25th Anniversary National Action Network April 13th-16th 2016



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NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK ANNUAL CONVENTION AND 25th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION SCHEDULE
*will continue to be updated

Tuesday, April 12th

7:00 pm National Action Network Membership Reception
LOCATION: (Off-site location) House of Justice 106 W. 145th Street Harlem, NY

Wednesday, April 13th

9:30am-10am     
Silver Anniversary National Action Network Ribbon Cutting with Rev. Al Sharpton, Chairman Rev. Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, National Action Network Leadership & Elected Officials

10:00am -10:15am  
Plenary Session- The Honorable Julian Castro, United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

10:15am -10:30am  
Plenary Session- The Honorable Thomas Perez, United States Secretary of Labor

10:30am -12:00pm 
2016: A Transitional Election Year with Much at Stake
Opening Remarks:
David Plouffe, Sr. Vice President of Policy and Strategy, Uber
Moderator:
Rev. Al Sharpton, President & Founder, National Action Network
Panelists:
Armstrong Williams, Founder and CEO, Graham Williams Group John Podesta, Chairman, 2016 Hilary Clinton presidential campaign Angela Rye, CEO, IMPACT Strategies
Cornell Belcher, President, Brilliant Corners – Research and Strategies
Reverend Omarosa Manigault, Assistant Pastor, Weller Street Missionary Baptist Church
Lawrence O’Donnell, Host, MSNBC’s The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell
April Ryan, White House Correspondent, American Urban Radio Network
Tad Devine, Senior Advisor. Bernie Sanders Presidential Campaign
David Plouffe, Sr. Vice President of Policy and Strategy, Uber

12:00pm - 12:45pm  
Plenary Session- The Honorable Hillary Clinton, 2016 Presidential Candidate

12:45pm - 2:15pm
25 Years In Pursuit of Justice: Making Rights from Wrongs
Moderator:
Ben Crump, Partner, Parks & Crump Attorneys At Law, LLC
Panelists:
Kadiatou Diallo, Mother of Amadou Diallo Gwen Carr, Mother of Eric GarnerWilliam Bell, Father of Sean Bell
Valerie Bell, Mother of Sean Bell
Esaw Snipes, Widow of Eric Garner
Billy Murphy, Founder and Sr. Partner, Murphy, Falcon & Murphy
Sybrina Fulton, Mother of Trayvon Martin and Founder, The Trayvon Martin Foundation
Constance Malcolm, Mother of Ramarley Graham

2:15pm - 3:45pm      
I Don’t Need to See a Doctor: Mental Health in the African-American Community
Remarks:
First Lady of New York City Chirlaine McCray

1:00pm - 3:00pm            
Women’s Power Lunch (Tickets Required)
Co-Chair:
Paula Peebles, President & CEO, Renaissance Community Development Corporation and Founder & Chairwoman, Philadelphia Chapter, National Action Network
Host:
Sherri Shepherd, comedian, actress, talk show host
Speaker:
Samantha Granberry, Senior Director, Marketing and Sales, AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Kirstyn Doar-Page, Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion Strategies, Macy’s
Alicia Reese, Member, Ohio State House of Representatives, Board member,National Action Network
Honorees:
Juanita Abernathy, civil rights icon
Christina Lewis Halpern, Founder & Director, AllStarCode Michelle Gadsden-Williams, Co-Founder & COO, Ceiling Breakers Sarah Hunt, Middle Georgia Chapter, National Action Network
Donna Lieberman, Executive Director, New York City Civil Liberties Union
Chirlaine McCray, First Lady of New York City Joy-Ann Reid, National Correspondent, MSNBC

3:15pm-4:30pm  
Women of the Movement Then and Now
Moderator:
Dominique Sharpton, National Director of Membership, National Action Network and Board President, Education for a Better America
Panelists:
Juanita Abernathy, Civil Rights Icon
Ashley Sharpton, Founder and Director, National Action Network Youth Huddle, Founder & President, Sharpton Entertainment, LLC
Mary-Pat Hector, National Director, Youth Move, National Action Network
Paula Peebles, President & CEO, Renaissance Community Development Corporation
Dr. Hazel Dukes, President, NAACP New York State Conference
Alicia Reese, Member, Ohio State House of Representatives, National Board Member,
National Action Network
Rosyln Brock, Chairman of the Board, NAACP

3:30pm - 7:30pm  
National Action Network YOUTH: Hackathon

4:45pm-6:15pm 
Corporate Investment in Communities of Color in a Post-Obama Era
Opening Remarks:
Tony West, Exec. VP of Government Affairs, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Pepsi
Moderator:
Tony West, Exec. VP of Government Affairs, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Pepsi
Panelists:
David Cohen, Sr. Executive Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer, Comcast
Desirée Glapion Rogers, CEO, Johnson Publishing Company

