Those that made up the 2010 BIC planning committee were: Tanisha Jenkins (Minority Student Affairs), Robyn Davidson (NAACP), Tierney Bates (Development), Ace Brooks (Strange Fruit On Stage Productions), Tracia Cloud (Graduate Student), Rita Geier (Office of the Chancellor), Tradarion Hampton (SAAB), Jonathan Kinnard (MAP), Brandon Jones (SGA), Phyllis Moore (Alumni Affairs), Quineka Moten (Minority Student Affairs), Ashleigh Moyer (Student Activities), Anderson Olds (NAACP), Karlescia Perkins (NAACP), Anton Reece (Student Success Center), Chloe Shepherd (BCPC), Jamia Stokes (College of Education, Health & Human Sciences), Marshawn Tennial (NAACP), Shawn Turner (NPHC), Erica Watson (Law Student), Chutney Walton (Graduate Student).
The Opening Ceremony for the BIC included an introduction by Tanisha Jenkins and Robyn Davidson, the Chair and Co-Chair for the Planning committee this year, a tribute to Haiti by Anderson Olds, and Lauren Fitzgerald and Quineka Moten with two spoke word poetry pieces entitled "I'm in Dixie," and "What's Next." The I.C.E Cold Experience jazz band played during the reception at the end of the conference.
The Charlie Lemmons Keynote Speaker for the BIC was Marshawn Evans, J.D., an entrepreneur, attorney and author of "SKIRTS in the Boardroom: A Woman's Survival Guide to Success in Business & Life." Also member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Evans was featured as a cast member for Donald Trump's NBC show "The Apprentice." She has worked on televised prmotional projects and marketing campaigns for companies such as Sony Pictures, Lucus Films, Lamborghini, Bally Total Fitness, The Learning Annex, and Dairy Queen. Evans serves on numerous boards for service organizations such as Jamie Foxx's Learn Through Laughter Foundation and the TMB Foundation for Women.
The sponsors for the Black Issues Conference this year were:
The UT Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Minority Student Affairs
The Black Cultural and Programming Committee
The Charlie Lemmons Endowment
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Student Affairs
Central Programming Council
UT Black Alumni Association
The University of Tennessee at Knoxville: Office of the Dean of Students; College of Business Administration; Office of Disability Services; Book and Supply Store; Commission for Blacks; Office of Equity and Diversity
The workshops were as follows:
-Money Management in the Black Community
Knoxville alumni and Mu Rho Chapters of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.
-A Room Full of Men (For Men Only)
Marico Rivers, Community Activist
-Blacks Leading the Future: Mapping Strategies in Your Organization and Your Life
Dr. Daryl D. Green, Community Member
-What Does the Media Have to do with it?
Colber Prosper and Earl Coleman, UT Graduate Students
-The Ongoing Struggle: African American Faculty and Staff Life at U.T.
Ferlin McGaskey and Jamia Stokes, UT Doctoral Students
-Close Your Legs & Open Your Mind (For LAdies Only)
Reggie Jenkins, UUNIK Academy, Inc.
-Greeks: The False Sense of entitlement
David Jones, UT Law Student
-Student Organizations: It Doesn't Matter if it's Black or White, or Does it?
Sarah Rodriquez and Tyler Glauser, UT Graduate Students
-Hip-Hop Hooray? Or Hip-Hop Hell No?!
Marico Rivers, Community Activist
-Recovering Voices from the Past, Visions for the Future
Lorena "Lori" Whipple, UT Graduate Student
-Making a Good Virtual First Impression: Using Goosle Sites to Get a Job
Thura Mack, Allison Bolorizadeh, Allison Roberts and Laurie Roberson, UT Library Diversity Committee
-The Hustle: A Guide to Going to College Without Paying for it!
Tahirah Akbar-Williams, UT Faculty Member
-Real Talk Open Forum: Our Children Are Our future
Mu Iota Chapter of Alpha Phi Aplha Fraternity, Inc
-The Making of a Black Environmentalist
Audry and Frank Peterman, Earthwise Productions, Inc
-It You're Light, You're Alright: The Politics of Race and Colorism Among African-American Women
Jasmine Herbert, UT Graduate Student
-I'm M.A.D. (For Males Only)
Raphael Onwuzuruigbo Jr., Jonathan Kinnard and Anderson Olds, UT Undergraduate Students
-Who Controls the Black Phallus? Acquiescent fantasy Sports Culture
Stephanie Hill, UT Doctoral Candidate
-Publishing for Black Professionals: How You Can Gain More Influence in a Diverse Universe
Dr. Daryl Green, Community Member
-Warning Explicit Content: Technology and Online Etiquette
Tahirah Akbar-Williams and Michelle Brannen, UT Faculty Members
-HIV/AIDS..Beyond the Hype!!
Reggie Jenkins, UNNIK Academy, Inc.
