Opening Day of NAN Convention 2023

Wednesday, April 13th, 2023

Keepers of The Dream

Wednesday, April 13th, 2023

Thursday, April 13th, 2023 NAN Convention 2023

National Action Network Womens Empowerment Luncheon

It is a time when we recognize and celebrate the remarkable accomplishments of several notable women shattering glass ceilings, all the while giving back to the community. It is an opportunity to uplift all of our attendees who are tirelessly fighting every day to advance women’s rights and our collective civil rights.

Truth To Power Revival 2023

Thursday, April 14th, 2023

Our Keynote Address From Vice President Kamala Harris


VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS DELIVERS KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT NAN CONVENTION
IN NEW YORK CITY ON APRIL 14th

“The entire National Action Network is ready to welcome Vice President Harris and members of the Administration to this year’s convention,” said Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of NAN. “We are gathering to galvanize our fight to protect democracy, so I’m excited to hear the remarks the Vice President will deliver. This will be a significant moment in a significant year, as we work together not only advance civil rights but preserve those that we fought to get in the first place.” 

Vice President Harris’ participation reflects a strong collaboration with NAN. In 2021, she keynoted the NAN 30th Anniversary Triumph Awards in New York City. Earlier this year, the Vice President appeared alongside Rev. Sharpton at the funeral of Tyre Nichols after he was beaten to death by Memphis police officers.

 

The Vice President’s address will come as at least nine other members of the Biden-Harris Administration are set to speak over the first three days of the convention. Those include Secretaries Gina Raimondo, Pete Buttigieg, Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Denis R. McDonough, and Dr. Miguel Cardona; Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations; EPA Administrator Michael Regan; Ambassador Susan Rice, Domestic Policy Advisor and Director of the Domestic Policy Council; and Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke.

2023 NAN CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

  • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    CHAPTER LEADER RECEPTION

    House of Justice | 106 W. 145th St, New York, NY

  • 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

    REGISTRATION

    Back Lobby - 1st Floor

    9:00 am – 9:45 am

    RIBBON CUTTING & OPENING REMARKS

    Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder & President, Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, Chairman, National Board of Directors, National Action Network Leadership

    Metropolitan East - 2nd Floor

    9:45 am – 10:30 am

    FIRESIDE CHAT: THE POWER OF OUR VOTE

    Kerry Washington, Actor, Producer, and Activist, & Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder & President, National Action Network

    Metropolitan East - 2nd Floor

    10:30 am – 11:30 am

    FROM GRIEF TO ACTION: THE FIGHT FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE CONTINUES

    Moderators: Benjamin Crump, Esq., Attorney, Ben Crump Law, PLLC

    Panelists:

    ​​Gwen Carr, Mother of Eric Garner

    ​​​Wanda Cooper Jones, Mother of Ahmaud Arbery

    ​​​Allisa Findley, Sister of Botham Jean, President, Botham Jean Foundation

    ​​​Philonise Floyd, Brother of George Floyd

    Terrence Floyd, Brother of George Floyd

    ​​​Sybrina Fulton, Mother of Trayvon Martin

    Rodney Wells, Father of Tyre Nichols

    Row Vaughn, Mother of Tyre Nichols

    Buddy McClean, Father of Amir Locke

    Metropolitan East - 2nd Floor

    11:30 am – 11:45 am

    ​PLENARY ADDRESS

    ​​​The Honorable Denis R. McDonough, Secretary, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

    Metropolitan East - 2nd Floor

    11:45 am – 12:00 pm Break

    12:00 pm – 12:45pm

    FIRESIDE PLENARY DISCUSSION

    ​​​The Honorable Pete Buttigieg, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation and Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder & President, National Action Network

    Metropolitan East - 2nd Floor

    12:45pm - 12:55pm

    ​PLENARY ADDRESS

    The Honorable Al Green, Congressman, U.S. House Representatives, (TX-9)

    Metropolitan East - 2nd Floor

    1:00pm - 1:30pm

    FIRESIDE PLENARY DISCUSSION

    The Honorable Dr. Miguel Cardona, Secretary, U.S. Department of Education and Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder & President, National Action Network