Suzanne Shank, Founder & Co-Owner, Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. Don Peebles, Founder, Chairman and CEO, Peebles Corporation Tanya Lombard, Assistant Vice President of Public Affairs, AT&T

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Truth to Power Revival
Bishop Noel Jones, Senior Pastor, City of Refuge Church 

Thursday, April 14th

10:00am - 3:00pm
National Action Network Resource Center: health screenings and other resources from National Action Network and National Action Network convention sponsors

7:30am - 9:00am  
National Action Network Chapter Development Workshop

9:00am - 9:15am  
Plenary Session- SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet

9:15am -10:30am
The State of Criminal Justice Reform in 2016
Opening Remarks:
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman
Moderator:
Michael Hardy, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, National Action Network
Panelists:
Rashad Robinson, Executive Director, ColorofChange Angel Harris, Senior Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense Fund Peter Neufeld, Co-Founder, The Innocence Project Nicholas Turner, President, The Vera Institute
Donna Lieberman, Executive Director, New York City Civil Liberties Union
Kirsten John Foy, Northeast Regional Director, National Action Network

10:30am - 10:45am 
US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell

10:45am -12:15pm  
Lasting Legacy: The Impact of the Obama Administration
Moderator:
Rev. Al Sharpton, President & Founder, National Action Network
Panelists:
Heather Foster, Director of Strategic Partnerships, My Brother’s Keeper Alliance
April Ryan, White House Correspondent, American Urban Radio Network
Terry O’Neill, President, National Organization for Women
Melanie Campbell, President & CEO, The National Coalition on Black Civil Participation
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Professor of Sociology, Georgetown University
Rev. KW Tulloss, Southwest Regional Director, National Action Network

12:15-1:30pm     
The Future of Black Intellectuals
Moderator:
Dr. Jamal Watson, Sr. Staff Writer, Diverse – Issues In Higher Education
Panelists:
Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, Distinguish Professor of African American Studies,Morehouse
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Professor of Sociology, Georgetown University
Dr. Lani Guinier, Bennett Boskey Professor of Law, Harvard University
Dr. Khalilah Brown-Dean, Associate Professor of Political Science,Quinnipiac College

12:15pm -1:45pm
AHF Presents: Vote-2-End HIV: #BlackVotesMatter
An interactive discussion on the current state of HIV/AIDS in the African-American Community and what you can do.
Sponsored by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Keynote Address:
Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President, National Action Network
Moderator:
Samantha Granberry, Senior Director Worldwide Sales, Marketing & Strategic Media Partnerships, AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Panelists:
Dr. Cynthia Davis, Board Chair, AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Dr. Rodney Wright, Board Member, AIDS Healthcare Foundation

1:45pm - 3:00pm  
Economic Justice: Breaking the Barriers to Financial Inclusion
Sponsored by Master Your Card
Moderator:
Nichole Francis Reynolds, Director, US Federal Affairs, MasterCard
Panelists:
Charles Lowery, Director of Fair Lending and Inclusion, NAACP Economic Department
Nick Bourke, Director of Small Dollar Loans, The PEW Charitable Trust
Cy Richardson, Sr. Vice President Economics and Housing, National Urban League
Wole Coaxum, Founder and CEO. Mobility Capital Finance, Inc. (MoCaFi)
Minister Kirsten John Foy, Northeast Regional Director, National Action Network
Clayola Brown, President, A. Philip Randolph Institute

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Plenary Session- Rev. Al Sharpton speaks with David Axelrod, former senior strategist for Barack Obama, Director of the Institute of Politics,University of Chicago and author, “Believer: My Forty Years in Politics”

3:15pm-4:45pm  
RAI Session- National Action Network Leadership Only

3:30pm-7:30pm  
National Action Network Youth Hackathon

7:00pm - 8:00pm             
VIP Reception (Invitation Only)

8:00pm - 11:00pm           
Keepers of the Dream Dinner & Program (Tickets required)
Host:
Anthony Anderson, Actor, Writer, Executive Producer, ABC’s sitcom, "Black-ish"
Honorees:
Judith Jamison, Artistic Director Emerita, Alvin Ailey American Dance TheaterRobert Kennedy, Jr., President, Waterkeeper Alliance, Author and Attorney Raymond McGuire, Global Head of Corporate & Investment Banking, CitiGloria Steinem, Feminist Activist, Organizer and Writer
Andrew Young, Chairman, Andrew Young Foundation
 

Friday, April 15th

10:00am - 3:00pm
National Action Network Resource Center: health screenings and other resources from National Action Network and National Action Network convention sponsors

