Convenings are a core component of Vision & Justice. With past speakers and performers such as Dr. Chelsea Clinton, Ava DuVernay, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Wynton Marsalis, Bryan Stevenson, Hank Willis Thomas, Carrie Mae Weems, and Deborah Willis, these innovative symposiums uniquely bring together landmark cultural and civic leaders to investigate how cultural narratives have indispensably shaped America’s national identity and sense of belonging.