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9
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9:00 A.M. – 10:00 P.M. ACT-SO COMPETITION
Marriott Marquis
10
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9:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. ANNUAL CONVENTION REGISTRATION
2nd Floor Promenade, New York Hilton Hotel
1:30 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. ANNUAL CONVENTION REGISTRATION
2nd Floor Promenade, New York Hilton Hotel
10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. ACT-SO VISUAL ARTS & SCIENCE
PUBLIC VIEWING
Marriott Marquis
10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. MASTER CLASSES WORKSHOP
Marriott Marquis
Founders
Bold Dreams Big Victories
THURSDAY, JULY 9TH / 9:00 A.M. – 10:00 P.M.
ACT-SO COMPETitION
NAACP Centennial C O NVENTION 21
11
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9:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. ANNUAL CONVENTION REGISTRATION
2nd Floor Promenade, New York Hilton Hotel
1:30 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. ANNUAL CONVENTION REGISTRATION
2nd Floor Promenade, New York Hilton Hotel
9:00 A.M. – 11:45 A.M. HEALTH SYMPOSIUM
HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES &
HEALTH CARE REFORM
Rendezvous, Trianon, New York Hilton Hotel
“HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES”
WELCOME AND GREETINGS:
Karen Boykin-Towns
Chair, NAACP National Health Committee
President, NAACP Brooklyn Branch
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
New York, New York
MODERATOR:
Frances L. Brisbane, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Social Welfare
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York
PANELISTS:
Dr. Valerie Montgomercy Rice
Dean, Meharry Medical College
Nashville, Tennessee
Dr. Caroline Britton
President, National Medical Association
Washington, D.C.
Hilary Shelton
Vice President Advocacy & Director NAACP
Washington Bureau
Washington, D.C.
Founders
Bold Dreams Big Victories
SATURDAY, JULY 11TH / 9:00 A.M. – 11:45 A.M.
HEALTH SYMPOSIUM
DR. VALERIE HILARY SHELTON ROSLYN M. BROCK
MONTGOMERCY PANELIST PANELIST
RICE
PANELIST
DR. GARTH GRAHAM DR. REBEKAH GEE
PANELIST PANELIST
NAACP Centennial C O NVENTION 23
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“HEALTH CARE REFORM”
MODERATOR:
James Rawlings
Member, NAACP National Health Committee
Member, NAACP Special Contribution Fund Trustees
New Haven, Connecticut
PANELISTS:
Roslyn M. Brock
Director of Advocacy and Public Policy
Bon Secours Health System
Marriotsville, Maryland
Dr. Garth Graham
Director, Office of Minority Health, United States
Office of Minority Health
Washington, D.C.
Dr. Rebekah Gee
RWJF Clinical Fellow, University of Pennsylvania
Medical School
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hilary Shelton
Vice President of Advocacy & Director of the
Washington Bureau, NAACP
Washington, D.C.
11:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. MEMBERSHIPS AND UNITS
COMMITTEE MEETING
Mercury Ballroom, New York Hilton Hotel
12:00 P.M. – 1:30 P.M. HEALTH SYMPOSIUM LUNCH
“HEALING HANDS WITH US”
Rendezvous Trianon, New York Hilton Hotel
SPONSORED BY:
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
PRESIDING:
Juan Cofield
Member, NAACP Health Committee
Member, NAACP Special Contribution Fund Trustees
West Roxbury, Massachusetts
Founders
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SATURDAY, JULY 11TH / 12:00 P.M. – 1:30 P.M.