    ​​​Metropolitan East - 2nd Floor

    1:30pm - 2:00pm

    PLENARY ADDRESS

    The Honorable Susan Rice, Domestic Policy Advisor, and Director, Domestic Policy Council, White House, and former U.S. Permanent Representative, United Nations and National Security Advisor

    Metropolitan East - 2nd Floor

    2:00pm - 2:05 pm

    PLENARY ADDRESS

    The Honorable Mikie Sherrill, Congresswoman, U.S. House of Representatives, (NJ-11)

    Metropolitan East - 2nd Floor

    2:15 pm – 2:45 pm

    FIRESIDE PLENARY DISCUSSION

    ​​​The Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder & President, National Action Network

    ​​Metropolitan East - 2nd Floor

    2:45 pm – 4:00 pm

    INCREASING THE UTILIZATION OF DIVERSE ASSET MANAGERS: A CONVERSATION WITH LARGE ALLOCATORS OF CAPITAL PUBLIC PENSIONS & INVESTORS

    Moderator:

    Robert F. Smith, Founder, Chairman and CEO, Vista Equity Partners

    Panelists:

    ​​​The Honorable Tom DiNapoli, Comptroller, New York State

    The Honorable Brad Lander, Comptroller, New York City, NY

    Jarvis Hollingsworth, Chair of the Board, Teacher Retirement System, Texas

    Jagdeep Singh Bachher – University of California Chief Investment Officer

    David Brand, Chairman, Atlanta Pension Fund

    Metropolitan East - 2nd Floor

    6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

    ​KEEPERS OF THE DREAM GENERAL RECEPTION

    ​Empire Ballroom - 2nd Floor

    7:00 pm

    KEEPERS OF THE DREAM PROGRAM (TICKETED EVENT | INVITE ONLY)

    Metropolitan Ballroom – 2nd Floor

    Host:

    Rev. Al Sharpton, President & Founder, National Action Network

    Honorees:

    • Tyler Perry, Actor, Filmmaker, Playwright, and Entrepreneur

    • Hill Harper, Actor, Author

    • Jennifer Jones-Austin, CEO, Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, and Vice-Chair, National Board of Directors, National Action Network

    • Jane Rosenthal, Emmy Nominated Producer, CEO & Co-Founder of Tribeca Enterprises

    • Dr. Alfred Seawright, CEO of Medical Place, Montgomery AL

    • The Honorable Andrew Young, Former Ambassador, United Nations, and Civil Rights Leader

  • 7:30 am – 9:00 am

    CHAPTER DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP

    Empire East - 2nd Floor

    8:00 am - 5:00 pm

    REGISTRATION

    Lobby - 2nd Floor

    9:00 am – 10:00 am

    FROM ROOTS TO REVOLUTION: SOCIAL JUSTICE FROM AFRICA AND THE DIASPORA

    Opening Remarks:

    Dr. P.L.O Lumumba, Director, The Kenya School of Law, Kenya

    Moderator:

    Lord Simon Woolley, Principal, Homerton College, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom Panelists:

    Lee Jasper, Leader of Operation Black Vote, United Kingdom

    Justine Kasa-Vubu, Leader of the Movement of the Congolese Democrats, DRC

    Amanza Walton Desir, Member of Parliament, Guyana and Peter Herbert, President, Bandung Africa, Kenya

    Mountaga Tall, Leader of the National Congress for Democratic Initiative, Mali

    Nicholas Thompson, Leader of the Black Class Action Secretariat, Canada

    Metropolitan East - 2nd Floor

    9:00 am – 10:00 am

    STEM & SOCIAL JUSTICE

    Moderator:

    Keith Clinkscales, hief Executive Officer, KTC Ventures

    Panelists:

    Alix Dejean, Regional General Manager, Noodle

    H. Russell Frisby Jr., President, The HRF Group LLC

    John B. King Jr., Chancellor, State University of New York Schools

    Brian McClure, Racial Equity Policy Manager, Lyft

    Jem Pagan, CEO, SkyBlu Group

    Dr. Colin Parris, Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, GE Digital

