7 hours
Rowland Hall Middle School
Starting at USD 0
Sat, 13 Sep, 2025 at 10:00 am to 05:00 pm (GMT-06:00)
Rowland Hall Middle School
970 East 800 South, Salt Lake City, United States
5th Anniversary Tell the Story History Conference:
The Black Motorist's Safety Travel Guides
In 2015 Sema Hadithi Foundation's Founder Robert Burch created a Black history conference. He kept that conference going for five years, not knowing that he would found this organization in 2020. When he did, he brought the conference into the organization. This year -- 2025 -- we celebrate TEN YEARS of the Tell the Story Black History Conference and FIVE YEARS of Sema Hadithi Foundation.
This year we will share results from our team that has spent the last three years researching the Black Motorist's Safety Travel Guides. WHAT are those? Many people have heard of "The Green Book" created by Victor Green in 1936 during the Jim Crow Law Era to help Black American motorists travel safely for work and vacation. Did you know that there were actually SEVERAL such guides? They all served the same purpose, but not all locations were listed in each guide. A few Utah locations are listed in "The Green Book". We found many more Utah locations in the other guides. Come learn about those locations and the creation of the Middle Class in the United State.
Class Schedule
10:00 am – 10:15 am – Conference Opening
10:15 am – 10:30 am – Welcome by Robert Burch, Executive Director, Sema Hadithi Foundation
10:30 am – 11:50 – Introduction of "The Kate Holbrook Black American History Advocate" Speaker & her speech
Q&A will follow.
12:00 noon – 12:50 pm: Lunch
1:00 – 2:40 pm – “Utah in the Black Motorist’s Safety Travel Guides”. Panelists: Christine Cooper-Rompato, Eden Marroquin, Ella Stott, Morgan Evans, and Yasamin Osqueezadeh
Q&A will follow.
3:05 pm – 4:05 pm – Class still in process of confirmation
Q&A will follow.
4:25 – 5:00 pm – Interactive Session on the Black Motorist’s Safety Travel Guides
In-Person Cost
$10 individual class + $3 processing fees = $13.00 > Individual Class
$70 cost of conference + $7 processing fees = $77.00 > Full Conference WITHOUT Lunch
$90 cost of conference + $8 processing fees = $98.00 > Full Conference WITH Lunch
(Thank you for covering the system fee so our non-profit 501c3 will have more money to continue our Black history research and make new exhibits to circulate Utah.)
Virtual Cost
$10 individual class + $3 processing fees = $13.00 > Individual Class
$50 for conference + $6 processing fees = $56.00 > Full Conference (you provide your own lunch)
(Thank you for covering the system fee so our non-profit 501c3 will have more money to continue our Black history research and make new exhibits to circulate Utah.)
Location
Rowland Hall
843 Lincoln Street
SLC, UT 84102
Parking
FREE parking on premises and on the street around the school.
Additional Information
>Donated items will be available for auction in-person.
Lunch Menu
To celebrate our Black American Ancestors who traveled the open road, we will serve a traditional packed lunch that they would have prepared and taken with them.
Fried Chicken (in-bone)
Mashed potatoes
Biscuits
Maccaroni and cheese
Red beans and rice
Tossed green salad w/tomatoes & cucumbers & carrots
Potato salad
Salad dressings: Ranch and Italian (regular)
Dessert:
Banana Pudding (courtesy of Parfe Diem)
Drinks: Lemonade and Old Fashioned Red Drank
CELEBRATE OUR ANNIVERSARY YEAR WITH US ENJOYING LEARNING ABOUT UTAH'S BLACK HISTORY & CELEBRATING THOSE BLACK AMERICANS WHO BRAVELY TRAVELED THE OPEN ROAD.
NOTE
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Tickets for 5th Anniversary Conference: The Black Motorist's Safety Travel Guides can be booked here.
Ticket type | Ticket price |
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Donation | Free |
Full Conference WITH Lunch | 106 USD |
Full Conference WITHOUT Lunch | 84 USD |
VIRTUAL: Full Conference | 62 USD |
IN-PERSON: Keynote Address | 16 USD |
VIRTUAL: Keynote Address | 16 USD |
IN-PERSON: Utah in the Black Motorist’s Guides | 16 USD |
VIRTUAL: Utah in the Black Motorist's Guides | 16 USD |