HEALTH SYMPOSIUM LUNCH
“HEALING HANDS WITH US”
MS. TERRIE WILLIAMS
SPEAKER
NAACP Centennial C O NVENTION 25
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INVOCATION:
Madie A. Robinson
Member, NAACP Health Committee
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Florence, South Carolina
SPONSOR GREETINGS:
Carl St. Bernard
Vice President Sale & Marketing
Cordis Corporation USA
Bridgewater, New Jersey
LUNCH SERVED
INTRODUCTION OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON:
Madie A. Robinson
Member, NAACP Health Committee
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Florence, South Carolina
JOHNSON & JOHNSON SPEAKER:
Dr. Laurence Watkins
Cardiologist
Port Saint Lucie, Florida
INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Dr. Marcella Maxwell
Member, NAACP Health Committee
Member, NAACP Special Contribution Fund Trustees
New York, New York
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Ms. Terrie Williams
President, Terrie Williams Agency
New York, New York
REMARKS:
Karen Boykin-Towns
Chair, NAACP National Health Committee
President, NAACP Brooklyn Branch
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
New York, New York
Founders
Bold Dreams Big Victories
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PRESENTATION OF THE MONTAGUE COBB AWARD:
Dr. Kenyon Burke
Member, NAACP National Health Committee
Member, Special Contribution Fund Trustees
Maplewood, New Jersey
BENEDICTION:
Shayla King
3rd Vice Chair, NAACP National Health Committee
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Chicago, Illinois
12:00 P.M. PRESS CONFERENCE
Petit Trianon, New York Hilton Hotel
PARTICIPANTS:
Julian Bond
Chairman, NAACP National Board of Directors
Washington, D.C.
Roslyn M. Brock
Chair, Convention Planning Committee
Vice Chair, NAACP National Board of Directors
Member, NAACP Special Contribution Fund Trustees
Elkridge, Maryland
Mr. Benjamin Todd Jealous
President & Chief Executive Officer
NAACP
Baltimore, Maryland
3:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. ACT-SO REHEARSAL
Grand Ballroom, New York Hilton Hotel
NAACP Centennial C O NVENTION 27
12
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8:00 A.M. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION SEMINAR
REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Rendezvous Trianon, New York Hilton Hotel
Unit Presidents and Legal Redress Chairs may
attend the Seminar free of charge
8:45 A.M. – 9:00 A.M. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
SEMINAR OPENING SESSION
Rendezvous Trianon, New York Hilton Hotel
SPONSORED BY:
MILLERCOORS
KELLOGG’S
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL
WELCOME:
Angela Ciccolo
Interim General Counsel, NAACP
Baltimore, Maryland
8:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M. PRAYER BREAKFAST/MEMORIAL SERVICE
FOR DECEASED NAACP OFFICERS AND
MEMBERS (TICKETS REQUIRED)
Trianon Ballroom, New York Hilton Hotel
SPONSORED BY:
CHEVRON/TEXACO CORPORATION
CHOIR:
Abyssinian Baptist Church Choir
PRESIDING:
Honorable Laura D. Blackburne
Member, NAACP Special Contribution Fund Trustees
Jamaica, New York
INVOCATION:
Reverend Morris L. Shearin, Sr.
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Pastor, Israel Baptist Church
Washington, D.C.
Founders
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SUNDAY, JULY 12TH / 8:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M.
PRAYER BREAKFAST/MEMORIAL
SERVICE FOR DECEASED NAACP
OFFICERS AND MEMBERS
REVEREND AL SHARPTON
SPEAKER
NAACP Centennial C O NVENTION 29
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SPONSOR GREETINGS:
Carole Young
General Manager, Global Diversity
Chevron Texaco
Member, NAACP Special Contribution Fund Trustees
Houston, Texas
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER:
Reverend Keith A. Ratliff, Sr.
Chair, NAACP National Board of Religious Affairs
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Urbandale, Iowa
SPEAKER:
Reverend Al Sharpton
President, National Action Network
New York, New York
BENEDICTION:
Bishop William Graves
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Senior Bishop, CME Church
Memphis, Tennessee
9:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. ANNUAL CONVENTION REGISTRATION
2nd Floor Promenade, New York Hilton Hotel
1:30 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. ANNUAL CONVENTION REGISTRATION
2nd Floor Promenade, New York Hilton Hotel
9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION SEMINAR
Rendezvous Trianon, New York Hilton Hotel
9:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION SEMINAR
1st Session
Rendezvous Trianon, New York Hilton Hotel
“LEGISLATIVE UPDATE”
SPONSORED BY:
MILLERCOORS
KELLOGG’S
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL
MODERATOR:
Malcolm Ruff
NAACP 2009 Kellogg’s Law Fellows
Baltimore, Maryland
Founders
Bold Dreams Big Victories
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PANELISTS:
Hilary Shelton
Vice President of Advocacy & Director of the
Washington Bureau
Washington, D.C.