    Tyrone Taborn, Publisher, Chairman and CEO, Career Communications Group Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor

    Empire West - 2nd Floor

    10:00 am – 10:30 am

    ​FIRESIDE PLENARY DISCUSSION

    Alexis McGill Johnson, Planned Parenthood Action Fund and Planned Parenthood Federation of America, President and CEO, with Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder & President, National Action Network

    Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor

    10:30 am – 10:45 am

    PLENARY ADDRESS

    ​​​Tamron Hall, Host, Tamron Hall Show

    Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor

    10:45 am – 11:30 am

    COVERING THREATS TO DEMOCRACY THROUGH THE LENSE OF EQUITY

    Moderator:

    Ayanna Harry Dudley, Emmy Award Winning Journalist, Pix11 News

    Panelists:

    Jonathan Capehart, Host, The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart

    James DuBose, Television Producer, Filmmaker, and General Manager/Head of Programming, Fox Soul TV

    Leonard Greene, Reporter and Columnist, New York Daily News

    Wes Lowery, Writer, The Atlantic and GQ

    Lawrence O’Donnell, Host, The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

    Mara Schiavocampo, Global News Anchor and Managing Editor, Revolt Black News

    Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor

    10:30 am - 11:30 am

    HOUSING IN URBAN AMERICA: HAS GOVERNMENT POLICY STIFLED MANY IT WAS INTENDED HELP

    Moderator:

    D. Sam Chandan, Director, NYU Stern Chao-Hon Chen Institute for Global Real Estate Finance

    Panelists:

    Lincoln Eccles, Property Owner, Member, Small Property Owners of New York

    Jeremy Farrell, Esq., Managing Director and Special Counsel, LeFrak, and Board Member, The Real Estate Board of New York

    Craig Livingston, Managing Partner, Exact Capital and Chair, New York Real Estate Chamber

    Meredith Marshall, Managing Partner, BRP Companies

    The Honorable Mary Waters, Councilmember At-Large, Detroit, Michigan

    Dawanna Williams, Esq., Founder and Managing Partner, Dabar Development Partners

    Empire West - 2nd Floor

    11:30am – 12:00 Pm

    FIRESIDE CHAT: NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK - A REFLECTION ON ITS LEGACY AND IMPACT

    Moderator:

    Ebony McMorris, White House Correspondent, American Urban Radio Network

    Participants:

    Rev. Al Sharpton, President & Founder, National Action Network

    Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Author, Media Personality, Professor, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

    Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor

    12:00 pm – 12:05 pm

    REMARKS

    Tara Murray, Special Assistant to the President, Deputy Director, Office of Public Engagement, The White House

    Metropolitan East - 2nd Floor

    12:05 pm - 2:00 pm

    EARVIN “MAGIC” JOHNSON DAY

    Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor

    12:00 pm - 12:45 pm

    FIRESIDE CHAT WITH MAYOR ERIC ADAMS, EARVIN “MAGIC” JOHNSON, AND REV. AL SHARPTON

    12:45 pm - 2:00 pm

    THE MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR DREAM COME TRUE: REAL CONTRACTS AND JOBS FOR MINORITIES AND WOMEN

    Moderator:

    Carra Wallace, Senior Advisor to Rev. Al Sharpton

    Panelists:

    Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Chairman and CEO, Magic Johnson Enterprises

    Ron Busby Sr., President & CEO of the U.S. Black Chambers, Inc.

    Michael J. Garner, Chief Business Diversity Officer, City-Wide Mayor’s Office of MWBEs

    James Reynolds, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Loop Capital and Managing Partner, JLC Infrastructure

    Marlon R. Smith, Managing Partner, JLC Infrastructure

    Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor

    12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

    WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT LUNCHEON (TICKETED EVENT | INVITE ONLY)

    Tanya L. Lombard, VP, Global & External Public Affairs, AT&T, and Board Member, National Board of Directors, National Action Network

    Rachel Noerdlinger, Partner, Actum

    Host:

    Mara Schiavocampo, Global News Anchor and Managing Editor, Revolt Black News

    Keynote Address:

    Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.N. Ambassador, U.S. Mission, United Nations (USUN)

    Remarks:

    Arndrea Waters King, President, Drum Major Institute

    Honorees:

    Shaunie Henderson, First Lady, The Lighthouse Church Media Mogul, and CEO. Amirah, Inc.

