2012-02-15
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The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF), the Harvard Black Alumni Society and the Bethel Literary and Historic Society of Metropolitan A.M.E. Church in Washington, DC, will present a panel on voting rights issues and the importance of the 2012 elections for African Americans. This candid discussion from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30p.m., on February 16 at Metropolitan A.M.E. Church, 1518 M Street, NW Washington, will give the public the opportunity to openly voice their concerns and offer their input as the nation prepares for the election cycle.
The Fierce Urgency of Now: Stand UP, Be Counted in 2012 will include the following participants:
Spencer Overton, moderator, Professor of Law at The George Washington University Law School
Rep. Terri Sewell of Alabama - panelist
Ron Christie, Govote. Com Republican Political Strategist - panelist
Ifeomasinachi "Ify" Ike, Esq, CBCF Fellow, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary - panelist
"The title of the panel - the fierce urgency of now - is taken from a quote from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King 45 years ago and is still applicable today," said Elsie L. Scott, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of CBCF. "We are in a political climate in which we receive messages from multiple platforms. Quite frankly, we should be a part of every conversation on all sides of the aisle - contributing our thoughts, concerns, skills and knowledge. This panel will give individuals a first of what we hope will be many opportunities to become civically engaged, to use their social, community and family networks to engage in many discussions," she said.
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