LIFT EV`RY VOICE AND SING

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LIFT EV’RY
VOICE AND SING
James Weldon Johnson, Words | John Rosamond Johnson, Music
Lift ev’ry voice and sing, till earth and heaven ring,
Ring with the harmonies of liberty;
Let our rejoicing rise, high as the listening skies,
Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,
Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;
Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
Let us march on till victory is won.
Stony the road we trod, bitter the chastening rod,
Felt in the days when hope unborn had died;
Yet with a steady beat, have not our weary feet,
Come to the place for which our fathers sighed?
We have come over a way that with tears has been watered,
We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered;
Out from the gloomy past, till now we stand at last
God of our weary years, God of our silent tears,
Thou Who hast brought us thus far on the way;
Thou Who hast by Thy might, led us into the light,
Keep us forever in the path, we pray.
Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee.
Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee.
Shadowed beneath Thy hand, may we forever stand,
True to our God, true to our native land.
Affirming AMERICA'S PROMISE
Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast.
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10 2 ND N A A C P A N N U A L C O N V E N T I O N
Co n t en t s
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Greetings
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Appreciation
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Schedule of Events
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National Board of Directors
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Special Contribution
Fund Trustees
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NAACP National Staff
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Sponsors
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Commerce & Industry
Show Exhibitors/Retailers
Greetings
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Greetings from the
CHAIRMAN
Welcome to the 102 nd NAACP National Convention in the
“City of Angels.” I am privileged to extend greetings to you and
your families on behalf of the Association’s leadership and honored
to lead this powerful organization into its second century as Chairman
of the Board of Directors. Los Angeles is the entertainment capital
of the world and offers a wealth of unforgettable experiences for
convention attendees. Just steps away from the Los Angeles Convention
Center, you will find LA’s newest addition – LA Live. LA Live and the
heart of the city are synonymous – it’s where LA comes alive with the
city’s best music, entertainment, restaurants, and sports events.
I hope you will find time to explore and enjoy the sights and sounds
of this beautiful city.
In 1909, the National Negro Committee issued the original call –
denouncing oppression and racism – and demanding that the
“Constitution be strictly enforced and the civil rights guaranteed
under the Fourteenth Amendment be secured impartially to all.”
The founding fathers of the NAACP called for equal education, equal
voting rights, and equal access to a living wage job. My friends,
despite our best efforts to secure the promises inherent in the
Constitution, the call has not been answered on behalf of
all Americans.
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It is the duty of this Association – and ours, as its members, to
begin this next century by re-issuing “The Call” for all people
to “Affirm America’s Promise.” With your continued dedication,
support and active participation, the “new frontline” for social
justice advocacy will continue to march its way across this great
country and fulfill the promise on which it was established.
We start today in Los Angeles. The future is calling… and with your
help, the NAACP will answer!
Welcome to LA!
Shadowed Beneath His Almighty Hand,
Roslyn M. Brock
Chairman
NAACP National Board of Directors
Greetings from the
VICE CHAIRMAN
& CHAIRMAN
Dear Delegate:
Welcome to the 102nd Annual Convention of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People. On behalf of the National
Board of Directors and the National Convention Planning Committee
I am pleased to welcome you to Los Angeles.
We meet here under the theme NAACP: Affirming America’s Promise.
This year’s theme reflects the fact that for more than 102 years this
Association has responded to the call to people of conscience and
goodwill, to make this nation live up to the promises made in the
United States Constitution, the Bill of Rights and its subsequent
amendments. The document speaks to the rights of citizens, but our
nation has not always extended those rights to all those who, by right,
should benefit. To that end, the founders of this Association called
on this nation to affirm those promises for all of us. Today, the NAACP
continues to carry out that mission. Our vision is a nation free from
prejudice, bigotry and discrimination. Our goal is a society that
celebrates and extends the promises of the Constitution to all of its
people without reservation or hesitation.
Please enjoy the hospitality of the Los Angeles Branch. They have
worked long and hard to prepare for your time here. They have put
together some exciting and entertaining activities that we are sure
you will enjoy. We applaud their efforts and congratulate them for a
job well done.
Please have a wonderful convention and a magnificent visit to the
west coast. Remember, we are here to Affirm America’s Promise.
Leon W. Russell
Vice Chairman, NAACP National Board of Directors
Chairman, National Convention Planning Committee
This convention has been planned to provide the information and
tools necessary for every attendee to return to his/her community
and work effectively to insure that every member of their community
can enjoy the benefits and opportunities which are their birthright.
We encourage you to take advantage of everything that has been
prepared for you. We also invite you to recommit yourself to work to
ensure that our nation moves ever forward and never backward. The
Founders issued their call 102 years ago; this Convention is planned
as one tool in your armory as you continue to answer that call.
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Greetings from the
PRESIDENT AND CEO
Greetings,
It is my great pleasure to welcome you to this year’s National Convention,
“The NAACP: Affirming America’s Promise.”
The Promise of America are the truths we hold self-evident: Our rights.
Our beliefs. Our collective conscience, our nation’s soul. They all come down
to one core value: Equality.
The quality that makes America great – that makes us America – is that we
have a Constitutional right to equality under the law.
Yet today, we are facing unprecedented, coordinated attacks on our civil rights
across our nation. In recent months, we have witnessed attempts in North
Carolina to amend state policy to accelerate the resegregation of its public
schools, a widespread assault on voting rights—including an effort in Florida
that would remove up to 300,000 voters off the rolls, continued attacks on the
rights of women and immigrants, in addition to the well-publicized offensive
on the rights to organized labor.
When the odds are high and the path is steep, the volunteers of the NAACP are there: Affirming America’s
Promise. Clad in yellow NAACP jackets and t-shirts, carrying voter registration forms, placards, and
legal briefs, we seek only to be a beam of hope pointing the way to a better day for all of us.
Realizing America’s Promise does not guarantee a dream home, but it does promise that we are treated
fairly when we earn that opportunity. America’s Promise does not guarantee a dream job, but it does
promise fair pay for a day’s labor. America’s Promise does not guarantee a college degree, but it does
promise the right to equal access to an education that allows us to provide for our families. America
promises Opportunity.
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Every generation has a responsibility to this nation: We must act to affirm America’s Promise for the
next generation. To be affirmed, this Promise must come alive. It must live and breathe every day within
our shores, in our cities, in our schools, on our police forces, at our banks, in our government, in our
charities, in our courts, in our places of worship and in our homes.
When we successfully fight to turn around a failing school, we invite a generation to dream the American
Dream, and we affirm America’s Promise. When we make it possible for millions more families to finally
get the health care they deserve, and ensure their children are not denied because of a pre-existing
condition, we affirm America’s Promise. When we stop a state from criminalizing children by arresting
them at school for dress-code violations or adolescent pranks, we stop the state from conditioning
children to become prisoners, and we affirm America’s Promise.
When we make it possible for young families to buy their first homes on fair terms, we increase their
beliefs in themselves, their investments in their neighborhoods and their beliefs in America’s Promise.
When a group of students in South Carolina elect a 12-year-old named James Clyburn to lead their
local NAACP youth council, and 50 years later that child has become one of the most powerful leaders
in our nation, no one can deny America’s Promise.
Our children are precious. In defending their rights to fair treatment and training them to assert their
own rights, we affirm America’s Promise.
Thank you for supporting the NAACP. Thank you for affirming America’s Promise.
All my best,
Benjamin Todd Jealous
NAACP President and CEO
Greetings from the
CALIFORNIA NAACP
STATE CONFERENCE
Dear Delegates, Friends, and Supporters:
Welcome to the 102nd Annual Convention of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The California/
Hawaii State Conference applauds the tireless work of the Los Angeles
Branch members under the leadership of President Leon Jenkins to
make this the most exciting national convention in recent years.
It is humbling to participate in the making of the most important
civil rights meeting in the world. The theme “Affirming America’s
Promise” points to the work before us before we can claim victory
of equal justice in America for everyone.
As a member of the Convention Planning Committee, I note that
much attention was devoted to your comfort and enjoyment while
visiting Los Angeles. We gave equal time, however, to the creation of
a substantive agenda that will enlighten and inspire us to return to
our local environments and work harder for all who need our voice
and assistance. The struggle continues for a quality education for
all regardless of their race or domicile, universal health care, and
freeing our communities from an oppressive national criminal
justice system.
The City of Los Angeles and all of Region 1 receive you with open
arms and offer to serve in any way we can to enhance your stay. We
also thank Vice President and Chairman Leon Russell, members of
the Convention Committee, and staff for a job well done.
Enjoy!
Alice A. Huffman
State Conference President
National Board Member
In my role as National Board Member, please join me in applauding
the fresh leadership of our two vibrant young leaders, Chairwoman
Roslyn Brock and President/CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous. They will
lead this convention towards adopting progressive policies that will
guide our organization’s work over the next year to respond to the
21st century needs of our people.
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Greetings from the
LOS ANGELES
NAACP BRANCHES
Friends:
As I complete my term on the National Board of the NAACP, representing
Region 1, I want to say it has been a pleasure, and honor to have
served the members of this great civil rights organization. It is fitting
that I welcome you to my home state of California, and to the great
city of Los Angeles which has been my home for many years. Thanks
are extended to the national staff of the NAACP and to the members,
friends, and supporters of the Los Angeles NAACP for working so
hard to make this convention a success.
We are meeting this week to discuss our convention theme, “Affirming
America’s Promise” – fulfilling those promises of equal opportunity
and social justice and most importantly the “right to life, liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness.” The struggle continues now, more than
ever. The NAACP is the best organized institution in the United States
to help fulfill America’s promise to our people. They should be
commended for withstanding the many tests of time to keep pushing
forward for our rights.
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This convention should re-energize each and every one of us to
continue the great legacy of this organization. Each generation must
face the challenges and obstacles associated with equal opportunity.
The NAACP has survived those civil rights struggles and has stepped
up to the plate each and every time to protect the rights of African
Americans.
I say to you, enjoy the convention, learn all you can from our sessions,
and go back home with a renewed sense of urgency to make this
world a better place.
Yours in the Struggle,
Willis Edwards
Willis Edwards
National Board Member
Region 1
Greetings from the
MAYOR OF
LOS ANGELES
Dear Friends,
On behalf of the City of Los Angeles, it is a pleasure to
welcome members and guests to The National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People’s (NAACP) 102nd Annual
Convention, Affirming America’s Promise.
As a city that prides itself on its diversity, Los Angeles is proud
to host the NAACP’s 102nd Annual Convention. As our nation’s
oldest civil rights organization, the NAACP deserves recognition
for its continued advancement of policies upholding civil rights
at the state, federal and global level. The NAACP plays a crucial
role in promoting understanding and harmony in our great city.
As always, it is an honor to support an organization that stands at
the forefront of progress.
I extend my best wishes for a memorable convention and
continued success.
Very truly yours,
Antonio Villaraigosa
Mayor
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Greetings from the
LOS ANGELES
CITY COUNCIL
Dear Attendees:
Greetings, and welcome to Los Angeles.
It is a tremendous honor to host the 102nd NAACP Annual Convention.
I hope you will discover during your stay that Los Angeles is on the
leading edge of what it means to be a 21st century city. First and foremost,
that means we are a city where our diversity is our greatest strength,
and is something we cherish and celebrate.
Here in Los Angeles you will find one of the most vibrant and historic
African American communities in the nation. While Los Angeles was
founded as a Spanish city that was later under Mexican rule, a majority
of those who settled the original pueblo were of African descent. And
in 1928, the first NAACP national convention held in the Western United
States was at Los Angeles’ Dunbar Hotel, which was the heart of Central
Avenue’s legendary jazz scene and hosted the likes of Duke Ellington,
Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Lionel Hampton and Count Basie.
Today, driving down world-famous Crenshaw Boulevard, you will find
the urban village of Leimert Park, where Los Angeles’ African American
art and music scenes continue to thrive.
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Los Angeles is home to a Thai Town, Little Armenia, Chinatown, Little
Bangladesh, Koreatown, Little Tokyo and Historic Filipinotown. You
will find boulevards where Ethiopian restaurants cluster at one end
and Kosher restaurants cluster on the other. And of course I hope you
can find the time to enjoy Hollywood, our world-class beaches and
boardwalks, the historic and futuristic architecture of Downtown, the
natural beauty in Griffith Park and along the Los Angeles River, and the
so many other sights, sounds and flavors that define Los Angeles.
At a time when the nation’s economy is reeling, I also invite you to learn
about how Los Angeles remains the nation’s most concentrated
manufacturing center, is our nation’s link to the Pacific Rim and home
to the United States’ busiest seaport, and about Los Angeles’ tax
exemptions and incentives for businesses.
It is easy for an elected official to declare his or her city the greatest on
this earth. But I urge you to not take my word for it. Enjoy Los Angeles
to the fullest while you are here, and I know you will agree.
Have a wonderful stay, and God bless.
Sincerely,
Eric Garcetti
President, Los Angeles City Council
Councilmember, District 13
Greetings from
EDISON
INTERNATIONAL
Dear NAACP Delegates and Attendees:
It is a distinct honor for Edison International to serve as a
Lead Sponsor of the 102nd Annual NAACP Convention. On behalf
of the more than 20,000 dedicated employees of Edison
International, I salute the work of the NAACP and its more
than 100 years of service in promoting equal opportunity in
American life.
This year, as Edison International celebrates its 125th anniversary,
we are proud to serve people in 14 states, in some of the most
diverse communities in the nation, through our Southern
California Edison utility and the Edison Mission Group of
power generators.
