An Uncharted Future – Where Do We Go From Here?

Time:
September 28, 2021 - 11:30 AM - 12:35 PM
Room:
Virtual Auditorium

Empowerment Day | Tuesday, Sept. 28

The National Urban League comes together with the urgent purpose to execute the most ambitious agenda in our history. The twin pandemics of COVID and structural inequity, police brutality, and the fight to see justice for its victims, the most virulent attacks on voting rights since Reconstruction – these and other challenges have awakened a new spirit of advocacy from the grassroots to the corporate suite. We dedicate Opening Day to galvanizing our movement and our allies into a powerful force for empowerment.

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Our recent history demonstrates our ability to achieve greatness in the face of adversity; but the future holds no guarantees. The next steps will prove critical to the larger movement to advance social justice – ensuring a fair and inclusive economic recovery, protecting voter access against new assaults, and reversing the raging COVID-19 epidemic by getting vaccines to front line workers and poor communities. Where do we go from here? Our panelists have some answers: We go hard, and we go smart.

Sponsor Remarks:
Alba Castillo Baylin, Vice President of Stakeholder and Community Management, Coca-Cola North America Operating Unit
Jeff Gennette, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Macy's, Inc.

Moderator:
Ed Gordon, Award-Winning Journalist & President, Ed Gordon Media

Panelists:
Nkenge Harmon Johnson, Affiliate CEO, Urban League of Portland
Dr. Riana Elyse Anderson, Assistant Professor University of Michigan School of Public Health
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