lewis
• Angela Walton-Raji
• Shelley Murphy
• James Morgan, III
• Bernice Alexander Bennett
• Linda Buggs-Simms
• Ellen Fernandez Sacco
• Renate Yarborough Sanders
• Felicia Addison
• Toni Carrier
• Teresa Vega
• Tasia Cox
• Willie Russell, IV
• Alex Trapps-Chabala
• Taneya Koonce

2017 BlackProGen LIVE (Updated August 14, 2017, links to recorded episodes below)

• Wed Jan 11, 2017  – Inside My Research Process 
• Wed Jan 25, 2017  – Telling the Story Without Boring Your Family 
• Wed Feb 1, 2017  – Loud, Resounding Voices: The Slave Narratives
• Thu Feb 9, 2017 – BlackProGen LIVE! 2017 RootsTech
• Wed Feb 15, 2017 – The Ten Percent: Free People of Color
• Wed Feb 22, 2017 – Case Studies in DNA: Practical Tips and Tricks
• Tue Mar 7, 2017 – Social Media for People of Color Genealogy Research
• Tue Mar 21, 2017 – People of Color in the West: Arizona, California, Nevada
• Tue Apr 4, 2017 – Rebellion and Resistance: People of Color and the U.S. Military
• Tue Apr 18, 2017 – People of Color in the Northeast: New York and New Jersey
• Tue May 9, 2017 – Getting Started with Asian/Pacific Islander Research
• Tue May 23, 2017 – People of Color in the West: Colorado, Oregon, and Washington
• Fri Jun 9, 2017 – BlackProGen LIVE! 2017 SCGS Genealogy Jamboree
• Tue Jun 20, 2017 – Get to MY Folks: Easy Ways to Find People of Color in Online Records
• Tue Jun 27, 2017 – Rites of Life: Religious, Fraternal, and Benevolent Societies
• Wed Jul 5, 2017 – People of Color in the Northeast: Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire
• Wed Jul 12, 2017 – BlackProGen LIVE! 2017 MAAGI
• Tue Jul 25, 2017 – People of Color in the Midwest: Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio
• Tue Aug 8, 2017 – “Well You Know…” Privacy in Genealogy and DNA
• Tue Aug 22, 2017 – People of Color in the Midwest: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, and Missouri
• Tue Sep 12, 2017 – Getting Started with Latin Research
• Tue Sep 19, 2017 – Leaving Your Footprint Online
• Tue Oct 11, 2017 – Finding Your Roots Season 4 Recap, Part 1
• Tue Oct 25, 2017  – Finding Your Roots Season 4 Recap, Part 2
• Tue Nov 15, 2017 – Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes
• Tue Nov 29, 2017 – Pad and My Pen: Writing Your Family History

For links to watch each broadcast, and to add the schedule to your calendar, please see below or click here. All times shown are Central Time. 

Have any topics you don’t see but you’d love to have discussed? Sound off in the comments!