Edison International is known as one of the country’s foremost
suppliers of safe, reliable, and affordable electric service. But we
are more than that. We have a deep commitment to improve
the quality of life of our customers across our service territories.
Our partnerships with those communities are based on trust,
built over time, and grounded in mutual respect.
Equally important, Edison employees have a long tradition of
contributing their time and energy to charitable organizations
that weave the values of dignity, opportunity, and equality into
the fabric of the community.
Edison International welcomes you to our unique community
of Southern California. We wish you a wonderful and
meaningful convention.
Respectfully yours,
Theodore F. Craver, Jr.
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Edison International
We engage with our communities on many levels. We have a
30-year history of assisting and contracting with minority and
other diverse suppliers. Edison also supports community
organizations that assist underserved populations. We foster
academic excellence in educational institutions across the region,
to help educate and train the energy workforce of the future.
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Greetings from
TOYOTA
MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., INC.
Greetings,
It gives me great pleasure to welcome The Delegation to this
year’s convention for the National Association for the Advancement
of Colored People. Toyota is proud to partner with the NAACP
as we gather to celebrate the organization’s 102nd anniversary of
service to the community.
As one of the country’s longest serving civil rights organizations,
I commend and applaud the NAACP on its efforts towards equal
opportunity and rights for all people.
With respect for people and continuous improvement as Toyota’s
guiding principles, we share in your mission to promote a more
inclusive society and will remain committed to representing
and supporting diverse populations and communities in all
aspects of our business.
On behalf of more than 365,000 Toyota workers and partners in
the United States, I congratulate the NAACP on a job well done.
We hope this year’s convention will be enjoyable and memorable
for all.
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Sincerely,
James E. Lentz
President & Chief Operating Officer
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
Greetings from
WELLS FARGO
& COMPANY
On behalf of Wells Fargo and our 280,000 team members,
I welcome you to the 102nd Annual NAACP National Convention.
We’re pleased to be a lead sponsor and an active participant in
the national conference again this year. This wonderful gathering
of NAACP members and supporters demonstrates how working
together can have a positive impact in people’s lives and can
build strong, healthy, stable communities.
Both Wells Fargo and the NAACP have similar values and
commitments to our communities. Both organizations are
focused on providing fair credit access, sustainable
homeownership, and financial education resources. Wells Fargo
has taken many steps to provide financial education tools
and banking resources to the African American community.
Most recently, we worked with the NAACP to open the Financial
Freedom Center in Washington, DC, and distribute our free
Hands of Banking® money management program.
At Wells Fargo, we value and learn from the diversity of our team
members, customers, suppliers, and communities. Many of our
leaders and team members are passionately committed to
diversity and inclusion, which they show by participating in our
African American or other diverse team member networks as
well as by personal community outreach.
Best wishes for a successful convention!
Sincerely,
John G. Stumpf
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Wells Fargo & Company
We appreciate the opportunity to continue to grow with the
NAACP through Wells Fargo’s many partnerships on the local,
state, and national levels. I am hopeful the convention programs
will provide you with inspiration and insights to continue the
NAACP’s mission of advancing the equality of all Americans.
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The Sunlit Path
“
Now is the time to rise from
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the dark and desolate
valley of segregation to the
sunlit path of racial justice..
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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”
This is the path we have traveled
and continue to travel, paved with
the promises we’ve been made,
leading into the light of hope for a
better future in which those promises
are actualized for all people.
Appreciation
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O
n behalf of the NAACP National Office, the Los Angeles
NAACP, NAACP California State Conference and all of
the delegates and visitors, it is a pleasure to express our
gratitude to the choruses and individual artists whose
musical talents have contributed so much to the success
of the 102nd Annual NAACP Convention. We also wish to
express our gratitude to the volunteers and ushers.
TELEPHONES
Our sincere thanks to Sprint/Nextel and AT&T for providing all of the wireless
telephones used throughout the week of the Convention by our staff and
security personnel.
TWO-DAY NAACP DIVERSITY CAREER FAIR
Over 5,000 convention visitors are expected to attend the NAACP Diversity Job
Fair in the Information Exchange Center. Attendees will have an opportunity
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to explore employment opportunities with potential employers in the
areas of sales, healthcare, finance, computer engineering, retail, restaurant,
government, etc. The Job Fair is open to the entire community and will offer
exhibitors the opportunity to meet some of the region’s most experienced and
diverse candidates.
CONVENTION ORGANISTS
The organ used throughout the Convention is a Hammond B-3 Organ.
Convention Organists: Reverend Ronald Terry & Ms. Christal Brown-Gibson
The NAACP thanks Toyota for its generous provision of shuttle vehicles during
the national convention.
42ND ANNUAL
COMMERCE &
INDUSTRY SHOW
Our delegates are invited to visit the
Commerce and Industry Show, which is
located in Los Angeles, California. The
show will open on Saturday, July 23rd with a
Grand Opening at 2:00 p.m.
We are pleased to welcome the exhibitors
to this year’s show, representing a vast
range of products, services and activities.
Included are numerous corporations,
government agencies, and private nonp ro f i t o rg a n i z a t i o n s f ro m a c ro s s t h e
nation all of which are equal employment
opportunity employers.
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Schedule
of Events
22............Wednesday, July 20th
22............... Thursday, July 21st
26................Saturday, July 23rd
32.................. Sunday, July 24th
52.................Monday, July 25th
83.................Tuesday, July 26th
100..........Wednesday, July 27th
122.............Thursday, July 28th
22................... Friday, July 22nd
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Wednesday, July 20 th
9:00 A.M. – 8:00 P.M.
ACT-SO REGISTRATION
Wilshire Grand Hotel
8:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M.
ACT-SO STUDENT COMPETITION
KICK-OFF ORIENTATION
Thursday, July 21 st
9:00 A.M. – 9:00 P.M.
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ACT-SO COMPETITIONS
OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
Los Angeles Convention Center
Production Office – Room 401
Dance – Petree Hall C
Music Vocal Contemporary – Room 403 B
Music Instrumental Contemporary – Room 408 B
Drama – Room 404 A/B
Oratory – Room 406 A/B
Music Instrumental Classical – Room 402 A/B
Filmmaking – Room 407
Entrepreneurship – Room 409 A/B
Music Composition – Room 410
Music Vocal Classical – Room 411 Theatre
Friday, July 22 nd
9:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.
ACT-SO WORKSHOPS
9:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.
ACT-SO SCIENCE/VISUAL ARTS VIEWING
Room 151-152, Los Angeles Convention Center
9:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.
ANNUAL CONVENTION REGISTRATION
West Lobby, Los Angeles Convention Center
NAACP 102nd CONVENTION
KICK-OFF REVIVAL
Los Angeles, CA
Friday, July 22, 2011
7:00 p.m.
Second Baptist Church
2412 Griffith Avenue • Los Angeles, CA 90011
Rev. William S. Epps, Pastor
“LET JUSTICE ROLL!”
But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!
Amos 5:24
Guest Speaker:
Bishop T. Larry Kirkland
Presiding Prelate
5th Episcopal A.M.E. District
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Friday, July 22 nd
2:00 P.M.
PRESS CONFERENCE
Plaza 1-3, J.W. Marriott Hotel
PARTICIPANTS:
Roslyn M. Brock
Chairman, NAACP National Board of Directors
Elkridge, Maryland
Leon W. Russell
Chair, Convention Planning Committee
Vice Chair, NAACP National Board of Directors
Clearwater, Florida
President and CEO, NAACP
Baltimore, Maryland
Leon Jenkins
President, NAACP Los Angeles Branch
Los Angeles, California
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6:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.
REVIVAL SERVICE – SECOND STREET
BAPTIST CHURCH
9:00 P.M. – 1:00 A.M.
ACT-SO MEET AND GREET SOCIAL
ACT-SO BADGE REQUIRED
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Saturday, July 23 rd
9:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.
9:00 A.M. – 11:40 A.M.
HEALTH SYMPOSIUM – AFRICAN AMERICAN
SURGEON GENERAL ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Platinum Ballroom E & F, J.W. Marriott Hotel
“SOUNDING THE ALARM ON HEALTH IN
BLACK AMERICA”
The purpose of this symposium will be to respond to
the leadership of the country’s only African American
surgeon generals that served the country as America’s
doctors. This roundtable session would focus on
results of Healthy People 2010, health care for African
Americans and the role of racism in health inequities.
SPONSORED BY:
PRESIDING:
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Karen Boykin-Towns
Chair, NAACP National Health Committee
President, NAACP Brooklyn Branch
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Brooklyn, New York
WELCOME :
Roslyn M. Brock
Vice President, Advocacy and Government Relations
Bon Secours Health System
Marriottsville, Maryland
MODERATOR:
Bill Whitaker
CBS Evening News Correspondent
SPONSOR GREETINGS:
Gregory A. Adams
President
Kaiser Permanente
Northern California Region
Oakland, California
Saturday, July 23 rd / 9:00 A.M. – 11:40 A.M.
HEALTH SYMPOSIUM – AFRICAN
AMERICAN SURGEON GENERAL
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Roslyn M. Brock
Welcome
Vice Admiral
Regina Benjamin
Panelist
Dr. Joycelyn Elders
Panelist
Dr. David Satcher
Panelist
Karen Boykin-Towns
Presiding
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PANELISTS:
Vice Admiral Regina Benjamin, USPHS
Surgeon General of the United States
Washington, DC
Dr. Joycelyn Elders
15th Surgeon General of the United States
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dr. David Satcher
Director, The Satcher Health Leadership Institute
Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
SPECIAL PRESENTATION:
Albertine Allen
Health Chair, NAACP Laporte Country Branch
Michigan City, Indiana
Valerie Cohen
Health Chair, NAACP Queens Branch
Queens, New York
CLOSING REMARKS:
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Dr. Rose Blackburne
Member, NAACP National Health Committee
Prince George’s County, Maryland
12:00 P.M. – 1:30 P.M.
HEALTH SYMPOSIUM LUNCHEON
Gold Ballroom Salon 2 & 3, J.W. Marriott Hotel
“30 YEARS AND STILL FIGHTING:
COMMEMORATING THE FIGHT AGAINST
THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC”
SPONSORED BY:
WELCOME:
Reverend Keron Sadler
Program Manager, NAACP Health Department
Baltimore, Maryland
Saturday, July 23 rd / 12:00 P.M. – 1:30 P.M.
HEALTH SYMPOSIUM LUNCHEON
Pat Harvey
Mistress of Ceremonies
Shavon Arline
Remarks
Dr. Gail Wyatt
Guest Speaker
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MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES:
Pat Harvey
Award Winning Broadcast Journalist
CBS 2
INVOCATION:
Reverend Carolyn Cooke
Pastor
Sunnyside Baptist Church
SPONSOR GREETINGS:
Anthony P. Carter
Vice President Global Diversity Inclusion
Chief Diversity Officer
Johnson & Johnson
New Brunswick, New Jersey
LUNCH SERVED
PRESENTATION OF THE MONTAGUE COBB AWARD:
Barbara Sapp Davis
Member, NAACP Special Contribution Fund Trustee
Houston, Texas
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INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER:
Larry Lucas
Mitchellville, Maryland
GUEST SPEAKER:
Dr. Gail Wyatt
Associate Director, UCLA AIDS Institute
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and
Bio-Behavioral Sciences
PRESENTATION OF THE UNSUNG HERO:
Willis Edwards
Karen Boykin-Towns
Chair, NAACP National Health Committee
President, NAACP Brooklyn Branch
Brooklyn, New York
REMARKS:
Shavon Arline
Director, NAACP Health Program
Baltimore, Maryland
BENEDICTION:
Bishop Gregory L. Dixon
First Church of God
Inglewood, California
1:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
COMMERCE & INDUSTRY SHOW GRAND OPENING
Hall A, Los Angeles Convention Center
RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY
Join Chairman Roslyn M. Brock, Vice Chair
Leon W. Russell along with President and CEO
Benjamin Todd Jealous as they officially open
the 42nd Annual Commerce & Industry Show.
Hall A – Exhibits
2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
NAACP NATIONAL BOARD OF
DIRECTORS MEETING
Plaza 1-2, J.W. Marriott Hotel
Hall A – Retail Expo
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Sunday, July 24 th
8:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M.
PRAYER BREAKFAST/MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR
DECEASED NAACP OFFICERS AND MEMBERS
(TICKETS REQUIRED)
Platinum Ballroom A – D, J.W. Marriott Hotel
SPONSORED BY:
PRESIDING:
Reverend Theresa A. Dear
Bartlett, Illinois
INVOCATION:
Dr. David E. Goatley
Executive Secretary and Treasurer
Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission Convention
Washington, DC
SPONSOR GREETINGS:
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Carole A. Young
General Manager, Global Diversity
Chevron/Texaco
Member, NAACP Special Contribution Fund
Houston, Texas
Nathalie Miles
Eli Lilly, Inc
Corporate Director State Government Affairs
Northwestern USA
Seattle, Washington
Reverend Nelson B. Rivers, III
Vice President, NAACP Stakeholder Relations
Pastor, Charity Missionary Baptist Church
North Charleston, South Carolina
SPEAKER:
Bishop Mildred Hines
Episcopal of the African Methodist
Episcopal Zion Church
Sunday, July 24 th / 8:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M.
PRAYER BREAKFAST/MEMORIAL
SERVICE FOR DECEASED NAACP
OFFICERS AND MEMBERS
Bishop Mildred Hines
Speaker
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Sunday, July 24 th
BENEDICTION:
Rabbi Randall Brown
Director of Interreligious Affairs
American Jewish Committee
8:45 A.M. – 9:00 A.M.
CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION SEMINAR
OPENING SESSION — REGISTRATION &
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Petree Hall D, Los Angeles Convention Center
Unit Presidents and Legal Redress Chairs may attend
the Seminar free of charge
SPONSORED BY:
WELCOME:
Kim Keenan
NAACP General Counsel
Baltimore, Maryland
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9:00 A.M. – 5:00P.M.
9:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.
West Lobby A, Los Angeles Convention Center
9:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M.
1ST SESSION
“LEGISLATIVE UPDATE”
SPONSORED BY:
MillerCoors
Marriott International
MODERATOR:
Khyla Craine
2011 NAACP Law Fellow
Camp Spring, Maryland
Sunday, July 24 th
PANELISTS:
Honorable Robert C. “Bobby” Scott
Representative, United States House of Representative
Washington, DC
Hilary Shelton
Director, NAACP Washington Bureau
Sr. Vice President, NAACP Advocacy & Policy
Washington, DC
10:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.
COMMERCE & INDUSTRY SHOW
10:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.
NAACP AUTHORS PAVILION
10:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.
NAACP HEALTH FAIR
10:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.
RETAIL EXPO
10:05 A.M. – 11:05A.M.
2ND SESSION
“SUPREME COURT PREVIEW AND REVIEW”
SPONSORED BY:
MODERATOR:
Frances Kirby
Lexington, Virginia
PANELISTS:
Pamela S. Karlan
Co-Director, Stanford Law School
Supreme Court Litigation Clinic
Stanford, California
Lia Epperson Jealous
Associate Professor
American University Washington College of Law
Washington, DC
MillerCoors
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Sunday, July 24 th
10:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
BRANCH, COLLEGE CHAPTER & YOUTH
COUNCILS OFFICERS’ MEETING
(Presidents, Secretaries and Treasurers)
Concourse Hall 151, Los Angeles Convention Center
This year the National Board of Directors, Special
Contribution Fund Board of Trustees and senior staff
embarked on the first strategic planning process in
the Association’s second century. Over the last six
months, they have worked diligently to consider what
long-term goals, operational strategies and specific
measurable criteria need to be targeted in order
to realize our vision. Join us at this year’s officers’
meeting as we unveil our work to date and invite your
feedback, so that across the country we can align our
fieldwork with our vision and values, and move closer
to the fulfillment of our great mission.
PRESIDING:
Zephanii Smith
President, NAACP California/Hawaii
Youth & College Division
Stockton, California
OPENING REMARKS:
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Roslyn M. Brock
Elkridge, Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
OVERVIEW AND DIALOGUE ON 2012 STRATEGIC
PLANNING EFFORT:
Leon W. Russell
Chair, NAACP Convention Planning Committee
Clearwater, Florida
BENEDICTION:
Dr. Alfreddie Johnson
True Faith Christian Center
Compton, California
Sunday, July 24 th
10:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
WIN EMPOWERMENT SUMMIT/BRUNCH
Diamond Ballroom Salons 1 – 4, J.W. Marriott Hotel
“CRITICAL ISSUES FACING WOMEN AND GIRLS”
The equity gap remains for women and girls.
WIN mobilizes to combat these ills.
SPONSORED BY:
MODERATOR:
Dr. Thelma T. Daley
NAACP WIN Director
Baltimore, Maryland
INVOCATION:
Reverend Andrea Beckham
Church of Scientology
BRUNCH
SPONSOR GREETINGS:
PANELISTS:
Dr. Thema Bryant-Davis
President, Society for the Psychology of Women
Associate Professor of Psychology
Pepperdine University
Valley Village, California
Kemba Smith Pradia
Author
Founder and Vice President of the
Kemba Smith Foundation
Indianapolis, Indiana
Donna Richardson Joyner
Empowerment Ambassador
Dallas, Texas
Mary Coffin
Executive Vice President Head of Mortgage Servicing
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Wells Fargo & Company
Charlotte, North Carolina
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Sunday, July 24 th / 10:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
WIN EMPOWERMENT
SUMMIT/BRUNCH
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Dr. Thelma T. Daley
Moderator
Dr. Thema
Bryant-Davis
Panelist
Kemba Smith Pradia
Panelist
Donna
Richardson Joyner
Panelist
Angela Dean
Designer
Lia Epperson Jealous
Breanna Thrope
A Voice of Youth
Sunday, July 24 th
THE VOICE OF YOUTH:
Breanna Thrope
“A Voice of Youth”
EMPOWERMENT via FASHIONS
DeanZign, Inc.
BENEDICTION:
Nirinjan Singh Khalsa
Sikh Dharma of Southern California
Southern California
11:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
YOUTH ADVISORS ORIENTATION: ADVISORS 101
Room 408 A & B, Los Angeles Convention Center
PRESIDING:
Ericka Cain
State Advisor, NAACP Texas Youth & College Division
Dallas, Texas
WELCOME:
PRESENTERS:
Loretta Brown
State Advisor, NAACP Georgia
Morgan, Georgia
Ebony Jackson
Region V Adult Representative
NAACP National Youth Work Committee
Miami Garden, Florida
Maureen Duncan
Region III Adult
State Advisor NAACP Indiana Youth & College Division
Anderson, Indiana
Satia Austin
State Advisor, NAACP California/Hawaii
Los Angeles, Oceanside, California
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Sunday, July 24 th
Linda Lydia
Region VI Adult Representative
Duncanville, Texas
11:00 A.M. – 12:05 P.M.
3RD SESSION
“ECONOMIC JUSTICE: CREDIT AS A
BARRIER TO OPPORTUNITY”
SPONSORED BY:
MODERATOR:
Zenia Wilson
Parkville, Maryland
PANELISTS:
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Stuart Rossman
Director of Litigation
National Consumer Law Center
Boston, Massachusetts
Washington, DC
Melanie M. Peterson
Trial Attorney
EEOC Philadelphia District Office
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Diane M. Standaert
Legislative Counsel
Center for Responsible Lending
Durham, North Carolina
12:10 P.M. – 1:25 P.M.
4TH SESSION & BROWN BAG LUNCH
“ATTACK ON CLASS ACTIONS”
SPONSORED BY:
MillerCoors
Sunday, July 24 th
MODERATOR:
Yolanda Melville
Rockville, Maryland
PANELIST:
Joseph Sellers
Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC
Washington, DC
12:30 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.
YOUTH & COLLEGE WELCOME SESSION
PRESIDING:
Zephanii Smith
WELCOME:
Raygena Smith
President, NAACP Los Angeles Youth Council
Gardena, California
Reverend Charles L. White, Jr.
National Field Director/Director, NAACP Field
Organizing
Baltimore, Maryland
Jeilvon Austin
Chair, Entertainment Committee California/Hawaii
NAACP Youth & College Division
Oceanside, California
Stefanie L. Brown
NAACP National Field Director
Director, NAACP Youth & College Division
Baltimore, Maryland
Larry Brown, Jr.
Social Media Manager, NAACP
Baltimore, Maryland
Jonathon Lewis
Regional Youth Field Fellow
NAACP
Baltimore, Maryland
PRESENTERS:
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Sunday, July 24 th
Kirin Kennedy
NAACP
Baltimore, Maryland
William Syms
NAACP
Baltimore, Maryland
1:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.
BRANCH, COLLEGE CHAPTER & YOUTH COUNCILS
OFFICERS LUNCHEON
Concourse Hall 152, Los Angeles Convention Center
SPONSORED BY:
PRESIDING:
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Dr. Ernest Johnson, Esq.
Chair, Membership and Units Committee
President, NAACP Louisiana State Conference
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
GREETINGS:
Leon Jenkins
SPONSORS GREETINGS:
Priscilla Esridge
Director, Office of Diversity and Inclusion
CVS
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Noel Massie
President, UPS Central California District
Atlanta, Georgia
RECOGNITION OF BRANCHES CELEBRATING CENTENNIAL
ANNIVERSARIES HONOREES:
Dr. Annie B. Martin
President, NAACP New York, New York Branch
New York, New York
Sunday, July 24 th
Michael Curry, Esq.
President, NAACP Boston Branch
BENEDICTION:
Dr. Arthur Chang
Pastor, Christian Science
Founder’s Center for Positive Spirituality
1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
ACT-SO AWARDS CEREMONY
Exhibit Hall B, Los Angeles Convention Center
Open to the general public
1:30 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.
5TH SESSION
“PROTECTING THE VOTE IN 2011 (PART I):
REDISTRICTING – EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES
FOR JOBS, EDUCATION AND JUSTICE”
SPONSORED BY:
MODERATOR:
PANELISTS:
Derrick Johnson, Esq.
President, NAACP Mississippi State Conference
Jackson, Mississippi
Victor Goode, Esq.
Assistant General Council
NAACP
Baltimore, Maryland
Charles Martinez
2011 NAACP Law Fellows
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Sunday, July 24 th
3:05 P.M. – 4:05 P.M.
6TH SESSION
“LABOR (PART I): FEDERAL
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE”
SPONSORED BY:
MillerCoors
MODERATOR:
Frances Kirby
Lexington, Virginia
PANELISTS:
Edward G. Kramer,
Kramer & Associates, L.P.A
Cleveland, Ohio
William Smitherman
Regional Director, Pacific Region
U.S. Department of Labor
Office of Federal Contract Compliance
San Francisco, California
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4:10 P.M. – 5:10 P.M.
7TH SESSION
“PREDATORY LENDING LITIGATION”
SPONSORED BY:
MillerCoors
MODERATOR:
Yolanda Melville
Rockville, Maryland
PANELISTS:
Gary Bledsoe
Gary L. Bledsoe & Associates
Austin, Texas
Sunday, July 24 th
Brian Kabateck
Kabateck Brown Kellner, LLP
Austin Tighe
Feazell & Tighe, LLP
Austin, Texas
5:15 P.M. – 6:15 P.M.
8TH SESSION
“ETHICS (PART I): CHALLENGES OF REPRESENTING
ORGANIZATIONAL CLIENTS”
SPONSORED BY:
MODERATOR:
Kristen Mcintosh
New York, New York
PANELIST:
Shane T. Hamilton
Anthony & Middlebrook, P.C.,
Grapevine, Texas
MUSICAL PROGRAM
Hall B, Los Angeles Convention Center
CHOIR:
LA Convention Mass Choir
6:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.
OPENING PUBLIC MASS MEETING
PRESIDING:
Leon W. Russell
Clearwater, Florida
PARLIAMENTARIAN:
Myrlie Evers-Williams
Chairman Emeritus, NAACP National Board of Directors
Pomona, California
5:30 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
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Sunday, July 24 th
“LIFT EV’RY VOICE & SING”
AUDIENCE LED BY:
Reverend Ronald Terry
Macon, Georgia
INVOCATION:
Imam Qazi Asad
Chairman, Muslim Interfaith
POSTING OF COLORS:
United States Air Force
GREETINGS:
Honorable Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
United States Senate
Washington, District of Columbia
Honorable Maxine Waters (D-CA)
Member, United States House of Representatives
Leon Jenkins
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INTRODUCTION OF PRESIDING OFFICERS/
PARLIAMENTARIANS:
Leon W. Russell
Clearwater, Florida
These officers will preside and serve as
parliamentarians at the Legislative plenary sessions,
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Judge Fred L. Banks, Jr.
Amos Brown
Honorable Laura Blackburne
Jamaica, New York
Willis Edwards
Pomona, California
Sunday, July 24 th / 6:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.
OPENING PUBLIC MASS MEETING
Honorable
Dianne Feinstein
Greetings
Maxine Waters
Greetings
Leah Daughtry
Introduction of
Keynote Speaker
Mary J. Millben
Musical Selection
Leon Jenkins
Greetings
Honorable
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Sunday, July 24 th / 6:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.
OPENING PUBLIC
MASS MEETING
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Roslyn M. Brock
Keynote Speaker
Sunday, July 24 th
Cecil House
Rosemead, California
Alice Huffman
Sacramento, California
Greg Mathis
Detroit, Michigan
Nathaniel Miles
Seattle, Washington
Leon W. Russell
Clearwater, Florida
Zephanii Smith
Reverend Oscar Tillman
Phoenix, Arizona
PRESENTATION OF SEVENTEENTH MEDGAR EVERS AWARD:
Chairman Emeritus, NAACP National Board of Directors
Pomona, California
Adora Obi Nweze
Chair, NAACP Education Committee
Miami, Florida
Hazel N. Dukes
Member, National Board of Directors &
Chairman, Election Supervisory Committee
New York, New York
INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Reverend Leah D. Daughtry
Pastor, The House of the Lord Church, Washington, DC
President, On These Things, LLC – political consulting,
strategic planning, & event management
CEO, Democratic National Convention Committee
(2007-2009)
Washington, DC
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Roslyn M. Brock
Elkridge, Maryland
RULES FOR ELECTING A BOARD MEMBER-AT-LARGE:
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Sunday, July 24 th
MUSICAL SELECTION:
Mary J. Millben
Trained Coloratura Soprano
Helen Hayes Award Nominee
New York, New York
Alice Huffman
President, NAACP California State Conference
BENEDICTION:
Bishop Chris Ward
President
Inglewood Area Ministers Association
9:00 P.M. – 11:30 P.M.
YOUTH SOCIAL
California Ballroom, Sheraton Hotel
9:00 P.M. – 11:30 P.M.
