Civil rights activists, scholars, and policy analysts gathered to discuss their thoughts and insights on the challenges facing African-Americans. Tavis Smiley moderated a question and answer…
6,622 viewsLeaders in education, public policy, religion, and black communities discussed the role of the African-American vote in the 2008 presidential election. Topics included the possible election …
18,501 viewsLeaders in education, public policy, religion, and black communities discussed the future impact of African Americans on Western culture, the country’s global image, and the social, politica…
2,965 viewsIn the first panel of an afternoon session of State of the Black Union 2006 titled, “Defining the African American Agenda, Part II,” participants focused on the State of the Black Union 2005…
6,834 viewsIn the first panel of an afternoon session titled “State of the Black Union 2005: Defining the African American Agenda,” Tavis Smiley moderated a discussion on framing a contract or covenant…
3,771 viewsFollowing introductory remarks by moderator Reverend Jackson, each candidate gave two minutes of opening remarks. Their remarks were followed by a series of questions from members of the pan…
95 viewsMinisters and leaders of the African-American community spoke about the role and influence of the church in the African-American community. Among the issues they addressed were the role of t…
2,360 viewsMr. Smiley moderated a discussion of the state of entrepreneurship in the African-American community. Participants focused on building networking skills and finding business opportunities. A…
278 viewsIn a forum titled, “Where Do We Go from Here?: Chaos or Community? Black America’s Vision for Healing, Harmony and Higher Ground,” black leaders talked about African-American issues since th…
689 viewsMr. Sharpton talked about the formation of an exploratory committee for a possible presidential campaign in 2004. Following his remarks he moderated a panel discussion on the state of politi…
117 viewsIn a forum on the state of black America designed to present a public think tank that will analyze the critical challenges facing the African-American community, panelists talked about the c…
1,813 viewsParticipants spoke about issues facing the African-American community and how Republican and Democratic Party stances on the issues would affect their vote. Among the issues they addressed w…
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