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November 18–21, 2026 | Ontario Convention Center | Ontario, California

The Umoja Community Education Foundation is excited to announce that the Umoja XXII Annual Conference will take place November 18–21, 2026, at the Ontario Convention Center in Ontario, California.

Following the tremendous success of last year's record-breaking conference, this year's conference will celebrate the brilliance, leadership, and transformative power of Umoja students while reaffirming our collective commitment to culturally grounded, student-centered education. As Umoja continues to expand its impact across California and beyond, the conference will serve as a dynamic gathering place for students, educators, administrators, researchers, wealth generators, and community partners and advocates dedicated to advancing Black student success in higher education.

The Umoja XXII Annual Conference will bring together attendees for four days of learning, inspiration, collaboration, and celebration!

New this year: students and community members who are not enrolled in an Umoja program can join us with a Community Invitation Ticket.

• Inspiring keynote speakers and thought leaders
• Interactive workshops and professional learning sessions
• Student leadership and engagement opportunities
• Networking and community-building experiences
• The return of UmojaCon — celebrating creativity, innovation, culture, and the future of Black excellence. New this year: the 1-Day Creators Pass
• African Marketplace — where eccentric finds from the continent and beyond are found

Join us in Ontario as we amplify the Voices of the Future and continue building a movement grounded in excellence, liberation, and belonging!

A first in Umoja history

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Community Invitation Ticket. No Umoja affiliation required.

We are opening the doors wider. For the first time, students and community members who are not enrolled in an Umoja program are invited to the Umoja XXII Annual Conference, all four days, to share, learn, educate, and fellowship with us in Ontario.

There is a place for you if you are

• A student exploring your future
• An educator, counselor, or administrator
• A parent, professional, or entrepreneur
• A community advocate
• Anyone who believes in the power of Black and other students and communities

Community rates

Middle School Grades 6 to 8 $300

High School Grades 9 to 12 $350

Adult Community members $850

Every Community Ticket covers all four days of conference programming, including keynotes, workshops, UmojaCon, and the African Marketplace. Rates subject to change.

Your ticket gives back. Every Community Ticket purchase goes back into the Umoja Community Education Foundation and the work of serving Umoja scholars across California's community colleges. When you take your seat, you help hold one open for our students too.

Claim your Community Ticket

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New for 2026

UmojaCon 1-Day Creators Pass

Drawn from the Diaspora. Designed for the Culture.

$250 One badge. One day. Real access.

Only 100 passes. Purchase by October 15, 2026.

For the first time ever, you can step into UmojaCon without registering for the full four-day conference. Choose Thursday, November 19 or Friday, November 20 at checkout and spend the whole day inside the creative heart of Umoja XXII.

• Every UmojaCon session in rooms 105 and 106 on the first floor
• General Sessions in Exhibit Hall A
• Every vendor in Exhibit Hall B
• Creator's Kit: UmojaCon drawstring bag, T-shirt, notebook, stickers, and collectible giveaways
• Breakfast and lunch from Ontario Convention Center Catering
• That evening's Edutainment program

This pass is built for UmojaCon. It covers UmojaCon sessions and the General Sessions in Exhibit Hall A only, and does not include the conference's other breakout tracks.

Day 1  |  Thursday, November 19 Roots into Design Lineage, storytelling, identity, movement, and self-expression. The night closes with the AfroCosplay Runway Slay and Karaoke Party, 7 to 9 PM.

Day 2  |  Friday, November 20 Culture and Futures Craft, Afrofuturism, ownership, and futures. The night closes with the Afrofuturism Poetry Jam, 7 to 9 PM.

Your pass gives back. Every Creators Pass purchase goes back into the Umoja Community Education Foundation and the work of serving Umoja scholars across California's community colleges. You get the day. Our scholars get the investment.

Get your Creators Pass

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This schedule is tentative and subject to change. Breakout session times are being reconciled with the final conference program. Please consult the Whova conference app for the most current session details.

Ontario Convention Center  •  2000 E Convention Center Way, Ontario, CA 91764