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