DELEGATES OPENING RECEPTION
(TICKETS REQUIRED)
Rose Garden – Transportation to be provided
SPONSORED BY:
NAACP LOS ANGELES BRANCH
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9:00 P.M. – 1:00 A.M.
COLLEGE CHAPTER NETWORKING RECEPTION
Polaris Room, Sheraton Hotel
HOST:
Justin Bryant
President, NAACP Georgia Youth & College Division
Atlanta, Georgia
10:00 P.M.
LATE NIGHT WORSHIP SERVICE
Gold Ballroom 3-4, J.W. Marriott Hotel
CHOIR:
Little Zion Baptist Church
Compton, California
SPEAKER:
Reverend Michael Fisher
Pastor , Little Zion Baptist Church
Compton, California
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Monday, July 25 th
5:45 A.M. – 6:15 A.M.
MORNING FITNESS
Atrium 3, J.W. Marriott Hotel
SPONSORED BY:
Creator of Body Gospel and Sweating in the Spirit
Ambassador to the President’s Council on Fitness
and Nutrition.
FITNESS INSTRUCTOR:
Donna Richardson Joyner
Dallas, Texas
7:00 A.M. – 8:00 A.M.
YOUTH & COLLEGE REGIONAL MEETINGS
Election of Committees and Nomination of Youth
Representatives to the National Youth Work Committee
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Region I
Region II
Region III
Region IV
Region V
Region VI
Region VII
8:00 A.M. – 9:15 A.M.
Rooms 406 A & B
Room 515 A
Room 515 B
Room 404 A & B
Room 403 B
Room 408 B
Theatre 411
REGIONAL MEETINGS
Regional Meeting for Organization and
Election of Committees
A.
B.
C.
D.
Resolutions
Credentials
Rules
Annual Election Supervisory
Region I
Region II
Region III
Region IV
Region V
Region VI
Region VII
Rooms 406 A & B
Room 515 A
Room 515 B
Room 404 A & B
Room 403 B
Room 408 B
Theatre 411
Monday, July 25 th
8:00 A.M.
REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Unit Presidents and Legal Redress Chairs may attend
the Seminar free of charge
8:30 A.M. – 9:40 A.M.
9TH SESSION
“ETHICS (PART II): REPRESENTING NAACP UNITS”
SPONSORED BY:
MODERATOR:
Khyla Craine
Camp Springs, Maryland
PANELIST:
Kevin Tate
Assistant Federal Defender
Federal Defender of Western North Carolina
9:00 A.M. – 9:30 A.M.
MUSICAL PROGRAM
CHOIR:
Brookinaries Choir of First AME Church
9:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.
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Monday, July 25 th / 9:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
FIRST PLENARY SESSION
Stewart Kwoh
Greetings
Marc Morial
Greetings
Supervisor
Honorable
Alice Huffman
Mark Ridley-Thomas
Greetings
Eric Garcetti
Greetings
Greetings
Marlynn Smith
Musical Selection
Judge Greg Mathis
Introduction of
Keynote Speaker
Honorable
Antonio Villaraigosa
Greetings
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Monday, July 25 th
9:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
SPONSORED BY:
PRESIDING:
Willis Edwards
Member, National Board of Directors
PARLIAMENTARIAN:
Lew Shomer
Santa Monica, California
INVOCATION:
Rabbi David Wolpe
Sinai Temple
MUSICAL SELECTION:
Marlynn Smith
Soprano
Honorable Antonio Villaraigosa
Mayor, City of Los Angeles
Thomas Saenz
President and General Counsel
Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund
Stewart Kwoh
Executive Director
Asian Pacific American Legal Center
Marc Morial
CEO, National Urban League
New York, New York
GREETINGS:
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Monday, July 25 th / 9:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
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Keynote Speaker
Monday, July 25 th
Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas
County of Los Angeles
Honorable Eric Garcetti
Council President
Alice Huffman
SPONSOR GREETINGS:
Xavier Williams
Senior Vice President
Public Sector and Healthcare
AT&T
Dallas, Texas
PRESENTATION OF THE WILLIAM ROBERT MING
ADVOCACY AWARD
Judge Greg Mathis
Founder, Prisoner Empowerment Education and
Respect Initiative
Detroit, Michigan
Baltimore, Maryland
SPECIAL SESSION FOR NOMINATIONS FOR
NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BENEDICTION:
Brother Billy Curl
Pastor, Crenshaw Church of Christ
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
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Monday, July 25 th
9:45 A.M. – 10:45 A.M.
10TH SESSION
“ATTORNEY AND THE MEDIA”
SPONSORED BY:
MODERATOR:
Victor Goode
Assistant General Counsel
NAACP
Baltimore, Maryland
PANELISTS:
Joshua Koltun
Law Office of Joshua Koltun
Francisco, California
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Alberta Phillips
Editorial Writer
Austin American Statesman
Austin, Texas
10:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.
10:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.
10:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.
HEALTH FAIR
10:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.
RETAIL EXPO
Monday, July 25 th
10:50 A.M. – 11:50 A.M.
11TH SESSION
“ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE:
RECOVERY IN THE GULF”
SPONSORED BY:
MillerCoors
MODERATOR:
Zenia Wilson
Parkville, Maryland
PANELISTS:
Reilly Morse
Policy Director
Mississippi Center for Justice
Biloxi, Mississippi
Dorcas R. Gilmore, Esq.
Assistant General Counsel, NAACP
Baltimore, Maryland
11:50 A.M. – 12:50 P.M.
12TH SESSION
“SCHOOL DESEGREGATION AND FAIR HOUSING
ADVOCACY: YOU MEAN THERE’S A CONNECTION?”
SPONSORED BY:
MillerCoors
MODERATOR:
Charles Martinez
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jacqueline Patterson
Director Environmental and Climate Justice
NAACP
Baltimore, Maryland
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Monday, July 25 th
PANELISTS:
Peter Graham Cohn
Law Office of Peter Cohn
Petaluma, California
Victor Goode
NAACP
Baltimore, Maryland
Darryl C. Towns
Commissioner/CEO
NYS Homes and Community Renewal
New York, New York
12:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M.
RELIGIOUS LEADERS LUNCHEON
Concourse 151 & 152, Los Angeles Convention Center
SPONSORED BY:
PRESIDING:
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Vice President, NAACP Stakeholder Relations
Pastor, Charity Missionary Baptist Church
North Charleston, South Carolina
INVOCATION:
Bishop Roger Smith
LDS Church
MUSICAL SELECTIONS:
Extension Gospel Ensemble
West Angeles Church of God in Christ
LUNCH SERVED
SPONSOR GREETINGS:
Michael Bender
EVP and President
Walmart West
Walmart Stores
Monday, July 25 th / 12:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M.
RELIGIOUS LEADERS
LUNCHEON
Bishop Charles E. Blake
Speaker
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Monday, July 25 th
Elder Gerald D. Johnson
California State Religious Chair
Pastor, City of Refuge Church of God in Christ
SPEAKER:
Bishop Charles E. Blake
Presiding President, Church of God in Christ
BENEDICTION:
Reverend Deron Johnson
Pastor
Calvary CME Church
Pasadena, California
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12:30 P.M.
CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE MEETING
Room 501C, Los Angeles Convention Center
12:30 P.M.
RULES COMMITTEE MEETING
Room 501C, Los Angeles Convention Center
12:30 P.M.
ELECTION SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE
Room 410, Los Angeles Convention Center
1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M.
CLARENCE M. MITCHELL, JR.
MEMORIAL LECTURE LUNCHEON
Petree Hall C, Los Angeles Convention Center
SPONSORED BY:
PRESIDING:
Vice Chair, NAACP Legal Committee
Jamaica, New York
Monday, July 25 th / 1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M.
CLARENCE M. MITCHELL,
JR. MEMORIAL LECTURE
LUNCHEON
Kamala Harris
Speaker
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Monday, July 25 th
INVOCATION:
Dr. Marvis L. Davis, Sr.
Pastor
New Bethel Baptist Church
Venice, California
SPONSOR GREETINGS:
Larry Waters
Multicultural Relations Director
MillerCoors
Kansas City, Missouri
Jimmie Walton Paschall
Sr. Vice President External Affairs and
Global Diversity Officer
Bethesda, Maryland
INTRODUCTION OF LAW FELLOWS:
Tara O’Connor
Counsel
Kellogg’s Company
Battle Creek, Michigan
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Vice Chair, NAACP Legal Committee
Jamaica, New York
SPEAKER:
Kamala Harris
California Attorney General
PRESENTATION OF JUANITA JACKSON MITCHELL
LEGAL ACTIVISM AWARD
PRESENTATION OF FOOT SOLDIERS AWARDS
BENEDICTION:
Reverend Eugenio Raphael
Pastor
St. Marks United Methodist Church
Monday, July 25 th
2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
(Branch Administration, Civic Engagement, Criminal
Justice, Economic Empowerment, Education,
Environmental & Climate Justice, Faith, Health,
Juvenile Justice, Labor, Legislative, LGBT, Membership,
Youth Climate Justice and Youth Health)
BRANCH/UNIT ADMINISTRATION
“PRESIDENT, TREASURER AND SECRETARY GETTING THE JOB DONE”
The goal of this workshop will focus on duties and
roles of unit leadership.
FACILITATORS:
Reverend Gill Ford
National Director of Unit Capacity Building, NAACP
Field Operations & Membership Department
St. Louis, Missouri
Nazar Scott
Unit Compliance Officer
Baltimore, Maryland
2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
“PROTECT THE DREAM: PLANNING YOUR 2012
VOTER REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION CAMPAIGN”
As pivotal elections approach in 2012, how do we
register, educate and energize a complacent African
American electorate while responding to relentless
attacks on voting rights through voter ID laws, felon
disenfranchisement and restrictions on early voting?
How will changes in voting laws impact your voter
registration efforts? How should you be talking
about attacks on voting rights in local communities?
Yutiv L. Stafford
Report and Verification Coordinator
Baltimore, Maryland
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Monday, July 25 th
How can technology help your efforts to register
and educate voters? How do you formulate a voter
registration plan that is based on realistic metrics
and goals? How will our new 50-state voter database
revolutionize the NAACP’s civic engagement work?
SPONSORED BY:
MODERATOR:
Derrick Johnson
PANELISTS:
Anita Earls, Esq.
Executive Director
Southern Coalition for Social Justice
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Arif Mandani
Executive Director
Progressive Technology Project
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Gregory T. Moore
Executive Director
NAACP National Voter Fund
Washington, DC
Jeanette Senecal
Senior Director For Elections and e-Democracy
League of Women Voters
Washington, DC
Marvin Randolph
Deputy Executive Director
Campaign for Community Change
Washington, DC
Monday, July 25 th
PLANNING YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN
PRESENTER:
Marvin Randolph
Deputy Executive Director
Campaign for Community Change
Washington, DC
DEMONSTRATION OF SMARTVAN VOTER
DATABASE SYSTEM
2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Room 408 B, Los Angeles Convention Center
“IMPACT: UNDERSTANDING THE COLLATERAL
CONSEQUENCES OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM ON COMMUNITIES OF COLOR”
The goal of this workshop will be to briefly highlight
some of the key components (Law Enforcement
Accountability, War on Drugs/Mass Incarceration,
Misplaced Priorities: over spending on incarceration,
Crime Prevention, and Immigration) of the Criminal
Justice department in a broad overview that speaks
to the work we have engaged in thus far as well as the
next issues we plan to engage on.
MODERATOR:
PANELISTS:
Pablo Alvarado
National Day Laborer Organizing Network
Susan Burton
A New Way of Life
Alice Huffman
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Monday, July 25 th
Neill Franklin
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
Medford, Massachusetts
Kim McGill
Youth Justice Coalition
Constance Rice
Advancement Project
2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
ECONOMIC JUSTICE
Room 403 A, Los Angeles Convention Center
“PROTECTING OUR WEALTH AND
RESTORING THE TRUST”
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Within the African American community, homeownership
has been the primary vehicle for building wealth. In this
workshop, participants will learn more about practical
strategies and legal protections they can use to safeguard
their assets. Workshop panelist will discuss: 1) The
standards for responsible lending practices, 2) critical
things consumers must consider when borrowing money,
3) new state and federal legislative laws that protect
consumers from predatory lending, and, 4) financial
institutions that are complying with consumer protection
legislation as opposed to others whose practices continue
to perpetrate financial injustice.
PRESIDING:
Leonard James
Chair, NAACP Economic Development
Member, NAACP National Board of Director
Houston, Texas
MODERATOR:
Darryl C. Towns
Commissioner
CEO of NYC Homes and Community Renewal
New York, New York
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PANELISTS:
Mariko Chang
Author and Independent Consultant
Keith Corbett
Executive Vice President
Center for Responsible Lending
Bruce Marks
Chief Executive Officer
Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA)
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
David Vladeck
Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
Federal Trade Commission
Washington, DC
2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
EDUCATION
“AN EDUCATION AGENDA FOR THE NAACP’S
SECOND CENTURY”
PRESIDING:
Adora Obi Nweze
Chair, NAACP Education Committee
Miami, Florida
MODERATOR:
Tiffany Beth Glenn
Education Director
NAACP
Baltimore, Maryland
This workshop will cover how the NAACP has focused
its education advocacy & attention on reforms that
can help all children graduate ready for college and
career success – universal pre-k, expanded learning
time, effective teaching and targeting resources to
students most in need.
