2011 Conference Featured Speakers
National Live Broadcast
Warren Ballentine
Host, The Warren Ballentine Show
Host, The Warren Ballentine Show
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Youth Congress Day Luncheon
Dwayne Bryant
Youth Motivational Speaker
Youth Motivational Speaker
Tony Sculfield
Comedian and host of Tony Sco and The Morning Riot
Comedian and host of Tony Sco and The Morning Riot
Performer: Lee England, Jr.
Musician, Artist, and Violinist
Musician, Artist, and Violinist
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Humanitarian Award & Opening Breakfast
Reverend Al Sharpton
Founder and President of the National Action Network, host of MSNBC’s PoliticsNation, and host of radio talk show, Keepin’ It Real
Founder and President of the National Action Network, host of MSNBC’s PoliticsNation, and host of radio talk show, Keepin’ It Real
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Benjamin S. Ruffin CRT Luncheon
Mellody Hobson
President for Ariel Investments, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Ariel Investment Trust
President for Ariel Investments, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Ariel Investment Trust
Celebrity Interviewer: Cheryl Jackson
CNN Correspondent and PBS Diversity Correspondent
CNN Correspondent and PBS Diversity Correspondent
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NOBEL/Women's Breakfast
Connie Lindsey
National President, Girl Scouts USA and Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility for Northern Trust
National President, Girl Scouts USA and Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility for Northern Trust
Prayer Breakfast & Memorial Service
Bishop Horace Smith
Presiding Bishop of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Inc.
Presiding Bishop of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Inc.
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Closing Plenary:
Moderator: Cheryl Jackson
CNN Correspondent and PBS Diversity Correspondent
CNN Correspondent and PBS Diversity Correspondent
Panelist: Andrea Zopp, Esq.
President and CEO, Chicago Urban League
President and CEO, Chicago Urban League
Panelist: William E. Spriggs, Ph. D.
Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Labor
Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Labor
Panelist: Robert I. Lerman, Ph. D.
Institute Fellow, The Urban Institute, Professor of Economics, American University
Institute Fellow, The Urban Institute, Professor of Economics, American University
Panelist: Nancy Sutley
Chair, The White House, Council on Environmental Quality
Chair, The White House, Council on Environmental Quality
Panelist: The Honorable Danny K. Davis
Member of U.S. Congress, Illinois, 7th District
Member of U.S. Congress, Illinois, 7th District
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AALSCC Luncheon
Presenter: LaShaun Brown-Glenn
Motivational Speaker
Motivational Speaker