7:30am - 9:00am 
National Action Network Chapter Development Workshop
 

8:00am - 9:00am  
National Action Network Board Meeting

9:00am -10:00am 
Summer 2015: Tragedy, A Flag Victory and Lessons for the Future
Moderator:
Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Director, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Panelists:
Rev. Nelson Rivers, Vice President of Religious & External Affairs, National Action Network
The Honorable State Senator Marlon Kimpson, South Carolina
The Honorable State Representative Todd Rutherford, South Carolina
The Honorable State Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter, South Carolina


10:00am - 10:45am 
Plenary Address- The Honorable Senator Bernie Sanders, 2016 Presidential Candidate

10:45am - 11:00am  
Plenary Address- Broderick Johnson, Assistant to the President, White House Cabinet Secretary, Chair, My Brother’s Keeper Task Force

10:45am - 12:15pm  
Saving Tomorrow Today: The P12 Project Sponsored by University of Phoenix Moderator:
Roland MartinHost, TVOne’s "NewsOne Now"
Panelists:
Byron Jones, EVP & CFO, University of Phoenix
Michael Sorrell, President, Paul Quinn College
Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., President & CEO, Thurgood Marshal Foundation
Dr. Charles. H. Davis, Director, Higher Education Research and Initiatives at Penn Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education, Pennsylvania State University
Dr. Chris Emden Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology,
Teachers College, Columbia University
Dr. Shaun Harper, Executive Director, Center for Study of Race and Equity in Education, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania


11:00am -12:15pm 
Let’s Talk About Guns: Legislation, Straw Buyers, Incarceration and the Iron Pipeline
Moderator:
Aisha Sekou, Founder and CEO, Street Corner Resources and President, Anti-Violence (VEPIC) Committee, NYC Chapter, National Action Network
Panelists:
Erica Ford, Founder and CEO, LIFE, Camp Inc.
Shaina Harrison, Program Director, the reACTION Youth Program, New Yorkers Against Violence Education Fund
Dr. Desmond Patton, Assistant Professor of Social Work, Columbia University
Eric Cumberbatch, Program Director, Anti-Violence Programs, New York City Mayor’s Office on Criminal Justice
Abdul Muhummad, Chairman, New Jersey Anti-Violence Coalition
The Honorable Raymond Lesniak, Member, New Jersey State Senate

12:15pm - 2:15pm    
Ministers’ Luncheon- Reverend Dr. William A. Jones Memorial Luncheon
Speaker:
Rev. Dr. Michael L. Pfleger, Senior Pastor, The Faith Community of Saint Sabina
Honorees:
Bishop George Battle, Sr. Pastor, African Methodist Episcopal Zion ChurchReverend Jawanza Colvin, Pastor, Olivet Institutional Baptist ChurchElizabeth Omilami, CEO, Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless

12:15-1:45pm     
The State of American Labor Unions Today
Moderator:
Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers
Panelists:
David Cox, National President, American Federation of Government Employees
Henry Garrido, Executive Director, DC37, AFSCME, AFL-CIO
George Gresham, President, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
Hector Figeroa, President, 32BJ Service Employees International Union

2:00pm-3:00pm  
The Crisis in Black Media
Opening Remarks
Mignon Clyburn, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
Moderator:
Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President, National Action Network
Panelists:
Kim Keenan, President & CEO, Multicultural Media,Telecom and Internet Council
Butch Graves, President & CEO, Black Enterprise
Jim Winston, President, National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters
Elinor Tatum, Publisher & Editor in Chief, Amsterdam News
Michele Ebanks, President, Essence Magazine
Ed Gordon, television personality and author, “Let Me Give You Something To Think About”
Dr. David Porter, Jr., Executive Director, Walter Kaitz Foundation
Goldie Taylor, Editor-At-Large, TheDailyBeast.com

2:30pm - 4:00pm  
Ministers’ Panel: The Appalling Silence
Moderator:
Rev. Dr. Franklyn Richardson, Chairman, National Action Network
Panelists:
Rev. Charles Williams, Michigan Chapter Chair, National Action Network Rev. K.W. Tulloss, Southwest Regional Director, National Action Network Bishop George Battle Sr. Pastor, African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk, Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assembly

3:30pm - 7:30pm  
National Action Network Youth Hackathon

4:15pm - 6:15pm 
Roots” Screening & Talk-Back
Sponsored by A&E/The History Channel
Join us for a special screening and talk-back of the historic “Roots” mini-series re-make

6:15pm - 7:15pm  
Youth: Conflict Resolution Workshop
Presented by Education for a Better America

7:00pm - 9:00pm   Truth to Power Revival
Rev. Jasper Williams, Senior Pastor, Salem Bible Church
 