Honorable Robert C. Bobby” Scott (D-VA)
United States House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
Honorable Al Green (D-TX)
United States House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION SEMINAR
2nd Session
Rendezvous Trianon, New York Hilton Hotel
“SUPREME COURT PREVIEW AND REVIEW”
SPONSORED BY:
MILLERCOORS
KELLOGG’S
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL
MODERATOR:
Noah Grabisch
NAACP 2009 Kellogg’s Law Fellows
Baltimore, Maryland
PANELIST:
Theodore Shaw
Professor, Columbia Law School
New York, New York
10:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. WIN EMPOWERMENT FORUM/BRUNCH
Mercury Ballroom, New York Hilton Hotel
“BANKING ON US: A FINANCIAL LITERACY
SUMMIT FOR GIRLS & WOMEN”
How can we take charge of our financial future? This
summit will bridge the financial generation gap to help
women of all ages on their journey to financial
independence. Expert panelists discuss how to take
control of finances, protect assets, and build wealth for
our communities in these challenging economic times.
NAACP Centennial C O NVENTION 31
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SPONSORED BY:
MACY’S
CONVENER:
Lia Epperson-Jealous
Assistant Professor of Law
Santa Clara University School of Law
Washington, D.C.
MODERATOR:
Sharon Epperson
CNBC Business Reporter
Englewood, New Jersey
INVOCATION:
Chaplain Jewelnel Davis
University Chaplain and Associate Provost
Columbia University
New York, New York
BRUNCH
ENHANCING THE CELEBRATION:
Dr. Thelma T. Daley
NAACP WIN Consultant
Baltimore, Maryland
SPONSOR GREETINGS:
Shawn Outler
Group Vice President Multicultural Merchandising
and Vendor Development of MACY’S
New York, New York
FORUM PANELISTS:
Maurice Coleman
Senior Vice President of Community Development
Banking, Bank of America
Washington, D.C.
Carla Harris
Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
New York, New York
Monique Morris
Vice President of Research, NAACP
Washington, D.C.
Founders
Bold Dreams Big Victories
SUNDAY, JULY 12TH / 10:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
WIN EMPOWERMENT
FORUM/BRUNCH
SHARON EPPERSON MAURICE COLEMAN
MODERATOR PANELIST
CARLA HARRIS MONIQUE MORRIS
PANELIST PANELIST
NAACP Centennial C O NVENTION 33
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BENEDICTION:
Anita Burson
National Coordinating Chair for Religious Affairs
Centennial Convention
2nd Vice President, Brooklyn NAACP
Brooklyn, New York
10:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL MEETING
Gramercy Suite, New York Hilton Hotel
PRESIDING:
Roger Vann
Senior Vice President, NAACP Field Operations
and Membership
Baltimore, Maryland
11:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION SEMINAR
3rd Session
Rendezvous Trianon, New York Hilton Hotel
“ANALYSIS OF DARFUR CRISIS
FROM AN INTERNATIONAL LAW
PERSPECTIVE UPDATE”
SPONSORED BY:
MILLERCOORS
KELLOGG’S
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL
MODERATOR:
Nicole Chong
NAACP 2009 Kellogg’s Law Fellows
Baltimore, Maryland
PANELIST:
Gloria White-Hammond
My Sisters Keeper
Women-Lead Humanitarian Action
Boston, Massachusetts
Bill Fletcher, Jr.
Former President of TransAfrica Forum
Senior Scholar for the Institute for Policy Studies
& Founder of Black Radical Congress
Mitchellville, Maryland
Founders
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11:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. YOUTH ADVISORS ORIENTATION:
THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE
NAACP YOUTH ADVISOR
Westside Ballroom, Marriott Marquis
PRESIDING:
Valerie Cohen
Adult Representative, NAACP
Region II
Member, NAACP National Youth Work Committee
Flushing, New York
12:15 P.M. – 1:30 P.M. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION SEMINAR
4th Session & Brown Bag Lunch
Rendezvous Trianon, New York Hilton Hotel
“CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM REFORM
BROWN BAG LUNCH”
SPONSORED BY:
MILLERCOORS
KELLOGG’S
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL
MODERATOR:
Sahmra Stevenson-Smith
NAACP 2009 Kellogg’s Law Fellows
Baltimore, Maryland
PANELISTS:
Leroy Gadsden, Esq.
Attorney at Law
St. Albans, New York
Joseph Moniz, Esq.
