Congressman G. K. Butterfield, Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Ranking Democrat on the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), Congressman Charles B. Rangel, founding member of the CBC and Dean of the New York State Congressional Delegation, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke, member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, member of the House Judiciary Committee will host the forum.
Participants will hold a press conference immediately following the event.
WHO:
- Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield (D-NC)
- Joint Economic Committee Ranking Democrat Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)
- Representative Charles B. Rangel (D-NY)
- Representative Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY)
- Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
Panelists:
- Professor William “Sandy” Darity, Professor, Duke University
- David R. Jones, President and CEO, Community Service Society of New York
- Hope Knight, President and CEO, Greater Jamaica Development Corporation
- Jennifer Jones Austin, Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies
- Walter Edwards, Harlem Business Alliance
- Dr. Hazel N. Dukes, President, NAACP New York State Conference
- Gregory Floyd, President, Teamsters Local 237
- C. Virginia Fields, President and CEO, National Black Leadership Commission
- Clayton Banks, Founder and Co-Executive Producer, Silicon Harlem
- Alejandra Castillo, Esq., National Director, Minority Business Development Agency
WHAT: Public forum, “The American Dream on Hold: Economic Challenges in the African American Community”
WHEN: Friday, October 30, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EDT
WHERE: Harlem Hospital Center 506 Malcolm X Boulevard
New York, NY 10037
The press conference will be held at the Mural Pavilion.
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