NC BLACK Summit Agenda

The Virtual Experience

April 22-23, 2021

Recordings will be made available to all attendees after the Summit.

Thursday, April 22

Mistress of Ceremonies, The Honorable Valerie Foushee
North Carolina Senate District 23
Chair, North Carolina Black Alliance

Senator Valerie Foushee

4:00 p.m.

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Welcome & Greetings

  • The Honorable Valerie Foushee
    North Carolina Senate District 23
    Chair, North Carolina Black Alliance
  • The Honorable Roy Cooper
    Governor, The State of North Carolina
  • Lilyn Hester
    Google
  • Organizations
    • North Carolina Association of Black County Officials
    • North Carolina Black Elected Municipal Officials
    • North Carolina Caucus of Black School Board Members
    • North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus Foundation

NC Black Alliance Commitment Statements

4:30 p.m.

VOICES OF THE HISTORY MAKERS OPENING PLENARY

The History of North Carolina Black Alliance and Advance North Carolina

Moderator: The Honorable Valerie Foushee
North Carolina Senate District 23
Chair, North Carolina Black Alliance

 

Senator Valerie Foushee

The Honorable Moses Carey, Esq.
Former, Orange County Commissioner

The Honorable Viola Harris
Edgecombe County Commissioner
Former Chair, NC Black Alliance

The Honorable Brad Thompson
Former Mayor Pro Tempore of Raleigh, North Carolina
Former Executive Director,
NC Black Alliance

Conference Break

5:40 p.m.

NC BLACK ALLIANCE PROGRAM UPDATES

COVID-19 Update

Dr. Mandy Cohen
Secretary, NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS)

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IMPLICATION OF COVID-19 ON COMMUNITIES OF COLOR

Moderator: The Honorable Gladys Robinson
North Carolina Senate District 28

Sen. Gladys Robinson

Mrs. Sharon Goodson
Executive Director, North Carolina Community Action Association

Dr. Charlene Green
President, Old North State Medical Society

Dr. Michelle Laws
Assistant Director, Division of Mental Health, Co-Lead COVID-19 Response Team

Mr. E. Benjamin Money
Deputy Secretary for Health Services North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

Friday, April 23

Master of Ceremonies, Mr. Courtney Crowder
Executive Director, North Carolina Black Alliance

Courtney Crowder
9:00 a.m.
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Coffee and conversation

  • Mr. Thomas Stith, III
    President, North Carolina Community College System
  • Mr. Courtney A. Crowder
    Executive Director, North Carolina Black Alliance

NC TASK FORCE FOR RACIAL EQUITY IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE PRESENTATION

  • The Honorable Josh Stein
    Attorney General
  • The Honorable Anita Earls
    North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice
Thomas Stith

SPECIAL UPDATE ON MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

  • Mr. Marcus Bass
    Deputy Director, North Carolina Black Alliance
    Executive Director, Advance North Carolina
  • The Honorable Valencia Applewhite
    Regional Coordinator, Advance Carolina
Valencia Applewhite

10:00 a.m.

Breakout Sessions

SESSION I: ENHANCING VOTER TURNOUT AND ELECTION ADMINISTRATION

Moderator: Mr. Marcus Bass
Deputy Director, North Carolina Black Alliance
Executive Director, Advance North Carolina

 

Marcus Bass

Mrs. Kendra Cotton
Chief Operating Officer, New Georgia Project

Ms. Erica Porter
Board Member, Wake County Board of Elections

Dr. William Munn
Senior Policy Analyst, Budget and Tax Center, North Carolina Justice Center

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SESSION II: THE IMPACT OF REMOTE LEARNING

Moderator: The Honorable Keith Sutton 
Board Member, Wake County Board of Education
Vice-Chair, North Carolina Black Alliance

Keith Sutton

Dr. Catherine Edmonds
Deputy State Superintendent, Office of Educational Equity

Dr. Nyah Hamlett
Superintendent, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools 

The Honorable Jovonia Lewis
Board Member, Durham Public School Board

SESSION III: LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Moderator: The Honorable Valerie Foushee
Chair, North Carolina Black Alliance
North Carolina Senate District 23

Senator Valerie Foushee

The Honorable
Kelly M. Alexander, Jr.

North Carolina
District 107

The Honorable
Milton F. “Toby” Fitch
North Carolina
Senate District 4

The Honorable
Robert T. Reives, II
North Carolina
District 54

Conference Break

11:45 a.m.

Entertainment

Eugene Taylor, The Drum Poet

Smithfield

2021 TRAILBLAZER AWARDS

INTRODUCTION OF 2021 TRAILBLAZERS

The Honorable Charles Evans
Cumberland County Commissioner
Member, North Carolina Black Alliance
Chair of the North Carolina Black County Officials

Charles Evans

Dr. Jeannette Council
Cumberland County Commissioner

Dr. Valeria Lynch Lee
Retired, CEO Golden LEAF Foundation

The Honorable Virginia Tillett
Retired, Dare County Commissioner

12:00 p.m.

Jeanne H. Lucas Virtual Luncheon

The Honorable Valerie Foushee
North Carolina Senate District 23
Chair, North Carolina Black Alliance

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Congressman Hakeem Jeffries

8th District of New York

Closing remarks

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