Attorney at Law
Woodbine, Maryland
Mia Spells, Esq.
Attorney at Law
Dayton, Ohio
Anne Sulton, Ph.D., J.D.
Sulton Law
Olympia, Washington
NAACP Centennial C O NVENTION 35
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12:30 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. YOUTH AND COLLEGE WELCOME SESSION
Westside Ballroom, Marriott Marquis
PRESIDING:
Courtney Cohen
President
NAACP New York Youth & College Division
Flushing, New York
PRESENTERS:
Stefanie L. Brown
National Field Director
(Youth & College Division)
Baltimore, Maryland
Freddie Weeks
NAACP Youth Security
Saucier, Mississippi
Alethea Bonello
Regional Field Organizer, NAACP
Atlanta, Georgia
12:30 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS LUNCHEON
Trianon Ballroom, New York Hilton Hotel
SPONSORED BY:
UPS
PRESIDING:
Dr. Annie B. Martin
President, NAACP New York City Branch
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
New York, New York
INVOCATION:
Reverend Wendell Anthony
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Detroit, Michigan
SPONSOR GREETINGS:
Ken Sternad
President, The UPS Foundation
Norwalk, Connecticut
BENEDICTION:
Reverend Franklin Breckenridge
Elkhart, Indiana
Founders
Bold Dreams Big Victories
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1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. ACT-SO AWARDS CEREMONY
Grand Ballroom, New York Hilton Hotel
1:30 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION SEMINAR
5th Session
Rendezvous Trianon, New York Hilton Hotel
“AFRICAN AMERICANS AND THE
ADVERTISING INDUSTRY: A CASE
STUDY IN DISCRIMINATION”
SPONSORED BY:
MILLERCOORS
KELLOGG’S
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL
MODERATOR:
Nicole Chong
NAACP 2009 Kellogg’s Law Fellows
Baltimore, Maryland
PANELISTS:
Cyrus Mehri, Esq.
Mehri and Skalet
Washington, D.C.
Sanford Moore, Esq.
Activist, Talk Show Host
Bronx, New York
Victor O. Frazier, Esq
Attorney, Former Member (D-NY) United States
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. NATIONAL YOUTH WORK COMMITTEE
MEETING
Odets Room, Marriott Marquis Hotel
2:30 P.M. – 3:30 P.M. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION SEMINAR
6th Session
Rendezvous Trianon, New York Hilton Hotel
“ELECTION PROTECTION LITIGATION:
LESSONS LEARNED IN 2008”
NAACP Centennial C O NVENTION 37
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SPONSORED BY:
MILLERCOORS
KELLOGG’S
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL
MODERATOR:
Malcolm Ruff
NAACP 2009 Kellogg’s Law Fellows
Baltimore, Maryland
PANELISTS:
John Bonifaz, Esq.
Legal Director, Voter Action
Amherst, Massachusetts
Anita Earls, Esq.
Executive Director, Southern Coalition for
Social Justice
Durham, North Carolina
Barbara Bolling, Esq.
President, Indiana State Conference
Member, NAACP Special Contribution Fund Trustees
Gary, Indiana
3:00 P.M. – 4:30P.M. COLLEGE FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT
WORKSHOP
Manhattan Room, Marriott Marquis Hotel
3:30 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION SEMINAR
7th Session
Rendezvous Trianon, New York Hilton Hotel
“ETHICS I”
SPONSORED BY:
MILLERCOORS
KELLOGG’S
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL
MODERATOR:
Sahmra Stevenson-Smith
NAACP 2009 Kellogg’s Law Fellows
Baltimore, Maryland
PANELIST:
Reverend Edward Hailes, Jr.
Senior Attorney, Advancement Project
Washington, D.C.
Founders
Bold Dreams Big Victories
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4:30 P.M. – 5:30 P.M. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION SEMINAR
8th Session
Rendezvous Trianon, New York Hilton Hotel
“USING HOUSING TO PROMOTE EQUALITY”
SPONSORED BY:
MILLERCOORS
KELLOGG’S
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL
MODERATOR:
Noah Grabisch
NAACP 2009 Kellogg’s Law Fellows
Baltimore, Maryland
PANELISTS:
Joe Rich, Esq.
Special Counsel for Federal Agencies
and Litigation, Lawyers’ Committee for
Civil Rights Under Law
Washington, D.C.