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PANELISTS:
Carol Brunson Day
National Black Child Development
Washington, DC
LaShawn Route
Executive Director
National Equity Project
Oakland, California
2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE
411Theatre, Los Angeles Convention Center
“THE AIR WE BREATHE: TAKING ACTION
AGAINST TOXIC EXPOSURES IN AFRICAN
AMERICAN COMMUNITIES”
In this workshop, participants will learn about
threats to African American communities posed by
airborne toxic exposures and public health, economic,
sociocultural, and other effects of exposure. Panelists
will share strategies to address disproportionate
burden of airborne toxic exposures on communities of
color through local, state, and national level action.
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MODERATOR:
Jacqui Patterson
Director, NAACP Climate Justice
Baltimore, Maryland
OPENING REMARKS:
Katherine Egland
Chair, NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice
Subcommittee
Gulfport, Mississippi
PANELISTS:
Alicia Garza
People Organized to Win Economic Rights
Ananda Lee Tan
Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives
Berkeley, California
Monday, July 25 th
Barbara Lott-Holland
The Labor Strategy Center/Bus Riders Union
Leigh Touchton
NAACP Valdosta-Lowndes Branch
Valdosta, Georgia
Lisa Garcia
Environmental Protection Agency
USEPA Headquarters
Washington, DC
2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
FAITH WORKSHOP
“REVIVING THE PROPHETIC RELATIONSHIP WITH
COMMUNITIES OF FAITH”
This workshop will cover how the NAACP and the
Faith Community can strengthen and in some
cases revive their relationship to energize a joint
commitment to expand the fight for social justice in
the 21st Century.
OPENING REMARKS:
MODERATOR:
Director, NAACP Stakeholders Relations
Baltimore, Maryland
FAITH LEADERS TOOLKIT:
Dr. David E. Goatley
Executive Secretary and Treasurer
Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission Convention
Washington, DC
Reverend Amos Brown
Chair, NAACP Religious Affairs Committee
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PANELISTS:
Reverend Florance McKoy
Neighborhood Church Coalition
Reverend Ronnie Miller-Yow
Black Methodist Church Renewal (BMCR)
Nashville, Tennessee
Dr. Carroll A. Baltimore, Sr.
President, Progressive National Baptist Convention
Washington, DC
Bishop John R. Bryant
Presiding Prelate, 4th Episcopal District
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Chicago, Illinois
2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
HEALTH
“HEALTH REFORM: TRUTH ABOUT THE LAW
ONE YEAR LATER”
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This workshop will address one of the national
NAACP health priorities: Health Care Reform
Implementation. The passage of the health care law
requires clear translation and open dialogue on how
the NAACP should begin to prepare to stand as an
advocate on the federal state and local levels. This will
be a working session and will end with clear strategies
for Units/State Presidents to implement.
SPONSORED BY:
SPONSOR GREETINGS:
Dr. Juanita L. Watts
Board-Certified Family Practice physician
Kaiser Permanente’s Glendale Medical Office
Monday, July 25 th
PRESIDING OFFICER:
Dr. John E. Arradondo
Old Hickory, Tennessee
MODERATOR:
Nate Miles
Seattle, Washington
PANELISTS:
Caya Lewis, MPH
Center for Medical and Medicaid Services United
States Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC
Dr. Garth N. Graham, MD MPH
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Minority Health
Office of Minority Health
Washington, DC
Dr. Winston Wong
Medical Director, Community Benefit Director,
Disparities Improvement and Quality Initiatives
Kaiser Permanente
NAACP Health Department
Baltimore, Maryland
2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
LABOR
“THE ECONOMIC CRISIS: THE IMPACT ON THE
WORKING FAMILY”
Join top Educators, Researchers and Policy experts
in an interesting and stimulating presentation and
discussion on the jobs crisis facing the country’s black
families and listen to their examples and involvement
in community program projects and people that are
having a positive effect in our communities. This
CLOSING REMARKS:
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workshop will provide you with information to assist
you in working with public, legislative and private
officials to help improve the jobs situation.
Come learn how you can make a difference in your
communities by advocating for good, sustainable jobs
that support our communities and families.
PRESIDING:
Richard Womack
Chair
NAACP Labor Committee
Washington, DC
MODERATOR:
Dedrick Muhammad
NAACP Sr. Director Economic Programs
Executive Director of the Financial Freedom Centers
Baltimore, Maryland
PANELISTS:
Dr. Steven Pitts
Labor Policy Specialist
UC Berkeley Labor Center
Berkeley, California
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Madeline Janis
Co-Founder and Executive Director
Los Angeles Alliance National Economy
William E. Spriggs
Department of Labor
Assistant Secretary for Policy
Washington, DC
2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
LEGISLATIVE
“THE NAACP’S FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE STRATEGY
FOR AFFIRMING AMERICA’S PROMISE”
This workshop will focus on strategies and goals being
employed to advance the NAACP’s “bread and butter”
legislative civil rights agenda in the 112th Congress. In
addition to training participants on how to advocate
our concerns to the U.S. Congress and federal
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agencies responsible for implementing our nation’s
laws and regulations, this workshop will provide
our members with updated Congressional Agendas,
strategy guides, legislative report cards, action alerts,
issue alerts, issue updates and other appropriate
educational material.
MODERATOR:
Reverend William Barber
Chair, NAACP Political Action & Legislative Committee
Goldsboro, North Carolina
PANELISTS:
Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (OH)
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC
Congresswoman Laura Richardson (CA)
Washington, DC
Congressman Robert “Bobby” Scott (VA)
Washington, DC
2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
LGBT
“OUR COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY:
WHY WE MUST OVERCOME HOMOPHOBIA”
Building upon the ground breaking work of the
NAACP LGBT Taskforce, this workshop will provide
an in-depth analysis on social issues and policies that
disproportionately affect the LGBT Black community,
this public forum will examine the complex layers
of homophobia within the Black community and
new ideas on the important role of Black straight
allies, civil rights organizations, families, churches
and colleges to eradicate stigma, violence and
discrimination of Black gay people. Like most Black
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA)
Washington, DC
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people, Black LGBT people share a common history
and continued struggle to eradicate racism, yet their
identities, talents and leadership are diminished
because of homophobia. Through film, engaged
dialogue and featured presentations from academics,
activists, clergy and policy makers this informative
and provocative forum will examine the significant
contributions of Black gay leaders within the Civil
Rights movement, the role of Black straight allies in
addressing homophobia and how we can collectively
overcome LGBT discrimination.
PANELISTS:
Julian Bond
Chairman Emeritus, NAACP
Washington, DC
Beverly Guy-Sheftall
Professor of Women’s Studies
Spelman College
Atlanta, Georgia
Kenyon Farrow
Writer, Activist and Scholar
New York, New York
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Darryl Stephens
Actor
2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
MEMBERSHIP
This workshop will discuss methods for building a
successful membership recruitment and retention
system that will aid in growing the quality and
quantity of members and recruit a new generation
of youth members. Techniques will include
discussing the importance of interpersonal skills,
motivation techniques, organizational strategies
and leadership principles.
MODERATOR:
Andrea Brown Gee
National Director, NAACP Membership Department
Baltimore, Maryland
Monday, July 25 th
PANELISTS:
Akousua Tysus
President, NAACP District of Columbia Branch
Washington, DC
Taj Tashombe
President Emeritus
National Urban League Young Professionals
2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
YOUTH & COLLEGE CLIMATE JUSTICE WORKSHOP
“GREEN IS THE NEW BLACK”
This workshop will introduce the issue of Climate
Justice to young people and how they can advocate for
cleaner, healthier communities. Participants will learn
skills in the area of clean energy and energy efficiency
through showcasing existing, efficient practices in
youth entrepreneurship efforts.
SPONSORED BY:
PRESIDING:
PANELISTS:
Tony Bautista
Sustainability Director
LA CAUSA
Darryl Molina
Youth Program Director
Communities for a Better Environment
Hunting Park, California
Quinton Sankofa
Program Director
Mandela Marketplace
Oakland, California
Quentin James
Washington, DC
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2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
YOUTH & COLLEGE HEALTH WORKSHOP
“GET HYPE: HEALTHY YOUNG
PEOPLE EVERYWHERE”
This interactive workshop will address the health
crisis among young, Black Americans; topics include
but are not limited to mental health, youth obesity
and HIV/AIDS.
PRESIDING:
Arleya Horne
New Orleans, Louisiana
MODERATOR:
Tracy Broughton
2011 Miss America
Orange County, California
PANELISTS:
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Martinez Brown
Greater Than AIDS Ambassador
HIV Activist
Education Program Manager Association for Professionals
in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.
Washington, DC
Robert Ferguson, MS CN
Motivational Speaker and Fitness Expert
Founder, Diet Free Life
Camille Winbush
Actress/Activist
Dr. Mwata Dyson
Dyson Report
New York, New York
Monday, July 25 th
2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
YOUTH & COLLEGE JUVENILE JUSTICE WORKSHOP
“STOP THE VIOLENCE, START THE LOVE:
ADDRESSING YOUTH INCARCERATION &
PUBLIC SAFETY”
This workshop will address the questions, does
incarceration make communities safe or does it
lead to more crime? Over the last thirty years the
one size fit all strategy of incarceration has been
used to address crime in communities of color. This
workshop will consist of leading youth organizers and
activist that work on cutting-edge projects that build
strategies to engage young people on setting public
safety priorities that prevent violent crime while
reducing the need for incarceration focused strategies.
MODERATOR:
D. Lamont Roberts
Memphis, Tennessee
PRESENTERS:
Robert “Biko” Baker
Executive Director
The League of Young Voters
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dr. Niaz Kasravi
Senior Manager for Law Enforcement Accountability,
NAACP Criminal Justice Department
Baltimore, Maryland
Tshaka Barrows
Program Manager
Community Justice Network for Youth/
Haywood Burns Institute
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Monday, July 25 th
2:45 P.M. – 4:15 P.M.
13TH SESSION
SPONSORED BY:
“PROTECTING THE VOTE 2011 (PART II):
CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES DEFENDING
SECTION 5 OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT”
MODERATOR:
Khyla Craine
Camp Springs, Maryland
PANELISTS:
Kristen Clarke
Co-Director, Political Participation Group, NAACP
Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF)
New York, New York
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Anita Earls, Esq.
Executive Director
Marcia F. Johnson-Blanco
Co-Director, Voting Rights Project
Lawyers Committee
Washington, DC
Eddie Hailes
Managing Director & General Counsel
Advancement Project
Washington, DC
Monday, July 25 th
4:20 P.M. – 5:20 P.M.
14TH SESSION
SPONSORED BY:
MillerCoors
“LABOR (PART II): WORKERS’ RIGHTS
UNDER ATTACK AND THE IMPACT ON
AFRICAN AMERICANS”
MODERATOR:
Frances Kirby
Lexington, Virginia
PANELISTS:
Angelia Wade, Esq.
Associate General Counsel, AFL-CIO
Washington, DC
Carlos R. Perez
Reich, Adell & Cvitan
4:30 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.
YOUTH COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITY
Midnight Mission – Los Angeles, California
5:25 P.M. – 6:25 P.M.
15TH SESSION
“ADVANCED MONITORING OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT PRACTICES”
SPONSORED BY:
MillerCoors
SPONSORED BY:
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MODERATOR:
Kristen Mcintosh
New York, New York
PANELIST:
Richard A. Rosenthal
Independent Monitor City of Denver
Denver, Colorado
8:30 P.M. – 11:00 P.M.
PRESIDENT AND CEO RECEPTION
(TICKETS REQUIRED)
LA EXCHANGE – 618 S. Spring Street
SPONSORED BY:
10:00 P.M.
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Gold Ballroom 3-4, J.W. Marriott
CHOIR:
Bethel A.M.E. Church
GUEST SPEAKER:
Reverend Dr. Kevin Calloway
Pastor
Bethel A.M.E. Church
Tuesday, July 26 th
7:00 A.M. – 8:00 A.M.
Election of Committees and Election of Youth
Representatives to the National Youth Work
Committee
Region I
Region II
Region III
Region IV
Region V
Region VI
Region VII
8:00 A.M. – 9:15 A.M.
Rooms 406 A & B
Room 515 A
Room 515 B
Room 404 A & B
Room 403 B
Room 408 B
Theatre 411
REGIONAL MEETINGS
Region I
Region II
Region III
Region IV
Region V
Region VI
Region VII
Rooms 406 A & B
Room 515 A
Room 515 B
Room 404 A & B
Room 403 B
Room 408 B
Theatre 411
9:00 A.M. – 9:30 A.M.
MUSICAL PROGRAM
9:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
LEGISLATIVE SESSION – RESOLUTIONS ONLY
2010 RESOLUTIONS
PRESIDING:
Leon Russell
Chair, NAACP 2011 Resolutions Committee
Clearwater, Florida
PARLIAMENTARIAN:
9:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.
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Tuesday, July 26 th
INVOCATION:
Reverend Mark Whitlock
Pastor, Christ Our Redeemer AME
Irvine, California
GREETINGS:
Danny Bakewell
Chairman, NNPA
Eugene Chin Yu
President Korean American Federation
REPORT OF THE CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE
(Includes Voting, Alternate, Observers, Exhibitors, Job
Fair, Retailers)
PRESENTATION OF
THE KELLY MILLER ALEXANDER, SR. NAACP STATE
CONFERENCE PRESIDENT’S AWARD
PRESENTATION OF THE RUPERT RICHARDSON
MEMORIAL LEADERSHIP AWARD
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2011 RESOLUTIONS:
Laura Blackburne
Member, NAACP 2011 Resolutions Committee
Jamaica, New York
BENEDICTION:
Reverend S. Diana Masters
Pastor, Wesley United Methodist Church
10:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.
10:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.
10:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.
NAACP HEALTH FAIR
Tuesday, July 26 th
10:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.
RETAIL EXPO
12:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
JOB FAIR – GRAND OPENING
12:30 P.M. – 5:30 P.M.
ELECTION FOR BOARD OF DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE
1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M.
39TH NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON
Diamond Ballroom, J.W. Marriott Hotel
SPONSORED BY:
PRESIDING:
Alice Huffman
INVOCATION:
WELCOME:
Leon Jenkins
SPONSOR GREETINGS:
Cecil House
Senior Vice President, Safety & Operations
Support & Chief Procurement Officer
Dr. Roy Petit
Pastor
Miracle Center Apostolic Church
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Tuesday, July 26 th / 1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M.
39TH NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP
LUNCHEON
Chris Woods
Musical Selection
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Hill Harper
Keynote Speaker
Tuesday, July 26 th
Zafar J. Brooks
Director, Government Relations
and Diversity Outreach
Foundation Valley, California
GREETINGS:
Dr. Ernest Johnson, Esq.
Chair, NAACP National Membership and
Units Committee
President, NAACP Louisiana State Conference
MUSICAL SELECTION:
Chris Woods
Violinist
Alice Huffman
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
CLOSING REMARKS:
Andrea Brown-Gee
Director, NAACP Membership Department
Baltimore, Maryland
BENEDICTION:
Reverend Alexander Hamilton
Pastor
Community Baptist Church
Compton, California
Hill Harper
Actor, Activist and Author of
Letters to a Young Brother: MANifest your Destiny
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YOUTH ADVISORS LUNCHEON
Stefanie L. Brown
Greetings
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Tyrone Willingham
Keynote Speaker
Tuesday, July 26 th
1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M.
YOUTH ADVISORS LUNCHEON
SPONSORED BY:
PRESIDING:
Reverend Elisha Morris
State Advisor, NAACP Pennsylvania Youth &
College Division
INVOCATION:
Reverend Xavier Thompson
Pastor, Southern Missionary Baptist Church
GREETINGS:
Stefanie L. Brown
Baltimore, Maryland
SPONSOR GREETINGS:
ADVISOR APPRECIATION:
Valarie Littleton-Cohen
State Advisor, New York Youth & College Division
Region II Adult Representative, NAACP National
Youth Work Committee
Flushing, New York
Sha-Reese Cunningham
State Advisor, NAACP Kentucky Youth & College Division
City, Kentucky
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Tyrone Willingham
Former NCAA Football Coach
San Jose, California
Ernie Ward
Good Year Tire & Rubber Company
Akron, Ohio
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REMARKS:
National Field Director/Director, Field Organizing
NAACP
Baltimore, Maryland
BENEDICTION:
Reverend E. Wayne Gaddis
Pastor
Greater True Light Baptist Church
1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.
YOUTH & COLLEGE MALE FORUM
Theatre 411, Los Angeles Convention Center
MODERATORS:
Kameron Middlebrooks
Des Moines, Iowa
Quincy Cummings
Advisor, NAACP Illinois Youth & College Division
Bloomington-Normal, Illinois
PRESENTATION OF MENTORS:
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Chauncee Gibbs
President, NAACP Tennessee Youth & College Division
Nashville, Tennessee
MENTORS:
Brian Roland
Assistant Treasure, NAACP Texas State Conference
Prairie View, Texas
Robert Rooks
National Director, NAACP Criminal Justice Department
Baltimore, Maryland
1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.
YOUTH & COLLEGE FEMALE FORUM
MODERATOR:
Paige Floyd
President, NAACP New Jersey Youth & College Division
Princeton, New Jersey
Tuesday, July 26 th
PRESENTATION OF MENTORS:
Valeska Gutierrez
3rd Vice President, NAACP California/Hawaii
Oakland, California
MENTORS:
Andrea Brown Gee
National Director, NAACP Membership Department
Baltimore, Maryland
Alethea Bonello
Region V Director
NAACP
Atlanta, Georgia
2:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION FUND
TRUSTEES MEETING
Room 150 A-C, Los Angeles Convention Center
3:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
TIME AND PLACE COMMITTEE MEETING
3:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
LEGISLATIVE SESSION – RESOLUTIONS CONTINUED
PRESIDING:
PARLIAMENTARIAN:
INVOCATION:
Apostle Beverly “Bam” Crawford
Bible Enrichment Fellowship Int’l Church
BENEDICTION:
Reverend Michael Beckwith
Agape International Spiritual Center
Leon Russell
Chair, NAACP 2011 Resolutions Committee
Clearwater, Florida
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Tuesday, July 26 th
6:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.
ARMED SERVICES & VETERANS AFFAIRS
PRE-DINNER RECEPTION
Foyer, J.W. Marriott Hotel
SPONSORED BY:
SPONSOR GREETINGS:
Cole Brown
VP West BU
Human Resources
Walmart Stores
7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.
ARMED SERVICES & VETERANS AFFAIRS DINNER
Diamond Ballroom 1-5, J.W. Marriott Hotel
SPONSORED BY:
PRESIDING CO-HOSTS:
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Dr. Marcella Maxwell
New York, New York
Mr. Jimmy Love
Acting Principal Director
Office of Diversity Management & Equal Opportunity
Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
MUSICAL PRELUDE:
United States Air Force Band
INTRODUCTIONS:
Mr. Jimmy Love
PRESENTATION OF THE COLORS:
NATIONAL ANTHEM:
Tuesday, July 26 th
INVOCATION:
Chaplin, U.S. Air Force
NAACP GREETINGS:
VETERANS GREETINGS:
Jason Young
Chief Master Sergeant, Retired, USAF &
Team Leader/Director
Los Angeles Veterans Resource Center
Los Angeles, CA
DoD GREETINGS:
Honorable Dr. Clifford L. Stanley
Under Secretary of Defense for
Personnel and Readiness
Washington, DC
SPONSOR GREETINGS:
Rhonda Watlington
Operations Initiative Specialist
Delhaize America, LLC (Food Lion, LLC)
Salisbury, North Carolina
MEMORIAL MESSAGE:
United States Air Force Representative
DINNER IS SERVED
INTRODUCTION OF GUEST SPEAKER:
GUEST SPEAKER:
General Norton Schwartz
Chief of Staff
Ms. L. Mecole “Cole” Brown
Vice President West BU
Human Resources
Walmart Stores
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ARMED SERVICES & VETERANS
AFFAIRS DINNER
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Tuesday, July 26 th
PRESENTATION OF THE JESSE BROWN
DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AWARD
PRESENTER:
Brigadier General Robert A. Cocroft
US Army (Retired)
CEO, Center for Veterans Issues, Ltd.
RECIPIENT:
Dwight Radcliff
55th United States Air Force
Veteran and Former President/CEO
U.S. Veterans Initiatives
Los Angeles, California (Deceased)
PRESENTATION OF THE JULIUS E. WILLIAMS
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
PRESENTER:
Mr. Anthony Hawkins
National Coordinator
Congressional Black Caucus Veterans Braintrust
Washington, DC
RECIPIENT:
New Directions, Inc.
PRESENTER:
Hilary Shelton
Washington, DC
RECIPIENTS:
Brigadier General Balan R. Ayyar
US Air Force
Commander, Air Force Recruit Service
Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
Captain Carsten P. Stahr
US Air Force
Mission Support Flight Commander
Royal Air Force Mildenhall, United Kingdom
PRESENTATION OF THE NAACP
MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD
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PRESENTATION OF THE BENJAMIN L. HOOKS
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
PRESENTER:
Hilary Shelton
Washington, DC
RECIPIENT:
Mr. Fabian F. Hollis
US Air Force
Director of Staff, 116 Air Control Wing
Robins Air Force Base, GA
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE ROY WILKINS
RENOWNED SERVICE AWARDS:
ROLL CALL OF AWARD RECIPIENTS:
United States Army
Master Sergeant Mark Jordan
United States Navy
Legalman First Class John M. McBroom
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United States Marine Corps
Gunnery Sergeant Larry McCutcheon
Master Sergeant Kyle D. Green
Army National Guard
Major Gregory L. Sampson
Air National Guard
Colonel Ondra Berry
United States Coast Guard
Lieutenant Deon J. Scott
4th Estate (Defense Agencies)
Mr. Theodore A. Hackney, Jr.
CLOSING REMARKS:
Mr. Jimmy Love
BENEDICTION:
Chaplin U.S. Air Force
Tuesday, July 26 th
7:00P.M. – 10:00 P.M.
YOUTH NIGHT PUBLIC MASS MEETING
“ALL OF THE LIGHTS: IMPACT OF MEDIA
ON YOUTH OF COLOR”
In the past, many young people dreamed of jobs that
serviced others, like lawyers, doctors, firemen and
teachers. In today’s society, youth are often overwhelmed
with images that draw them not towards service jobs but
towards entertainment professions – they want to dunk
like Lebron, sing like Beyonce and act like Halle. With
many of us tuned in to a 24-hour media cycle, what role
does the media play in how young people of color view
themselves and their communities? What impact do
positive and negative images of African Americans have
on youth today? This interactive forum will feature young
activists and entertainers as we address the media’s
influence on youth of color.
SPONSORED BY:
PRESIDING:
SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMANCE:
Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles
GREETINGS:
Raygena Smith
President, NAACP Los Angeles Youth Council
Charles Dickerson
Conductor
Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles
Zephanii Smith
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YOUTH NIGHT PUBLIC
MASS MEETING
Michael B. Jordan
Panelist
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Chloe Hilliard
Panelist
Presenter
Tuesday, July 26 th
PANELISTS:
Michael B. Jordan
Actor
Chloe Hilliard
Editor, TheLoop21.com
New York, New York
Executive Director
The League of Young Voters
Alisha Cowan-Vieira
Director of Media, Strategy &
Content Development
American Values Institute
Brooklyn, New York
CLOSING REMARKS:
Stefanie L. Brown
Baltimore, Maryland
10:00 P.M.
Gold Ballroom 3-4, J.W. Marriott Hotel
First Church of God/Center of Hope
GUEST SPEAKER:
Bishop Gregory Dixon
Pastor
First Church of God/Center of Hope
CHOIR:
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7:00 A.M. – 8:00 A.M.
Region I
Region II
Region III
Region IV
Region V
Region VI
Region VII
8:00 A.M. – 9:15 A.M.
REGIONAL MEETINGS
Region I
Region II
Region III
Region IV
Region V
Region VI
Region VII
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Rooms 406 A & B
Room 515 A
Room 515 B
Room 404 A & B
Room 403 B
Room 408 B
Theatre 411
Rooms 406 A & B
Room 515 A
Room 515 B
Room 404 A & B
Room 403 B
Room 408 B
Theatre 411
9:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.
TICKET SALES – REGISTRATION CLOSED
9:00 A.M. – 9:30 A.M.
MUSICAL PROGRAM
9:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
PLENARY SESSION
PRESIDING:
Reverend Oscar Tillman
Phoenix, Arizona
PARLIAMENTARIAN:
Cecil R. House
Wednesday, July 27 th / 9:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
PLENARY SESSION
“No Turning Back: Redistricting, Protecting Our Voting
Rights and the Road to 2012”
David Bositis
Panelist
Judith A.
Browne-Dianis
Panelist
Derrick Johnson
Panelist
Barbara Arwine
Panelist
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INVOCATION:
Rt. Reverend Diane M. Jardine Bruce
Bishop Suffrangen of the Episcopal Diocese
Cathedral Center of St. Paul
Los Angeles. California
“NO TURNING BACK: REDISTRICTING,
PROTECTING OUR VOTING RIGHTS
AND THE ROAD TO 2012”
The hope for progressive change that led to historic
African American voter turnout in 2008 gave way
to voter complacency in 2010. As a result, we find
ourselves battling forces at the local, state and
national level determined not only to halt the
gears of civil rights progress but also to undo many
of the NAACP’s hard-fought victories. As pivotal
elections approach in 2012, how will we educate our
communities about this clear and present danger?
What role will redistricting play? How will we respond
to the relentless attacks on voting rights through voter
ID laws, felon disenfranchisement and restrictions
on early voting? How will the NAACP ensure that
a maximum number African Americans are ready,
willing and able to exercise their franchise in 2012?
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This plenary will feature a panel discussion,
presentation and Q&A session that will highlight these
issues and outline strategies for our success.
INTRODUCTION OF CHARGE:
Reverend William Barber
President, NAACP North Carolina State Conference
Goldsboro, North Carolina
MODERATOR:
Lorraine Miller
Washington, DC
PANELISTS:
Barbara Arwine
Executive Director
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Washington, DC
David Bositis
Senior Research Associate
Civic Engagement and Governance
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
Washington, DC
Melanie Campbell
President and CEO
National Coalition on Black Civic Participation
Washington, DC
Judith A. Browne-Dianis
Co-Director
Advancement Project
Washington, DC
Anita Earls
Executive Director
Derrick Johnson
President, NAACP Mississippi State Conference
PRESENTATION ON NAACP 2011–12 VOTER
REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM
10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
JOB FAIR
10:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.
RETAIL EXPO
Wade Henderson
President and CEO
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Washington, DC
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Wednesday, July 27 th / 1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M.
LABOR LUNCHEON
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Cecil Roberts
Speaker
1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M.
LABOR LUNCHEON
Diamond 4-10, J.W. Marriott Hotel
SPONSORED BY:
OPENING REMARKS:
Richard Womack
Chair
NAACP Labor Committee
Washington, DC
PRESIDING:
Donna McDaniels
Assistant Director
LIUNA Minority Advancement Dept.
