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Panelists

Adolfo Cuevas

Assistant Professor, NYU School of Global Public Health
| Deputy Director, Center for Anti-Racism, Social Justice, & Public Health

The Future of Black Health

Alyssa Benalfew-Ramos

Chief of Policy, Black Economic Council of Massachusetts

Stronger Together: Building & Sustaining Black Communities

Anja Young

Harvard Kennedy School

Brick by Brick: Building Black Wealth Through Housing

Astead Herndon

National Politics Reporter, The New York Times | Political Analyst, CNN

PLENARY | Politics Power & the Media

Brandon L. McGee, Jr.

Chief Executive Officer, Social Equity Council

Stronger Together: Building & Sustaining Black Communities

Chadwick Eason

Senior Consultant, Deloitte | President & Co-founder, NABEA

Politics are No Longer Local

Clay Cane

Host of The Clay Cane Show, SiriusXM | New York Times Bestselling Author

The Importance of Black Journalism and Black Media

Courtney Brunson

Director of the Racial Wealth Gap Partnership, The Boston Foundation

Brick by Brick: Building Black Wealth Through Housing

Devin Morris

Co-founder and Executive Director, The Teachers' Lounge

Stronger Together: Building & Sustaining Black Communities

Dr. Michelle Cruz

Harvard Kennedy School

Black Farmers: Sustainable Agriculture & Food Justice

Dr. Yusuf Ransome

Associate Professor, Yale School of Public Health

Stronger Together: Building & Sustaining Black Communities

Faith Ambrose

Policy Manager, Massachusetts Executive Office of Education

Pathways to Black Wellness and Prosperity

Georgina Sarpong

Director of Food Strategy, Commerce RI

Black Farmers: Sustainable Agriculture & Food Justice

James Frater

Program Associate & Research Manager, Yale University

Stronger Together: Building & Sustaining Black Communities, The Future of Black Health

Jessica Fulton

Vice President, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

Pathways to Black Wellness and Prosperity

Katrina Gamble

Founder and CEO, Sojourn Strategies

PLENARY | Politics Power & the Media

Laura Kupe

Former Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense

Politics are No Longer Local

Monica Mitchell

Chief of Staff, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

Brick by Brick: Building Black Wealth Through Housing

Paul Mounds, Jr.

Vice President of Community, Corporate, and Government Relations, Yale New Haven Health

PLENARY | A Conversation on Policy Politics & Public Leadership

Phillip Jones

Mayor, Newport News, VA

PLENARY | A Conversation on Policy Politics & Public Leadership

Qiana Mickie

Executive Director, NYC Mayor's Office of Urban Agriculture

Black Farmers: Sustainable Agriculture & Food Justice

Robert Livingston

Lecturer, Harvard Kennedy School

PLENARY | Redefining Power and Possibility

Secretary Anthony Foxx

Professor, Harvard Kennedy School | Fmr. US Secretary of Transportation and Mayor of
Charlotte, NC

PLENARY | A Conversation on Policy Politics & Public Leadership

Shirley Martey Hargis

Senior Data & AI Policy Analyst, ManTech | Nonresident Fellow, Atlantic Council

Politics are No Longer Local

Skyler Henry

National Correspondent, CBS News

Black Farmers: Sustainable Agriculture & Food Justice

Susan Smith Richardson

Former Managing Editor, Guardian US

The Importance of Black Journalism and Black Media

Thomas W. Mitchell

Professor, Boston College Law School

Brick by Brick: Building Black Wealth Through Housing

Tony Pickett

Chief Executive Officer, Grounded Solutions Network

Brick by Brick: Building Black Wealth Through Housing

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