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
4:00 p.m.
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
The Honorable Moses Carey, Esq.
Former, Orange County Commissioner
The Honorable Viola Harris
Edgecombe County Commissioner
Former Chair, NC Black Alliance
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)
IMPLICATION OF COVID-19 ON COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
Moderator: The Honorable Gladys Robinson
North Carolina Senate District 28
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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