    Michelle Miller, National Correspondent, CBS

    Michelle Stoddart, Vice President Community Development, Resorts World Casino

    Ethel Isaacs Williams, National President, The Links Incorporated

    Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor

    2:00pm – 3:00 pm

    STAND WITH BLACK WOMEN ON REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM MIXER POWERED BY PLANNED PARENTHOOD

    (Invitation Only Must Use Event Registration to Attend)

    Empire East - 2nd Floor

    Host:

    Alicia Butler, NAN, Health and Wellness Policy Advisor

    Sheena Matthews, Planned Parenthood, Director, Movement Partnerships & Engagement

    Remarks:

    Dr. Garfield Clune, President, National Medical Association

    Alexia Doumbouya, Founder, Coco Life.Black

    Bianca Mayes-Davis, Director of Health Equity, PPFA

    Empire East – 2nd Floor

    2:00pm – 3:00 pm

    PUBLIC SAFETY IN URBAN AMERICA

    Moderator:

    Rev. Al Sharpton, President & Founder, National Action Network

    Panelists:

    The Honorable Eric Adams, Mayor, New York, NY

    The Honorable Lori Lightfoot, 56th Mayor, Chicago, IL

    The Honorable Michael A. Nutter, 98th Mayor, Philadelphia, PA

    The Honorable Shawyn Patterson-Howard, Mount Vernon, NY

    Metropolitan East - 2nd Floor

    3:00 pm – 3:30 pm

    PLENARY FIRESIDE CHAT

    Reverend Al Sharpton, Founder & President, National Action Network, and Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Justice

    Metropolitan West – 2nd Floor

    3:30 pm – 3:35 pm

    PLENARY ADDRESS

    The Honorable Donald Payne Jr., U.S. House Representatives, (NJ-10)

    3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    INNOVATIONS IN PUBLIC SAFETY - BALANCING SECURITY, TECHNOLOGY, AND FREEDOM

    Moderator:

    Anil Chitkara, Co-Founder, EVOLV

    Panelists:

    Janelle Bradshaw, CEO, Public Prep Network

    Matthew C. Fraser, Chief Technology Officer for the City of New York

    The Honorable Michael A. Nutter, 98th Mayor, Philadelphia, PA

    Rev. Charles Williams, President, Michigan Chapter, National Action Network

    Empire West - 2nd Floor

    3:40 pm – 5:00 pm

    THE STATE OF SOCIAL & CRIMINAL JUSTICE TODAY: ARE WE A MORE PERFECT UNION?

    Moderator:

    Michael A. Hardy, Esq., Executive Vice President & General Counsel, National Action Network

    Panelists:

    Twyla Carter, Attorney-in-Chief, Chief Executive Officer, Legal Aid Society

    Dr. Christina Greer, Associate Professor, Political Science, Fordham University

    Ari Melber, Host, “The Beat with Ari Melber” and Chief Legal Correspondent, MSNBC

    Dr. Maya Wiley, President and CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

    Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor

    5:00 pm – 5:10 pm

    PLENARY ADDRESS

    The Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee, U.S. House of Representatives, (TX-18)

    Metropolitan East - 2nd Floor

    5:10 pm – 7:00 pm BREAK

    7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

    TRUTH TO POWER REVIVAL

    Performance By:

    Vincent Bohanan, Pastor, The Winners Assembly, and Founder, The Sound of Victory Fellowship Choir, Brooklyn, NY

    Guest Speaker:

    Pastor Keion Henderson, Senior Pastor, The Lighthouse Church and Ministries, Houston, TX

    Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor

  • 7:30 am – 8:45 am

    CHAPTER DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP

    Empire East - 2nd Floor

    8:00 am - 5:00 pm

    REGISTRATION

    Lobby - 2nd Floor

    9:30 am - 9:40 am

    SOCIAL JUSTICE & THE DIASPORA

    New York Ballroom - 3rd Floor

    9:45 am – 11:10 am

    BLACK MENTAL HEALTH: A STATE OF EMERGENCY

    Moderator:

    Mike Muse, Host, The Mike Muse Show, SiriusXM, Co-host, “Sway in the Morning”, Contributor, ABC Network and Co-founder, Muse Recordings,

    Panelists:

    Ebony Baylor, Vice President of Government Affairs, In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda

    Kier Gaines, Licensed Therapist

    Dr. David Johns, Executive Director, National Black Justice Coalition

    Dr. Wendy Osefo, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Education, Author, Cast Member, Housewives of Potomac

    The Honorable Bonnie Watson Coleman, Congresswoman, U.S. House of Representatives, (NJ-12), Chair, Emergency Task Force on Black Youth Suicide and Mental Health, and Co-Chair, Congressional Caucus on Black Women & Girls

    Resource Announcement:

    Rev. Dr. Que English, HHS Director, Center for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships

    New York Ballroom - 3rd Floor

    11:15 am – 11:30 am

    PLENARY ADDRESS

    The Honorable Gina Raimondo, Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce

    New York Ballroom - 3rd Floor

    12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

    PLENARY ADDRESS

    The Honorable Kamala D. Harris, Vice President, United States of America

    Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor

    1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

    REVEREND DR. WILLIAM A. JONES MINISTERS LUNCHEON (Ticketed Event – Invite Only)

    Hosted by:

    Rev. Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, Chairman, National Board of Directors, National Action Network

    Keynote Address:

    Bishop J. Drew Sheard, Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ & Pastor of Greater Emmanuel Institutional, C.O.G.I.C, Detroit MI

    Honorees:

    Jacqueline L. Burton, President, Conference of National Black Churches

    Rev. Dr. R. B. Holmes Jr., Pastor, Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Tallahassee FL

    Bishop Dennis V. Proctor, Presiding Prelate,North Eastern Episcopal District, AME Zion Church

    Bishop J. Drew Sheard, Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ & Pastor of Greater Emmanuel Institutional, C.O.G.I.C, Detroit, MI

    1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

    OUR MINDS MATTER: EMPOWERING BLACK STUDENTS FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS

    Moderator:

    Nicole Austin-Hillery, President and CEO, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

    Panelists:

    David C. Banks, Chancellor, Department of Education, New York City, NY

    Lezli Baskerville, CEO and Counsel, National Association for Equal Opportunity

    Dr. Kevin James, President, Morris Brown College, Atlanta, GA

    Lodriguez Murray, Senior Vice President, Public Policy, and Government Affairs, United Negro College Fund

    Dr. Dietra Y. Trent, Executive Director, White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity

    Dr. Gregory J. Vincent, President, Talladega College, Talladega, AL

    Empire East – 2nd Floor

    1:30pm – 3:00 pm

    PREACHING JUSTICE: THE ROLE OF FAITH LEADERS IN ADVANCING SOCIAL JUSTICE

    Moderator:

    Rev. Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, Chairman, National Board of Directors, National Action Network

    Panelists:

    Dr. Fredrick D. Haynes, III, Senior Pastor, Friendship-West Baptist Church, and Board Member, National Board of Directors, National Action Network

    Bishop Adam Jefferson Richardson, Senior Bishop of the AME Church

    Bishop Vashti McKenzie, Interim President and General Secretary, National Council of Churches

    Pastor Gabby Cudjoe Wilkes, Co-Pastor, The Double Love Experience Church

    Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor

    2:30 Pm – 4:00 Pm

    INTERNET FOR ALL: THE FIGHT FOR BROADBAND & DIGITAL EQUITY

    Opening Remarks:

    The Honorable Jessica Rosenworcel, Chairwoman, Federal Communications Commission

    Moderator:

    Pastor Steffie Bartley, NorthEast Regional Director, National Action Network, and Board Member, National Board of Directors, National Action Network