Derrick Johnson, Esq.
President, Mississippi State Conference
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Jackson, Mississippi
John P. Relman
Relman & Dane, PLLC
Washington, D.C.
5:30 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. MUSICAL PROGRAM
Grand Ballroom, New York Hilton Hotel
CHOIR:
NAACP Centennial Choir
6:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M. OPENING PUBLIC MASS MEETING
Grand Ballroom, New York Hilton Hotel
PRESIDING:
Roslyn M. Brock
Chair, Convention Planning Committee
Vice Chair, NAACP National Board of Directors
Member, NAACP Special Contribution Fund Trustees
Elkridge, Maryland
NAACP Centennial C O NVENTION 39
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PARLIAMENTARIAN:
Jerome W. Mondesire
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
“LIFT EV’RY VOICE & SING”
AUDIENCE LED BY:
J’Nai Bridges
Mezzo Soprano
1st Place Winner
Harlem Opera Theatre Collegiate Vocal
New York, New York
INVOCATION:
Reverend Dr. Agnes Blackmon
Pastor, Westminster Bethany Presbyterian Church
Chair, Religious Affairs New York State NAACP
Conference
Brooklyn, New York
POSTING OF COLORS:
United States Marine Corp
GREETINGS:
Honorable Michael Bloomberg
Mayor, City of New York
New York, New York
Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Speaker, United States House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
Honorable Charles Schumer
United States Senate
Washington, D.C.
Scott Stringer
Manhattan Borough President
New York, New York
Hazel N. Dukes
Host, 2009 Centennial Convention
President, NAACP State Conference
2nd Vice Chair, NAACP Convention
Planning Committee
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
New York, New York
Founders
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SUNDAY, JULY 12TH / 6:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.
Opening PUBLIC MASS MEETING
HONORABLE HONORABLE CHARLES SCHUMER
MICHAEL BLOOMBERG NANCY PELOSI GREETINGS
GREETINGS GREETINGS
SCOTT STRINGER HAZEL N. DUKES EUGENE DUFFY
GREETINGS GREETINGS GREETINGS
JUNE E. TOWNES JOE COLEMAN JULIAN BOND
MUSICAL SELECTION MUSICAL SELECTION KEYNOTE SPEAKER
NAACP Centennial C O NVENTION 41
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Eugene J. Duffy
Chair, NAACP Special Contribution Fund Trustees
Atlanta, Georgia
INTRODUCTION OF PRESIDING
OFFICERS/PARLIAMENTARIANS:
Roslyn M. Brock
Chair, Convention Planning Committee
Vice Chair, NAACP National Board of Directors
Member, NAACP Special Contribution Fund Trustees
Elkridge, Maryland
These officers will preside and serve as
parliamentarians at the Legislative plenary
sessions, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday.
Honorable Fred Banks
Jackson, Mississippi
Roslyn M. Brock
Elkridge, Maryland
Honorable Laura Blackburne
Jamaica, New York
Clayola Brown
New York, New York
Juan Cofield
West Roxbury, Massachusetts
Scot X. Esdaile
Hamden, Connecticut
Patrick Gaston
Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Jessica Butler Grant
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
General Holifield
Detroit, Michigan
Dr. Marcella Maxwell
New York, New York
Jerry Mondesire
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Founders
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Leon Russell
Clearwater, Florida
Karen Boykin-Towns
New York, New York
PRESENTATION OF FIFTEENTH
MEDGAR EVERS AWARD:
Hazel N. Dukes
Host, 2009 Centennial Convention
President, NAACP State Conference
2nd Vice Chair, NAACP Convention
Planning Committee
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
New York, New York
RULES FOR ELECTING A BOARD
MEMBER-AT-LARGE
INTRODUCTION OF THE NAACP COMMISSIONED SONG
Dr. Rae Alexander Minter
Member, Meet The Composer Board of Directors
Riverdale, New York
MUSICAL SELECTION:
June E. Townes & Gospera
New York, New York
Joe Coleman
Washington, D.C.
INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Dr. Annie B. Martin
President, NAACP New York City Branch
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
New York, New York
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Julian Bond
Chairman, NAACP National Board of Directors
Washington, D.C.
