About The Center for Black Educator Development

The Center for Black Educator Development (CBED) was founded in 2019 to address and accelerate change in the educational ecosystem. Its mission to rebuild the national Black Teacher Pipeline to achieve educational equity and racial justice is achieved through the alignment of pathways into the profession, professional learning and public policies to ensure greater educator diversity, cultural responsiveness, and improved student outcomes for Black children.

CBED is thrilled to be hosting the 8th annual Black Men in Education Convening (#BMEC2025) on November 20-22, in Philadelphia, PA at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel! Participants will be welcomed in a communal, empathetic space to discuss the deeply emotional, intellectual, and trajectory-altering work revolutionary Black men in education do on a daily basis.

This year's convening theme is: Power to the Pupil: History, Hip Hop, & the Future of Teaching & Learning

Thursday, November 20th	12:00 pm - 7:00 pm Registration 3:00 pm - 7:05 pm Programming
Friday, November 21st	7:00 am - 6:00 pm Registration 7:30 am - 6:00 pm Programming 7:00 pm - 10: 00 pm Leadership Journey
Saturday, November 22nd	7:00 am -12:00 pm Registration 7:30 am - 12:20 pm Programming

Deadline to register: Friday, October 10, 2025

**Please be aware that the convening may sell out before the October 10th deadline.

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Early Bird Registration (April 24 -June 15) $499

General Registration (June 16- October 10)-$549

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We have reserved rooms at reduced rates of $225 plus tax per night for conference participants at The Loews Philadelphia. Use the booking link below to secure your overnight stay. The hotel cutoff date is October 30th, so please be sure to make your hotel reservations as soon as possible!

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Please be aware that although the hotel cutoff date is October 30th, the room block might sell out before that time.

Travel

All attendees are responsible for booking their own travel to and from Philadelphia.

The nearest Amtrak station is:

William H. Gray III 30th Street Station
2955 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19104

The nearest airport is:

Philadelphia International Airport
8000 Essington Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19153

You can find information for city transit here:

http://www.septa.org/

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By participating in Center for Black Educator Development’s Black Men Educator Convening, you enter an area where photography, audio, and video recording may occur.

By attending the event, you consent to interview(s), photography, audio recording, video recording and its/their release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction to be used for news, webcasts, promotional purposes, advertising, inclusion on websites, social media, or any other purpose by Center for Black Educator Development and its affiliates and representatives. Images, photos, and/or videos may be used to promote similar Center for Black Educator Development events in the future, highlight the event, and exhibit the capabilities of Center for Black Educator Development. You release Center for Black Educator Development, its employees, and each and all persons involved from any liability connected with taking, recording, digitizing, or publication and use of interviews, photographers, computer images, video and/or sound recordings.

By attending the event, you waive all rights you may have to any claims for payment of royalties in connection with any use, exhibition, streaming, webcasting, or other publication of these materials, regardless of the purpose or sponsoring of such use, exhibiting, broadcasting, or other publication irrespective of whether a fee for admission or sponsorship is charged. You also waive any right to inspect or approve any photo, video, or audio recording taken by Center for Black Educator Development or the person or entity designated to do so by Center for Black Educator Development.

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Cancellation Policy

1. Cancellations received prior to August 31, 2025, CBED will refund 100% of your registration fees.
2. Cancellations received prior to October 7, 2025, CBED will refund 50% of your registration fees.
3. ALL cancellations on or after October 10, 2025 will not receive a refund.

In the event the Black Men Educators Convening is canceled, Center for Black Educator Development will issue a full refund of registration fees.

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Registration Transfer Policy

Registration transfers will be allowed up until October 25th, 2025. After this date we will no longer be able to honor registration transfers.

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General Convening Inquiries: Please contact [email protected]

Accommodations: Please contact Karen Scott at [email protected]

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