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  • June 14, 2013

    US whites now losing majority in under-5 age group

    For the first time, America's racial and ethnic minorities now make up about half of the under-5 age group, the government said Thursday. It's a historic shift that shows how young people are at the forefront of sweeping changes by race and class.
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  • June 14, 2013

    Nation's drinking water system needs $384B upgrade

    Nation's drinking water system needs $384B upgrade The nation's drinking water systems are deteriorating, and $384 billion needs to be spent in the next 17 years to maintain a safe supply for millions of Americans, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The most significant expense, $247.5 billion, should go to replacing the aging pipes, many of which are between 50 to 100 years old.
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  • June 14, 2013

    U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin to step down

    U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin to step down After four years on the job, the nation's top doctor is leaving. U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin announced this week that she plans to step down next month. According to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius, Ms. Benjamin has served as America's doctor since 2009 and has impacted the health and lives of Americans across the country.
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  • June 14, 2013

    Blacks are singled out for marijuana arrests, federal data suggests

    Blacks are singled out for marijuana arrests, federal data suggests Black Americans were nearly four times as likely as whites to be arrested on charges of marijuana possession in 2010, even though the two groups used the drug at similar rates, according to new federal data. This disparity had grown steadily from a decade before, and in some states, including Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois, blacks were around eight times as likely to be arrested.
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  • June 14, 2013

    Racial Justice Act repeal heads to North Carolina Governor

    A bill that Republicans say is designed to clear the way for executions to resume in North Carolina is headed to Governor Pat McCrory's desk after receiving final legislative approval Wednesday. The Senate approved changes made by the House to a bill that repeals the Racial Justice Act, a landmark 2009 law that allows convicted murderers to reduce a death sentence to life in prison if they can prove that race played a major role in their cases.
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  • June 14, 2013

    Data reveal a rise in college degrees among Americans

    Data reveal a rise in college degrees among Americans The number of Americans graduating from college has surged in recent years, sending the share with a college degree to a new high, federal data shows. The surge follows more than two decades of slow growth in college completion, which caused the United States to fall behind other countries and led politicians from both parties to raise alarms.
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2012 Conference Featured Speakers

NATIONAL LIVE BROADCAST

Warren Ballentine
WARREN BALLENTINE
Host, The Warren Ballentine Show

YOUTH CONGRESS DAY LUNCHEON

Free
FREE
WPGC 95.5 FM Radio Host
Former BET Personality, 106 & Park
Lamont Carey
LAMONT CAREY
Filmmaker, Author, and Motivational Speaker

MEET AND GREET HOSPITALITY

Judy Smith
JUDY SMITH
Crisis Communications Expert
Co-Executive Producer, ABC’s “Scandal”

OPENING PLENARY BREAKFAST AND HUMANITARIAN AWARD

Rev. Jesse Jackson
REVEREND JESSE L. JACKSON, SR.
Civil Rights Activist
Founder of the RainbowPush Coalition

BENJAMIN S. RUFFIN CORPORATE ROUND TABLE LUNCHEON

Bart Peterson
BART PETERSON
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Communications
Eli Lilly & Company

NOBEL/WOMEN'S BREAKFAST

Michelle Ebanks
MICHELLE EBANKS
President, ESSENCE Communications Inc.
President, People en Español

PRAYER BREAKFAST & MEMORIAL SERVICE

Bishop Walter Thomas
BISHOP WALTER S. THOMAS, SR.
Pastor, New Psalmist Baptist Church Baltimore, Maryland Presiding Prelate, Kingdom Association of Covenant Pastors

CLOSING PLENARY

Michael Dyson
MODEERATOR: DR. MICHAEL ERIC DYSON
Author, Professor, and Political Commentator
Sharon Davis
PANELIST: SHARON DAVIES, J.D.
Executive Director, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, Ohio State University
Michael Harris
PANELIST: MICHAEL HARRIS, J.D.
Senior Attorney, National Center for Youth Law
Tracie Keesee
PANELIST: DR. TRACIE KEESEE
Captain, Denver Police Department
Executive Director of Operations, Consortium for Police Leadership in Equity
Jewell Williams
PANELIST: JEWELL WILLIAMS
Sheriff, City and County of Philadelphia

AFRICAN AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE STAFF COORDINATING COMMITTEE LUNCHEON

Kevin Dedner
KEVIN DEDNER, MPH
Managing Director of Forward Solutions