    Panelists:

    Michele Cober, Director, Strategic Alliances, Verizon

    Pastor Keith Davis, President & CEO, Camden Dream Center, and Cisco Networking Academy Support Center

    Anisa Green, Director, Federal Regulatory, AT&T

    Nicolaine Lazarre, Vice President, External Affairs, Charter Communications

    Dr. Teik C. Lim, President, New Jersey Institute of Technology

    Sean E. Mickens, Associate Vice President & External Affairs, Comcast

    Michelle Persaud, Director, Strategic Alliances & External Affairs, T-Mobile

    Alejandro Roark, Chief, Consumer, and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission

    Ariane Schaffer, Public Policy & Government Affairs, Google Fiber

    Empire West – 2nd Floor

    4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

    STAYING ALIVE: PREPARING FOR THE NEXT PANDEMIC

    Co-Moderator:

    Debra Fraser-Howze, Founder, Choose Healthy Life

    Dr. Reed Tuckson, Founder, Black Coalition Against COVID-19, and former Commissioner of Public Health, Washington, D.C.

    Panelists:

    Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Mass General Bringham Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Obesity Medicine

    Jacqueline L. Burton, President, Conference of National Black Churches

    Rev. Jacques DeGraff, Clergy Leader, Choose Healthy Life

    Dr. Angela R. Elam, Assistant Professor, and Health Disparity Policy Researcher, University of Michigan

    Harold J. Phillips, Director, Office of National AIDS Policy, White House

    Tony Wafford, President and CEO, I Choose Life Foundation

    Anne Williams-Isom, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, New York, NY

    4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

    THE STATE OF VIOLENCE IN AMERICA

    Moderator:

    Jazelle Barnett, NAN Youth Huddle Leader & Patrice Perry, NAN Youth Huddle Senior Advisor

    Panelists:

    William Craig, Founder, Lead by Example

    Carolyn Cuffee, Board Chair, The DLee23 Foundation

    Kevin Livingston, Founder and President, 100 Suits for 100 Men

    Angelina Rosado, Founder, Returning Hope, Inc.

    Iesha Sekou, Founder and CEO, Street Corner Resources and I AM PEACE Cure Violence

    Monet Smith, Founder, Societal Interventions

    Emerald Snipes, Daughter of Eric Garner and Founder, We Can’t Breathe, Inc. Lead by Example Foundation

    The Honorable Jumaane Williams, Public Advocate, New York, NY

    Empire East – 2nd Floor

    5:00 pm – 5:15pm

    PLENARY ADDRESS

    The Honorable Yvette Clarke, Congresswoman, U.S. House of Representatives

    Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor

    5:15 pm – 7:00 pm BREAK

    7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

    BATTLE OF THE CHOIRS

    Choirs:

    Pastor Vincent Bohanan and The Sound of Victory Fellowship Choir

    June Rogers Eliely & The Sionettes

    Lindsey Williams & Divine Connection

    James Hall and Worship & Praise, Brooklyn, NY

    Pastor David Wright, and New York Fellowship Mass Choir

    Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor

  • 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

    REGISTRATION

    Lobby - 2nd Floor

    9:00 am – 11:15 am

    SATURDAY RALLY LIVE FROM THE SHERATON

    Metropolitan Ballroom – 2nd Floor

    PLENARY ADDRESS

    10:00 am – 10:10 am

    The Honorable Joyce Beatty, Congresswoman, U.S. House of Representatives, (OH-3)

    Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor

    10:10 – 11:15 am

    MEASURING THE MOVEMENT

    Moderator:

    Rev. Al Sharpton, President & Founder, National Action Network

    Leaders:

    Shavon Arline-Bradley, President, National Council of Negro Women

    Damon Hewitt, President & Executive Director, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

    Derrick Johnson, President & CEO, NAACP (Tentative)

    Marc Morial, President & CEO, National Urban League

    Maya Wiley, President & CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

    Metropolitan Ballroom – 2nd Floor

    11:15 am – 11:30 am BREAK

    YOUTH & COLLEGE DAY

    11:30 am – 12:15 am

    OPENING CEREMONY AND YOUTH DAY AWARDS

    Opening Remarks: Youth Huddle Leadership

    YOUTH DAY AWARDS:

    Gambian Youth Project

    Stevante Clark, Activist, Brother of Stephon Clark, Founder of I AM Sac Foundation, NYC Health + Hospitals – Guns Down Life Up

    Etienne Maurice, Founder, WalkGood LA and Founder/President of WalkGood Productions

    Ivy Coco Ralph, Celebrity Stylist, Vice-President, Walk Good LA

    Keynote Address:

    Master Hilton Rawls III

    Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor

    12:15 pm - 1:15 pm

    THE DIASPORA, BUSINESS, & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

    Opening Remarks:

    Arikana Chihombori-Qoua, Fmr. Ambassador, African Union, Zimbabwe Moderator:

    Judge Peter Herbert, Co-Director, Bandung Africa, Kenya

    Panelists:

    Viv Ahmum, Black Sox Lawyer’s Association, United Kingdom Martin Engunga, The Lappsit Project, Kenya

    Milton Kambula, Global Peace Foundation, Uganda Hope Sullivan, United States

    Don Levy, Kingdom of Kush, United States

    Hope Sullivan, United States

    Empire West - 2nd Floor

    12:15 pm – 1:15 pm

    USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO ENHANCE SOCIAL JUSTICE WORK

    Moderator:

    Ousmane Diallo, SUNY Albany Student, NAN Youth and College Field Director

    Panelists:

    Megn Buckley, Activist and Singer

    Celine Charles, Activist

    Follyvi Dossa, NAN Youth and College Director

    Tay Elhindi, Activist, Content Creator

    Kahlil Greene, Influencer, Tik Tok’s “The Gen-Z Historian”

    Porchse Miller, National Civil Rights & Social Justice Activist

    Ashley Sharpton, NAN Youth and Huddle Director

    1:15 pm – 2:15 pm

    THE RISE & POWER OF YOUNG ELECTEDS IN AMERICA

    Moderator:

    Dominique Sharpton, Producer of Special Events, National Director of Membership National Action Network

    Panelists:

    Rev. Cameron Barnes, Minister and Activist

    Gary Chambers, Activist and former Candidate for US Senate

    Shana Harmongoff, Advocate and former Candidate for NYS Senate

    The Honorable Chi Osse, Councilman, New York City, (NY-36)

    Natacha Pannell, Advocate, Speaker, Former Political Candidate

    Juvani Piquant, former CUNY Trustee and Deputy Chief of Staff for NYC Councilmember Rita Joseph

    Ty Hobson Powell, Founder and Director of Policy of Concerned Citizens DC

    The Honorable Jaylen Smith, Mayor, Earle, Arkansas

    Metropolitan East - 2nd Floor

    1:15 pm – 2:15 pm

    FROM THEN TO NOW, A LONG BUT STEADY JOURNEY: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM & PRACTICES

    Moderator:

    Co-Moderators:

    Victor Pate, Chairman, Second Chance Committee, NAN NYC Chapter, and Co-Director, New York Campaign, HALTsolitary Confinement Coalition

    Dr. Vanda Seward, Director, Criminal Justice Program and Professor, Kingsborough Community College

    Panelists:

    Ousmane Diallo, Student, University of New York, Albany, and Youth and College Field Director, National Action Network

    The Honorable Eddie Gibbs, Assemblymember, New York City, (NY-68)

    Gwen Levi, Criminal Justice Advocate

    The Honorable Julie Salazar, Senator, New York State, (NY-18)

    Alisha Soates, Senior Vice President, Post Incarceration, Aventiv Technologies

    The Honorable Al Taylor, Assemblymember, Upper Manhattan, NY, (NY-71)

    Jerome Wright, Co-Director, Western New York, HALTsolitary Confinement Coalition

    Empire West - 2nd Floor

    1:15 pm - 2:15 pm

    HIP HOP AT 50: HOW THE ART FORM HAS SET THE TONE FOR CULTURE & ACTIVISM

    Chaired by:

    Ruben Diaz Jr., former President, Bronx Borough, New York City, Senior VP Strategic Initiatives, Montefiore, and President and CEO, NuevoDiaz and Associates LLC.

