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Below are upcoming events that the Inherited Roots Project ("InRP") is either presenting, participating in, and/or sponsoring, followed by select past events.

U P C O M I N G E V E N T S

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P A S T E V E N T S

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Join Inherited Roots Co-Founders
BILL HALEY & MALICK L. MANGA

For a special CBCF-ALC Session

in partnership with

THE HON. GREGORY W. MEEKS

commemorating

The 50th Anniversary of ROOTS

TODAY, 9/18/26 @ 2 PM EDT

WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER

RM. 202B

801 Allen Y. Lew Place NW

Washington, D.C., 20001

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moderated by

APRIL RYAN

speakers

GOVERNOR WES MOORE

BEN VEREEN

Emmy-nominated & Legendary Star of "Roots"

H.E. MOMODOU LAMIN BAH

The Gambian Ambassador to the U.S.

MARC H. MORIAL

President of the National Urban League

On September 8, 2026 HBCU University of Maryland, Eastern Shore (UMES) renamed their School of Agricultural & Natural Science (SANS) after Simon A. Haley—Alex Haley's father and Bill Haley's great-grandfather, due to his renowned academic/agricultural career. (click on image to article by journalist & Simon Haley's granddaughter, Andrea Blackstone).

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Bill Haley, Jr. moderated a special 2026 Black History Month conversation with acclaimed actress/bestselling author, Denise Nicholas and Antwone Fisher, award-winning writer of the film classic, "Antwone Fisher" & The New York Times bestelling author of "Finding Fish."