YP Forum: Righteous vs. Radical, Revolution vs. Reform – There’s Levels to This (aka Martin vs. Malcolm vs. Whitney)

Time:
September 28, 2021 - 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Room:
Virtual Auditorium

YP Leads | Tuesday, Sept. 28

Young Professionals LEAD Leadership. Entrepreneurship. Advocacy. Personal and Professional Development. The National Urban League, through its affiliate network, educates, develops, and prepares millennials and GenXers for future leadership roles as community advocates and affiliate volunteers. The National Urban League Young Professionals (NULYP) offers opportunities for these emerging leaders to participate in professional development programs, philanthropy and civic engagement. The YP L.E.A.D. is a training ground for emerging leaders. Each year it attracts Urban League young professionals, HBCU alumni, and members of black fraternities, sororities and professional associations. The event will engage an additional 2 million+ young professionals through social media and e-mail. As a partner, the events provide quality opportunities for your company executives to network with the young professionals.

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Ending structural racism and achieving social equity – how do we best achieve these goals? Is the battle in the streets in the form of mass protest and civil disobedience? Is change best delivered from inside the system by more vigorous representation in government and other institutional leadership roles? The strategy debate has occupied the movement from the beginning, but the truth is, there's levels to this struggle. And in 2021, issues like police accountability, voter suppression, and income inequality are being addressed by community-based grassroots, young activists on social media, and African Americans taking the reins of power at the highest levels. This plenary brings together leaders fighting for justice on multiple fronts to discuss collaboration and strategies to achieve shared goals.

Moderator:
Ray Shackelford, National President, Urban League Young Professionals

Panelists:
Marilyn Ford, Law Professor Quinnipiac University
Zakiyyah Ali, Howard University SOE Doctoral Student (3rd year) & Founder/Principal Rebuilding Timbuktu, Inc.
Tylik McMillan, Washington D.C. Bureau Policy Advisor and National Director of Youth and College National Action Network

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