Washington, DC
Richard Womack, Jr.
State and Local Coordinator
INVOCATION:
WELCOME REMARKS:
Councilman Herb Wesson
Los Angeles City Council, 10th District
GREETINGS:
Honorable Curren Price
California State Legislative, 26th Senate District
María Elena Durazo
Executive Secretary/Treasurer
Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
Dr. Carl C. Baccus
Pastor
Southside Church of Christ
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SPONSOR GREETINGS:
Clayola Brown
President
A. Philip Randolph Institute
Washington, DC
REMARKS:
Micheal Mulgrew
President
United Federation of Teachers, Local 2
New York, New York
Roslyn M. Brock
Elkridge, Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
PRESENTATION OF THE NAACP BENJAMIN L. HOOKS
“KEEPER OF THE FLAME AWARD”:
Richard Womack, Sr. and Dawn Chase
SPEAKER:
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Cecil Roberts
President
United Mine Workers of America
Triangle, Virginia
1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M.
ROY WILKINS YOUTH LEADERSHIP LUNCHEON
Petree Hall, Los Angeles Convention Center
SPONSORED BY:
PRESIDING:
Courtney Cohen
Chair, NAACP National Youth Work Committee
Flushing, New York
INVOCATION:
Reverend Margaret Hudley McCauley
Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles
ROY WILKINS YOUTH
LEADERSHIP LUNCHEON
Roy Wilkins
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GREETINGS:
Ariana Noble
1st VP California/Hawaii
NAACP Youth & College
National Field Director/Director,
Field Organizing, NAACP
Baltimore, Maryland
SPONSORS GREETINGS:
Courtney Jones
Director, Public Affairs
The Nielson Company
New York, New York
Patricia Miller
Vice President, Human Resources
Southern California Edison
INTRODUCTION OF ROUNDTABLE:
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Ariana Noble
1st Vice President, California NAACP
Nicholas Green
President, NAACP North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
YOUTH & COLLEGE DIVISION CHANT:
Reiniery Chavez
President, NAACP Alabama Youth & College Division
Tuskegee, Alabama
LUNCH/ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS
REMARKS:
Stefanie L. Brown
Baltimore, Maryland
BENEDICTION:
Randolph Dobbs
Administrator, Los Angeles Baha’I Center
1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
RUN OFF ELECTION (IF REQUIRED)
2:30 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
PLENARY SESSION
“CELEBRATING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
NAACP YOUTH & COLLEGE DIVISION”
In 2011, the NAACP Youth & College Division
celebrates 75 years of formal existence as the premier
organization for young, civil rights activists. For over
seven decades, Youth & College Division members
have been at the forefront of many civil rights battles
such as leading successful efforts to integrate lunch
counters and acquiring equal voting rights. Through
the use of dramatic presentations and artistry, the
dedicated, intelligent and militant youth leadership of
the Youth & College Division and the role it has played
in shaping the civil rights movement in this country
will be commemorated and celebrated.
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4:00 P.M. – 5:30 P.M.
SPECIAL PLENARY SESSION
SPONSORED BY:
“ARTISTS AND ACTIVISM”
This portion of the plenary session, “Artists and
Activism” will bring together actors to discuss the
impact artists and celebrities in the entertainment
industry have on American politics and culture. The
discussion will cover the brave sacrifices that have
been made in the past to advance civil rights in the
entertainment industry and the use of “celebrity” to
educate the public on issues and causes. It will speak
to network and studio corporate responsibility, as well
as focus on the importance of having diverse artistic
voices and points of view. It will also address the
positive and negative impact the use of celebrity in the
media has on how we see the world, and the influence
it has on how we view issues and diverse communities.
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PRESIDING:
Judge Greg Mathis
Respect Initiative
Detroit, Michigan
PARLIAMENTARIAN:
Nathaniel Miles
Seattle, Washington
MODERATOR:
Vic Bulluck
Director, NAACP Hollywood Bureau
Santa Monica, California
INVOCATION:
Father Alexi R. Smith
St. Andrews Russian Greek Church
El Segundo, California
SPECIAL PLENARY SESSION
Willis Harris
Panelist
Louis Gossett, Jr.
Panelist
Tatyana Ali
Panelist
Rosario Dawson
Panelist
Blair Underwood
Panelist
Harry Belafonte
Panelist
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GREETINGS:
Bernard Parks
SPONSOR GREETINGS:
Meredith Moore
Director, External Relations and Brand Outreach
McDonald’s Corporation
INTRODUCTION OF PANELISTS:
Clayola Brown
Chair, NAACP Image Awards Committee
Washington, DC
PANELISTS:
Harry Belafonte
Actor
New York, New York
Willis Harris
Black Stuntman’s Association (BSA)
Las Vegas, Nevada
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Louis Gossett, Jr.
Actor
Tatyana Ali
Actress/Activist
Blair Underwood
Actor
Studio City, California
Rosario Dawson (pending production schedule)
Actress
REMARKS:
Clayola Brown
Chair, NAACP Image Awards Committee
Washington, DC
BENEDICTION:
Rabbi Steven Jacobs
Woodland Hills, California
7:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M.
FILM SCREENING – “THE HELP”
Regal Cinema LA Live Theatre
800 W. Olympic Blvd. • Los Angeles, California
ATTENDING:
Viola Davis – Actress
Bryce Dallas Howard – Actress
Octavia Spencer – Actress
Tate Taylor – Writer & Director
Kathryn Stockett – Novelist
SPECIAL GUEST:
Chairman Emeritus
Pomona, California
7:00 P.M. – 11:00 P.M.
JUANITA JACKSON MITCHELL YOUTH FREEDOM
FUND AWARDS DINNER
Concourse Hall, Los Angeles Convention Center
SPONSORED BY:
Amber Riley
Actress – Glee, Fox
HOST:
Tristan Wilds
Actor – 90210, The CW
INVOCATION:
Reverend Seth Pickens, Sr.
Pastor
Zion Hill Baptist Church
LIFT EV’RY VOICE AND SING
HOSTESS:
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FILM SCREENING
Attending:
Bryce Dallas
Howard
Actress
Octavia Spencer
Actress
Tate Taylor
Writer & Director
Kathryn Stockett
Novelist
Special Guest
Viola Davis
Actress
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JUANITA JACKSON MITCHELL
YOUTH FREEDOM FUND
AWARDS DINNER
Amber Riley
Hostess
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Dr. Marc Lamont Hill
Keynote Speaker
Tristan Wilds
Host
SPONSOR GREETINGS:
Pamela Alexander
Director, Community Development and Fund
Operations, Ford Motor Company
Member, NAACP Special Contribution Fund
Detroit, Michigan
YOUTH CHARGE:
Shayla King
Chicago, Illinois
Jessica Thomas
President, NAACP Pennsylvania
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Dr. Marc Lamont Hill
Author/Activist/Commentator
Associate Professor of Education
Columbia University
New York, New York
MEDGAR EVERS AWARD PRESENTATION:
Jessica Orey
President, Mississippi NAACP Youth & College Division
PRESENTATION OF GLOSTER B. CURRENT AWARDS:
Manuel Davis
Advisor, NAACP Delaware Youth & College Division
Lower Sussex, Delaware
D’Angelo Byrd
President, NAACP Ohio Youth & College Division
Dayton, Ohio
Amani Myles
President, NAACP Kansas Youth & College Division
Wichita, Kansas
Kambrell Garvin
President, South Carolina NAACP
Columbia, South Carolina
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Mamie Kettle
Advisor, NAACP Mississippi Youth & College Division
McComb, Mississippi
Mark Crump
President, NAACP Texas Youth & College Division
Dallas, Texas
Linda Plummer
Advisor, NAACP Maryland Youth & College Division
Montgomery County, Maryland
PRESENTATION OF YOUTH & COLLEGE DIVISION AWARDS:
An’hayla Stanley
President, NAACP Virginia Youth & College Division
Richmond, Virginia
Edward Perry
President, NAACP Missouri Youth & College Division
Kansas City, Missouri
Kayla Davis
President, NAACP Indiana Youth & College Division
Anderson, Indiana
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Terell Wilson
President, NAACP Connecticut Youth & College Division
Norwich, Connecticut
Jocelyn Travis
Advisor, NAACP Ohio Youth & College Division
Cleveland, Ohio
Rene McNeil
Advisor, NAACP North Carolina Youth & College Division
Laurinburg, North Carolina
Sannye Jones
Advisor, NAACP Florida Youth & College Division
Eustis, Florida
REMARKS:
Stefanie L. Brown
Baltimore, Maryland
YOUTH FREEDOM FUND
DINNER CONCERT
Miguel
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BENEDICTION:
Reverend Terry Brown
Pastor
Liberty Baptist Church
YOUTH FREEDOM FUND DINNER CONCERT
PERFORMANCE BY:
Miguel
8:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M.
GOSPEL EXTRAVAGANZA
SPONSORED BY:
GREETINGS:
Reverend Julius C. Hope
Director, Religious Affairs NAACP
Detroit, Michigan
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INVOCATION:
Bishop L. Daniel Williams
Pastor, The Baptist Church of the New Covenant
of Jesus Christ
GUEST RECORDING ARTIST:
Marvin Sapp
BENEDICTION:
Reverend E. V. Hill, II
Pastor
Zion Hill Baptist Church
GOSPEL EXTRAVAGANZA
Marvin Sapp
Guest Recording Artist
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Thursday, July 28 th
9:00 A.M. – 9:30 A.M.
MUSICAL PROGRAM
9:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
FINAL PLENARY SESSION
PRESIDING:
Alice Huffman
PARLIAMENTARIAN:
Amos Brown
INVOCATION:
Reverend Dr. Henry L. Masters, Sr.
Pastor, Holman United Methodist
PLENARY SESSION: “RESTRUCTURING AND
AFFIRMING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BLACK MEN”
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Undeniably, our nation made a significant achievement
by electing Barack Obama as President in 2008. Yet the
social conditions that face the Black community—and
in particular the societal issues facing African
American men—have become more complex and
difficult to address. Over the last decade, Black male
unemployment has risen, rates of incarceration remain
disproportionately high and Black males continue to
perform beneath their academic potential. These issues
along with many others have made it difficult for the
Black community to enjoy and affirm America’s great
promise of opportunity for their families and achieve
success in society. This plenary will address the systemic
issues facing Black men in the areas health, economics,
voting, education and criminal justice. Panelists will
discuss what must be done to ensure that Black men
have opportunities to advance themselves, support
their families and strengthen their communities.
MODERATOR:
Judge Greg Mathis
Respect Initiative
Detroit, Michigan
PANELISTS:
Robert Townsend
Actor and Activist
Helen Mitchell, MPA
Director of Strategic Planning & Policy Development
for Congressman Danny K. Davis Office
Washington, DC
Sandre Swanson
Chair, Assembly Select Committee on Status of
Boys and Men of Color in California
LOVE LETTER TO MY BROTHERS:
Thea Monyee
Spoken Word Artist
Roslyn M. Brock
Chairman, NAACP National board of Directors
Elkridge, Maryland
INVITED SPEAKER
SPECIAL PRESENTATION OF 2010–2011
CORPORATE CAMPAIGN CHAIR
FINAL REPORT OF THE 2011 CREDENTIALS
WELCOME TO HOUSTON, TEXAS – YEAR 2012
ANNUAL CONVENTION
GREETINGS:
Greg Ortale
President and CEO
Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau
Houston, Texas
BENEDICTION:
Reverend Dr. Henry L. Masters, Sr.
Pastor, Holman United Methodist
CORPORATE MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS
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1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.
YOUTH & COLLEGE NEXT STEPS SESSION
FACILITATORS:
Kara Staten
NAACP Region III Youth Representative
Cincinnati, Ohio
Arnold Woods
NAACP Region IV Youth Representative
Urbandale, Iowa
7:30 P.M. – 9:30 P.M.
FREEDOM FUND/SPINGARN AWARDS
PRESENTATION
FREEDOM FUND
SPONSORED BY:
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PRESIDING:
Dr. Ernest Johnson
President, Louisiana State Conference NAACP
Chairman Committee on Membership & Units
INVOCATION:
Reverend Dr. William Epps
Second Baptist Church
PRESENTATION OF THE THALHEIMER
AWARD WINNERS
D I N N E R S E RV E D
PRESIDING:
Jesse H. Turner, Jr.
Treasurer, NAACP National Board of Directors
Chairman, 2011 NAACP Spingarn Award Committee
Memphis, Tennessee
LIFT EV’RY VOICE AND SING
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER AND
PRESENTATION OF THE 96 TH SPINGARN MEDALIST:
Ambassador Andrew Jackson Young
Founding Principal and Chairman
Good Works International
Atlanta, Georgia
HONOREE:
Frankie Muse Freeman
Civil Rights Activist and Former NAACP Attorney
St. Louis, Missouri
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
Bank of America Corporation
BMW of North America, LLC
General Motors Company
The Coca-Cola Company
ExxonMobil Corporation
FedEx Corporation
Sprint/Nextel Corporation
UPS
BENEDICTION:
Reverend William Monroe Campbell
Pastor
Mt. Gilead Baptist Church
CLOSING:
God Be With You ‘Til We Meet Again
SPONSORS VIDEO GREETINGS:
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Thursday, July 28 th / 7:30 P.M. – 9:30 P.M.
