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NAACP’s
110th
Convention
to
highlight
Importance
of Black
Women in
politics
through
civic
engagement
BALTIMORE
– The
NAACP’s
110th
National
Convention
will
feature
a wide
variety
of
events
and
workshops
that
will
encourage
attendees
to get
civically
engaged
around
the 2020
Census
and
equip
them
with the
knowledge
to make
their
voice
and vote
count.
On
Saturday,
July 20,
NAACP is
partnering
with
Higher
Heights
for
America
and
Emerge
America
to host
a
Roundtable
Session
on Black
women
running
for
office.
This
unique
session
endeavors
to
provide
Black
women
with the
tools
necessary
to run
for
office
and more
importantly,
win.
Featured
panelist
and
trainers
include:
•
Karen
Boykin-Towns,
Vice
Chair,
NAACP
National
Board of
Directors
• Glynda
Carr,
Political
Strategist,
Advocate
&
Founder
of
Higher
Heights
for
America
• Joy
Williams,
President,
NAACP,
Brooklyn
Branch
and
founder
of LJW
Community
Strategies
•
A’shanti
Gholar,
Political
Director,
Emerge
America
and
Founder
of The
Brown
Girls
Guide to
Politics
• Robin
Williams,
United
Food and
Commercial
Workers
Union
International
Vice
President
and
Director
of the
Civil
Rights
and
Community
Action
Department
and
member
of the
NAACP
National
Board of
Directors
“When we
think
about
the
political
landscape,
Black
women
have
become
the most
reliable
progressive
voting
bloc in
the
U.S.,
helping
to
prevail
victory
in the
2018
midterm
election
and
helping
to elect
the
largest
congressional
cohort
of women
in
history,”
said
Jamal
Watkins,
NAACP
civic
engagement
vice
president.
“Not
only do
we want
to
highlight
the
importance
of Black
women
running
for
office,
but also
Black
women
engaged
in
electoral
politics.”
On
July 21,
the
civic
engagement
team
will
host
another
workshop
to serve
as a
continuation
of the
NAACP’s
groundbreaking
demonstration
project
of 2018,
a
multi-million
dollar
direct
voter
contact
effort
produced
in the
2018
midterm
election
cycle.
The
workshop
will
focus on
the 2019
and 2020
general
elections.
GSSA, a
Colorado-based
data
analytics
firm,
will be
on hand
to
discuss
targeting
for
voter
registration
and
mobilization.
The
workshop
will
feature
Dr.
Albert
Yates,
former
president
of
Colorado
State
University.
On
Tuesday,
July 23,
NAACP
will
host a
final
Census
Civic
Engagement
Workshop
that
will
focus on
why it
is
imperative
for
diverse
communities
to be
included
in the
2020
census.
Since
its
inception
in early
2019,
the
NAACP’s
census
campaign
has
promoted
full
participation
in the
2020
census
amongst
the
Black
community
with a
focus on
Hard To
Count
(HTC)
areas.
The
campaign
is
framed
to
offset
the
deliberate
underfunding,
exclusionary
practices
and lack
of
inclusive
leadership
at the
United
States
Census
Bureau.
This
session
is
structured
to lift
the
importance
of the
2020
Census
and the
shortcomings
of the
United
States
Census
Bureau’s
2020
program.
Featured
speakers
include:
•
Mayra
Macias,
Vice
President,
Latino
Victory
Fund
• Ebony
Baylor,
Director
of Civic
Engagement,
National
Urban
League
• Daniel
A.
Baxter,
Director
of
External
Affairs
for
Wayne
County
Representative,
Warren
C. Evans
• Ashley
Allison,
Executive
Vice
President
of
Campaigns
and
Programs,
Leadership
Conference
on Civil
and
Human
Rights
• Amari
Fennoy,
Immediate
Past
President,
Spelman
College
NAACP
College
Chapter
• Jamal
R.
Watkins,
Vice
President,
Civic
Engagement,
NAACP
• Sheila
E.
Isong,
National
Political
Director,
NAACP
(Session
Moderator)
ABOUT
NAACP
110TH
CONVENTION:
The
NAACP
Convention
brings
together
over
10,000
activists,
organizers,
and
leaders
to set
policies
priorities
for the
coming
year.
Highlights
will
include
a
Presidential
Candidates
Forum, a
legislative
session,
a CEO
Roundtable,
LGBTQ
workshop,
the
awarding
of the
prestigious
Spingarn
Medal to
Ambassador
Patrick
Gaspard,
and the
signature
NAACP
Experience
retail
expo and
diversity
career
fair.
More
information
about
the
110th
Annual
NAACP
National
Convention,
including
a
detailed
schedule
of
events
may be
found by
visiting
naacpconvention.org.
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