Saturday, April 16th
 
10:00am-12:00pm 
Measuring the Movement: 25th Anniversary of National Action Network
Moderator:
Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President, National Action Network
Senior Leaders:
Marc Morial, President & CEO, National Urban League
Dr. Charles Steele, Jr., President & CEO, Southern Christian Leadership Conference Wade Henderson, President, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Cornell Brooks, President & CEO, NAACP
Melanie Campbell, President & CEO, National Coalition on Black Civil Participation Kristen Clarke, President & CEO, Lawyers Committee on Civil Rights Under the Law 
Youth Leaders/Next Gen:
Carlos Clanton, President, New York Urban League Young Professionals
Daniel Bradley, Coordinator, Black Male Initiative
Mary-Pat Hector, Youth Move National Director, National Action Network
Stephen Green, National Director Youth and College, NAACP

12:00pm-12:15pm 
Silver Anniversary Youth Day Ribbon Cutting with National Action Network Youth Move and Youth Huddle leadership

12:00pm-1:15pm     
Youth: Technology Beyond “The Gram”
Moderator: TBD
Panelists:
Breanna Rice, Co-Founder, ChicksTech
Naida Hill, Co-Founder, ChicksTech
Leah Gilliam, VP of Strategy and Innovation, GirlsWhoCode
Lauren Maillian, author, “The Path Redefined: Getting to the Top on Your Own Terms,” co- star, Oxygen’s “Quit Your Day Job”
Christina Lewis Halpern, Founder & Director, AllStarCode

12:00pm-1:15pm    
Technology: Solutions for Bridging the Digital Divide
Moderator:
Lord Quincy Dowdell, Chairman, National Action Network NYC Chapter Technology Committee and Advisor, National Action Network NYC Chapter Tech Academy Panelists:
Dr. Yu-Dong Yao, Director, Stevens Institute of Technology
Chanelle Hardy, Senior Policy Advisor, Strategic Partnerships and Outreach,Google
Additional panelists being added daily

1:15pm - 2:30 pm     
LGBTQI: Is Anyone Exempt From The Law: Religious Exemption Bills, Voter Suppression and the Threat to Our Rights
Brought to you by the Human Rights Campaign
Moderator:
Rev. Macarthur Flournoy, Director for Faith Partnerships and Mobilization,Human Rights Campaign
Panelists:
Marvel Terry, HIV/AIDS Fellow, Human Rights Campaign
Dr. Joseff Sorrett, Director, Center for African American Religion, Sexual Politics and Social Justice, Columbia University
Jodie Paterson, LBGTQI activist and Founder, Doobop.com


1:15-2:30pm      
Youth Financial Literacy: Is There a World Beyond Cash?
Sponsored by Master Your Card
Moderator:
Mercedes Garcia, Vice President, Senior Business Leader, Global Community Relations,
MasterCard

Panelists:
Sabrina Lamb, Founder, World of Money
Ash “Cash” Exantus, Ash Cash Enterprises
Ciana Montero, Youth Board Member, World of Money
Tuesday Brooks, Parent representative

2:30pm - 4:00pm      
Flint and Beyond: Environmental Justice in 2016
Moderator:
Rev. Charles Williams, Michigan Chapter Chair, National Action Network
Panelists:
Lawanna Gelzer, President, National Action Network Central Florida Chapter
Quentin James, Co-Founder and COO, Vestige Strategies Rev. Lennox Yearwood, President and CEO, Hip Hop Caucus Vien Truong, National Director, Green For All
Sam Riddle, Political Director, Michigan Chapter, National Action Network

2:30pm-4:00pm      
What is Mass Incarceration Doing to our Communities?
Moderator:
Victor Pate, Chairman, Second Chance Committee, National Action Network NYC Chapter
Panelists:
Lorenzo Steele, Jr., visual artist, Criminal Justice major, Post University
Tiheba Baines, recovery coach, mentor, social justice advocate Selina Fulford, prison reform activist and performer
Khalil Cumberbatch, Manager of Training and Communications,JUSTLeadershipUSA, Founder and President, Kinetic Solutions, lecturer,Columbia University of Social Work

2:30pm-4:00pm       
Youth: Art and Activism
Moderator:
AJ Calloway, Correspondent, NBC’s Extra”
Panelists:
Artists to be confirmed

4:00pm-5:30pm      
Youth: Juvenile Justice: School to Prison Pipeline
Moderator:
Marcus Bright, Executive Director, Education for a Better America
Panelists:
Jusani Morris, President, Youth Move, National Action Network, NYC Chapter
Corey Wise, Central Park Five
Additional panelists being added daily

4:00pm-5:00pm  
NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK Youth Hackathon Awards Ceremony


4:00pm-5:30pm       
The Powers and Limitations of Being A Mayor

6:00pm-8:00pm
Artivism: “Break Every Chain” National Action Network Annual Fashion Show(RSVP required)

9:00pm-1:00am
National Action Network's Young Professionals Group and NYC’s Young & Powerful Reception
A celebration of NAN's 25th anniversary & national convention
LOCATION (Off-site): Angel of Harlem, 2272 Frederick Douglass Blvd, New York, NY

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