FREEDOM FUND/SPINGARN
AWARDS PRESENTATION
Andrew Jackson Young
Presenter
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Frankie Muse Freeman
Honoree
National
Board of
Directors
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N AT I O N A L B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S
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CHAIRMAN
Averitt, Ophelia
James, Quentin
Roslyn M.
Brock
Banks, Hon. Fred L.
James, Leonard, III
Barber, Dr. William, II
Jefferson, Howard
VICE CHAIRMAN
Bledsoe, Gary
Johnson, Derrick
Leon W.
Russell
Bond, Julian
Johnson, Dr. Ernest
Boykin-Towns, Karen
King, Shayla A.
Breckenridge, Cora
Lucy, William
Brock, Roslyn M.
Lydia, Bob
Brown, Amos
Martin, Dr. Annie B.
Brown, Clayola
Mathis, Hon. Greg
Brown, Debra
Middlebrooks, Kameron
Butler-Grant, Jessica
Miller, Lorraine
Cash, Donald
Mondesire, Jerome W.
Cofield, William E.
Nweze, Adora Obi
Cohen, Courtney
Ratliff, Rev. Keith A.
Coleman, Carolyn
Roberts, Demar Lamont
Crowell, James W., III
Robinson, Madie A.
Crumpton, Harold
Rucks, Alfred J.
Dear, Rev. Theresa A.
Russell, Anita L.
DuBose, Edward
Russell, Leon
Dukes, Hazel N.
Saperstein, Rabbi David N.
Edwards, Willis
Scruggs, Dr. Julius R.
Egland, Katherine T.
Shearin, Rev. Morris L.
Esdaile, Scot X.
Smith, Maxine A.
Evers-Williams, Myrlie
Smith, Zephanii N.
Floyd, Paige G.
Springs, Leonard F.
Gallman, James
Sweet-Love, Gloria
Goatley, Dr. David
Tillman, Rev. Oscar S.
Graves, Bishop William H.
Turner, Jesse H., Jr.
Holmes, Bishop Roy A.
White, Yvonne
Horne, Arleya
Wilson, Lillie
Holiefield, General
Womack, Richard G.
Huffman, Alice
Special
Contribution
Fund Trustees
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NAACP SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION FUND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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CHAIRMAN
Alexander, Pamela
Lucas, Larry
Eugene J.
Duffy
Altenau, Jeanette
Maxwell, Marcella
Anthony, Rev. Wendell
McMorris, Lamell
Arradondo, Dr. John E.
Miles, Nathaniel
Bazemore, Melvin
Nweze, Adora Obi
Billingslea, Robert
O’Banner, Clarence
Blackburne, Hon. Laura D.
Proctor, Dwayne
Bland, Larcine
Randolph, Dr. Lonnie
Bolling, Barbara
Robinson, Madie
Breeding, Carl L.
Sabol, Barbara
Brock, Roslyn M.
Sapp Davis, Barbara
Burke, Dr. Kenyon C.
Shomer, Lewis
Cofield, Juan
Silver Parker, Esther
Dixon, Georgette
Smith, Hilton
Dorn, Angela
Smith, Larry
Duffy, Eugene J.
Springs, Leonard F.
Edwards-McNabb, Sybil
Steele, CeLois
Egland, Katherine T.
White, Thomas E.
Furr, Johnny, Jr.
Willie, Herm M.
Gaston, Patrick
Williams, Roy Levy
House, Cecil
Wilson-Thompson, Kathleen
Iolani-Smith, Gwendolyn
Young, Carole
VICE CHAIRMAN
Marcella M.
Maxwell
GENERAL
COUNSEL/
SECRETARY
Kim Keenan,
Esq.
Johnson, Roger
Kalahar, Thomas L.
PRESIDENTS CIRCLE
Kelly, Ivan B. Col.
Evers-Williams, Myrlie
Lombard, Tanya Leah
Graves, Earl, Sr.
Lisman, Michael R.
Henry, “Hank” Aaron
NAACP
National Staff
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OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN
OF THE BOARD
N A A C P N AT I O N A L S TA F F
Shawna Webster
Senior Director, National Board Office
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Nicholas Wiggins
Manager, Board Relations
Barbara Brown
Executive Assistant
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
President and CEO
Roger C. Vann
Chief Operating Officer and
Chief of Staff
Kia Heath
Vice President, Executive Operations
Jotaka Eaddy
Special Assistant to the
President and CEO
Ericka Gortman
Executive Assistant & Scheduler
Stephanie Hall
Special Assistant to the Chief
Operating Officer & Chief of Staff
CRISIS
Jabari Asim
Editor-in-Chief
Lottie Joiner
Senior Editor
India Artis
Business Manager
Reginald Thomas, Jr.
Director of Advertising
Wayne Fitzpatrick
Art Director
Tehra Williams
Administrative Assistant
DEVELOPMENT
Moneese de Lara
Senior Vice President, Development
Paula Brown-Edme
Associate Director, New York
Development Office
Renau Daniels
Director, Corporate Development
Ebony Jones
Administrative Coordinator
Sadie Harris
Executive Assistant, Correspondence
Keisha Leverette
Major Gifts Officer
Carrlyn Evans
Scott Melton
Director of Annual Funds
ADMINISTRATION
Alvin Starks
Senior Director, Foundation Relations
Lewis Conaway
Maintenance Grounds Technician
Neanna Roane McLean
Ronald Lamyssaire
Incoming Mailroom Clerk
Mildred B. Roxborough
Special Assistant, SCF
Philip White
Outgoing Mailroom Coordinator
Matthew Schwieger
Office Operations Manager
ACT-SO
Jessie Sigmon
Executive Assistant
Anana Kambon
Director, ACT-SO Program
EVENTS PLANNING
Jamie Jones-Branch
Ana Aponte-Curtis
Vice President, Events Planning
COMMUNICATIONS
Chantél Clea Goins
Executive Assistant
Christopher Fleming
Director, Communications
Felisha Fowlkes
Derek Turner
Senior Communications Associate
Mary Wright
Exhibits Manager
Joi Ridley
Communications Associate
FIELD & MEMBERSHIP OPERATIONS
Alethea Bonello
Regional Field Director
Darnel Brown
Constituent Services Representative
Stefanie Brown
National Field Director –
Youth & College
Crystal Brannon
Cash Receipts Coordinator
Dawnyell Harris
Executive Assistant
Melissa Lawson
General Ledger Accountant
Craig Lee
Grants Accountant
Sylvia O’Neal
Cash Disbursement Specialist
Reverend Gill Ford
Director, Unit Capacity Building
Nazar Scott
Compliance Coordinator
Trudy Grant
Manager, Stakeholder Relations
Ezelma Smith
Cash Disbursement Specialist
Reverend Julius C. Hope
Director, Religious Affairs
HOLLYWOOD BUREAU
Michael Jordan
Constituent Services Representative
Vicangelo Bulluck
Executive Director, Hollywood Bureau
Kirin Kennedy
Regional Field Fellow
Cynthia Mayhew-Hinds
Senior Manager, Special Projects
Audrey A. Lamyssaire
Manager, Constituent Services
Robin Harrison
Senior Manager, Special Projects
Jonathon Lewis
HUMAN RESOURCES
James Murray
Librarian/Archivist
Cathy Grantham
Vice President, Human Resources
Kevin Myles
Nancy Bailey
Manager
Jerome Reide
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Reverend Nelson B. Rivers III
Vice President, Stakeholder Relations
Jacob Frimpong
Director, Information Technology
Yutiv Stafford
Reports & Verification Coordinator
Tonya Banks
Systems Administrator
William Syms
Lasan Coger
Senior Systems Administrator
Shawn Ward-Dunlap
Correspondence Coordinator
LEGAL DEPARTMENT
Carmen Watkins
Kim Keenan
General Counsel
Reverend Charles White
National Field Director – Adult
Anson Asaka
FINANCE
Dorcas Gilmore
Brenda Watkins Noel
Chief Financial Officer
Victor Goode
James Williams
Controller
Merlgene Lumley
Executive Assistant
Keianna Thompson
Deputy Controller
Saundra Grice
Legal Support Specialist
Keena Davis
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N A A C P N AT I O N A L S TA F F
134
Lanita Ross
Legal Support Specialist
Tiffany Beth Glenn
Director, Education
Kendra Glover
Paralegal
Melissa Gopie
Manager Office Operations
Executive Assistant, Economic
Program
Evan Johnson
Records Maintenance Coordinator
MEMBERSHIP
Andrea Brown-Gee
Director of Membership
Jacqueline Anderson
Senior Data Processing Clerk
Sharon Chew
Data Entry Clerk
Sidra Kirnon
Data Entry Clerk
Victoria Murchison
Senior Secretary
Hope Randall
Data Entry Clerk
Rebecca Guerra
Program Specialist (Criminal Justice)
Wendy Hamilton
Executive Assistant to the Chief
Program Officer
Niaz Kasravi
Senior Manager, Law Enforcement
Accountability
Nicole Kenney
Economic Education Specialist
Dedrick Muhammad
Senior Director Economic Programs &
Executive Director Financial Freedom
Center
Wanda Worrell
Life Membership Secretary
Jacqueline Patterson
Director, Environmental & Climate
Justice Program
NEW MEDIA
Robert Rooks
Director, Criminal Justice
Eric Wingerter
Director, Web Campaign/New Media
Keron Sadler
Manager, Health Programs
Larry Brown
Youth & College Social Network
Project Manager
Morgan Shannon
Program Specialist (Health)
Courtney-Rose Harris
Youth & College Social Network
Project Specialist
Kimberly Shores
(Environmental & Climate Justice and
Education Programs)
Curtis Johnson
Social Media & Online Specialist
WASHINGTON BUREAU
Eric Oliver
Web Developer
Hilary Shelton
Director of the Washington Bureau &
Senior Vice President of Advocacy
PROGRAMS
Brandon Johns
Policy Analyst
Steve Hawkins
Chief Program Officer & Executive
Vice President
Shavon Arline
Director, Health Program
Lillian Bowie
Director, Economic Partnerships
& Development
Carol Kaplan
Senior Congressional Analyst
Adam Lee
Legislative & Communications
Secretary
Valerie McDonald
Receptionist Secretary
Dawn Chase
Manager, Diversity and Inclusion
Cathy Miller
Operations Manager
Vivian Duru
Program Coordinator (Health)
Joseph Reed
Policy Analyst
Mjiba Frehiwot
Director, Organizing & Training
Sponsors
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SPONSORS
LEAD CONVENTION SPONSORS
GOLD
BRONZE
CONVENTION SPONSORS
CONVENTION SPONSORS
Walmart Stores, Inc.
Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc.
Bank of America Corporation
Ford Motor Company
Kaiser Permanente
Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide, Inc.
Marriott International, Inc.
The Walt Disney Company
Johnson & Johnson
BBVA Compass
The Nielson Company
McDonald’s Corporation
SILVER
CONVENTION SPONSORS
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ExxonMobil Corporation
MillerCoors LLC
CVS Caremark Corporation
State Farm Mutual
SEIU
SEIU-ULTCW
Food Lion, LLC
Hyundai Motors America
Chevron Corporation
Sprint/Nextel Corporation
FedEx Corporation
The Coca-Cola Company
BMW of North America, LLC
Time Warner Cable
General Motors Company
Eli Lilly and Company
CONTRIBUTING
CONVENTION SPONSORS
AFL-CIO
PhRma
Nationwide Insurance
US Army
Good Year Tire & Rubber
Company
Eastman Kodak
Farmers Insurance Group
42 nd
Annual
Commerce
& Industry
Show
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NAACP COMMERCE SHOW HALL A
NAME
166
BOOTH #
NAME
BOOTH #
Admin. for Children & Families
123
National Education Association
212
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
417
911
The American Legion
142
National Geopacial
Intelligence Agency
American Petroleum Institute
132
National Wildlife Federation
913
US Army
216
Nationwide
210
US Navy Recruiting Command
124
The Nielsen Company
108
Perks Group
905
711
AT&T
511
Bank of America
411
BBVA
239
Bazan PR
919
SEIU-Services Employees
International Union
Black EOE Journal
122
Selective Service System
120
California African American
Museum
917
Share International USA
909
US Census Bureau
111
Southern California Conference of
Seventh-day Adventists
141
Coca Cola
605
Time Warner Cable
617
US Dept. of Education
134
Toyota Motor Sales
401
Department of
Veterans Affairs National
138
UFCW Minority Coalition/Faces
of Children
921
Descendants of Freedmen Assn
136
United States Postal Service
110
201
113
Federal Communications
Commission
130
University of Maryland
University College
Wells Fargo
101
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
222
128
The Wharton School of the
University of Pennsylvania
117
Federal Trade Commission
Ford Motor Company
701
General Motors
225
Hyundai
725
HEALTH FAIR
Johnson & Johnson
211
AIDS Healthcare Foundation
431
US Department of Justice
915
Alcoholics Anonymous
541
Kaiser Foundation Health
611
CDC National Partnerships
639
Los Angeles Convention &
Visitors Bureau
114
Centers for Medicare/Medicaid
Services
439
US Marine Corps
116
218
Department of
Veterans Affairs Health
517
McDonald's Corporation
Metlife
907
FDA Office of Women's Health
638
NAACP AUTHOR PAVILION
737
Greater Than AIDS
423
NAACP HOLLYWOOD BUREAU
719
RWJF Center/
Meharry Medical College
NAACP PROGRAMS
129
NAACP WASHINGTON BUREAU
238
NABVETS/Vietnam Veterans
of America
140
541A
National Library of Medicine
738
National Park Service
641
Together Rx Access
539

LIFT EV`RY VOICE AND SING

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