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United States Hispanic Leadership Institute 39th National Conference Despite the global pandemic, the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute moved forward with hosting its 39th National Conference, February 18-20, 2021. Its theme this year was “New Leadership, A New Beginning.” Despite having to be held virtually this year, the USHLI National Conference continued its tradition of […]
Black History Month begins today, and I am excited to launch the celebration by featuring the history of the Atlanta Daily World. Founded in 1928 by W.A. Scott, the Atlanta Daily World became the first successful African American-owned daily newspaper in the United States. In 1997, Scott’s granddaughter Alexis Scott became its publisher until Real […]
What a pleasure it was for me to serve as a panellist for the American Bar Association (ABA) “Constructive Community Conversations: Racism, Police Reform and the Role of Attorneys,” on December 15, 2020. The ABA Dispute Resolution Section, Diversity Committee, and Public Disputes and Consensus Building Committee hosted the virtual event. According to the organizers, […]
It was indeed a pleasure to be invited by Southwest Airlines to serve on their panel “A Community Conversation” at the 5th Annual B:Civic Summit. What an honor! Based in Colorado, B:CIVIC is the only organization in the state focused on engaging professionals and business leaders in for-profit companies in making social impact. Their members are […]
It was indeed a pleasure to serve as the speaker for the Democrats Abroad Women’s History Month webinar. Three of the Democrats Abroad Caucuses—the Hispanic Caucus, Global Black Caucus and Women’s Caucus hosted the webinar. Entitled “Black/Brown Power, Whiteness and Women: The 2020 Election Challenge—Democrats, Be the Light! Save America! (…and the World!),” the webinar […]
Birmingham hosted its inaugural Freedom Fest on July 27, 2019, an event honoring the city’s heritage and its legacy and contributions to the Civil Rights Movement. Featuring musical performances along with empowerment panels, the festival uniquely blended entertainment with social justice. The Office of the Mayor led by Mayor Randall Woodfin conceptualized and organized the event. […]
The Birmingham Business Resource Center celebrated Black History Month by hosting the 15th AG Gaston Conference in Birmingham, Alabama, February 12-13, 2019. The theme of this year’s conference was “Bringing to the Forefront the Discussion of African American History, Economics, Politics and Quality of Life.” Convening governmental, corporate, nonprofit, and civic leaders of Birmingham, the […]