    Al. B Sure, Record Producer, Recording Artist, Songwriter, and Radio Host

    Moderator:

    Ashley Sharpton, National Action Network Youth Huddle Initiative Founder/Director and Sharpton Entertainment Founder/President

    Special Remarks:

    Rev. Al Sharpton, President and Founder, National Action Network

    Panelists:

    Maino, Rapper and Producer

    Jim Jones, Rapper and Producer

    Empire East - 2nd Floor

    1:15 pm – 2:15 pm

    FROM THEN TO NOW, A LONG BUT STEADY JOURNEY: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM & PRACTICES

    Co-Moderators:

    Victor Pate, Chairman, Second Chance Committee, NAN NYC Chapter, and Co-Director, New York Campaign, HALTsolitary Confinement Coalition

    Dr. Vanda Seward, Director, Criminal Justice Program and Professor, Kingsborough Community College

    Panelists:

    Ousmane Diallo, Student, University of New York, Albany, and Youth and College Field Director, National Action Network

    The Honorable Eddie Gibbs, Assemblymember, New York City, (NY-68)

    Gwen Levi, Criminal Justice Advocate

    The Honorable Julie Salazar, Senator, New York State, (NY-18)

    Alisha Soates, Senior Vice President, Post Incarceration, Aventiv Technologies

    The Honorable Al Taylor, Assemblymember, Upper Manhattan, NY, (NY-71)

    Jerome Wright, Co-Director, Western New York, HALTsolitary Confinement Coalition

    Empire West - 2nd Floor

    2:15 pm – 3:15 pm

    PROTECTING BLACK HISTORY IN SCHOOLS AND IN AMERICA

    Moderator:

    Follyvi Dossa, Director, Youth & College, National Action Network

    Panelists:

    Rev. Malcolm Byrd, NAN Director of Operations, NYC Chapters, and Senior Pastor, Mother AME Zion Church

    Denora Getachew, CEO, DoSomething.org

    Gabriel Graham, Student, Activist, Florida A&M University and Youth Leader, National Action Network Tallahassee

    Myles Hollingsworth, Student, Howard University, Gen-Z Activist, and Youth and College, NAACP New York State

    Dr. Dennis McKesey, Founder and CEO, In Our Best Interest LLC., and The Off School Grounds Coalition, Inc.

    The Honorable Delvin Moody, former Councilman, Utica, NY, Religious Scholar, Public Servant

    Lauren Nickes, President, Spelman Collegiate Chapter, National Action Network

    Metropolitan East, 2nd Floor

    3:15 pm – 3:30pm

    CLOSING REMARKS

    Metropolitan Ballroom – 2nd Floor

    3:30 pm – 5:30 pm BREAK

    3:30 pm – 5:00 pm BREAK

    5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

    ARTIVISM FASHION & TALENT SHOWCASE - powered by Sharpton Entertainment

    Hosted by:

    Christian King “C King”- NYC based Entertainer, Comedian, Actor

    Designs by:

    La Contento Boutique NYC, Trucking Flywear, Verdi Greene, We Are Floyd, Fashion fed by Finesst, Nanny Adme, Love Yourself Phyllis, In My Lifetime Urban Wear

    Performances by:

    The Apollo Theater’s Set It Off Man Greginald Spencer, NYC Poet Laureate Kayden Hern, Gift of Grace Dancers, Lynette Rhett, and more!

    Music by: Legendary DJ Danny Lee

 

Join Planned Parenthood and National Action Network for a mixer and open dialogue.

Join Planned Parenthood and National Action Network for a mixer and open dialogue.

Join Planned Parenthood and National Action Network for a mixer and open dialogue discussing reproductive freedom and equity for Black Women during National Action Network's convention on Thursday, April 13, 2023, at 2:00 pm. Hear from guest speakers who are champions in this space and learn about resources to promote health equity for Black Women.

 
 

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