BENEDICTION:
Reverend Dr. Shellie Sampson
Pastor, Thessalonia Baptist Church
Bronx, New York
NAACP Centennial C O NVENTION 43
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9:00 P.M. – 11:30 P.M. YOUTH ACTIVITY
A Play—Platanos and Collard Greens
Westside Ballroom, Marriott Hotel
SPONSORED BY:
MCDONALD’S
Tells the story of two college students, Freeman, an
African-American man and Angelita, a Latino woman,
both forced to confront and overcome cultural and
racial prejudices while defending their bond from the
biases held by family and friends. Platanos is a
thought-provoking romantic comedy that tactfully
addresses stereotypes, prejudices and urban myths
that exist between African Americans and Latinos,
within the context of Hip-Hop, humor, and satire.
The play impels the audience to evaluate pervasive
stereotypes. Platanos humorously displays these
common, yet outrageous, viewpoints while deftly
shooting them down and poetically exposing them
as misrepresentations of reality. The audience while
laughing out loud, is likely to question conventional
attitudes held about themselves and others.
Written by David Lamb
Directed by Summer Hill Seven
9:30 P.M. – MIDNIGHT WELCOME TO NYC OPENING RECEPTION
HOSTED BY: CHAIRMAN JULIAN BOND
(All delegates invited – badges required)
Sutton Complex, New York Hilton Hotel
SPONSORED BY:
ARBITRON
NATIONAL BLACK JUSTICE COALITION
STARBUCKS
10:00 P.M. LATE NIGHT WORSHIP SERVICE
Gramercy Suite, New York Hilton Hotel
CHOIR:
Greater Centennial Choir
Mount Vernon, New York
SPEAKER:
Reverend W. Darin Moore
Pastor, Greater Centennial AME Zion Church
Mount Vernon, New York
Founders
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7:00 A.M. – 8:00 A.M. YOUTH REGIONAL MEETINGS
New York Hilton Hotel
ELECTION OF COMMITTEES AND ELECTION
OF YOUTH REPRESENTATIVES TO THE
NATIONAL YOUTH WORK COMMITTEE
Region I Beekman Parlor
Region II Sutton North, Center & South
Region III Mercury Ballroom
Region IV Nassau Suite
Region V Trianon Ballroom
Region VI Murray Hill Suite
Region VII Regent Parlor
8:00 A.M. – 9:15 A.M. ADULT REGIONAL MEETINGS
New York Hilton Hotel
REGIONAL MEETING FOR ORGANIZATION
AND ELECTION OF COMMITTEES
A. Resolution
B. Credentials
C. Time and Place
D. Rules
E. Annual Election Supervisory
Region I Beekman Parlor
Region II Sutton North, Center & South
Region III Mercury Ballroom
Region IV Nassau Suite
Region V Trianon Ballroom
Region VI Murray Hill Suite
Region VII Regent Parlor
8:00 A.M. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION SEMINAR
REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Gramercy Suite, New York Hilton Hotel
Unit Presidents and Legal Redress Chairs may
attend the Seminar free of charge.
Founders
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8:30 A.M. – 9:40 A.M. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
SEMINAR—1st Session
Gramercy Suite, New York Hilton Hotel
SPONSORED BY:
MILLERCOORS
KELLOGG’S
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL
“THE LAZARUS FILES: BREATHING LIFE INTO
OLD SCHOOL DESEGREGATION CASES AND
BRAVING THE NEW FRONTIER”
MODERATOR:
Annaleigh Porter
NAACP 2009 Kellogg’s Law Fellows
Baltimore, Maryland
PANELIST:
James Meyerson, Esq.
Attorney at Law
New York, New York
Victor Goode, Esq.
Assistant General Counsel, NAACP
Baltimore, Maryland
Kendra Fox Davis, Esq.
Staff Attorney, Lawyers’ Committee for
Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco, California
9:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. ANNUAL CONVENTION REGISTRATION
2nd Floor Promenade, New York Hilton Hotel
1:30 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. ANNUAL CONVENTION REGISTRATION
2nd Floor Promenade, New York Hilton Hotell
9:00 A.M. – 9:30 A.M. MUSICAL PROGRAM
Grand Ballroom, New York Hilton
Choir:
New York African Chorus
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9:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. FIRST PLENARY SESSION
Grand Ballroom, New York Hilton
PRESIDING:
Jessica Butler-Grant
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
PARLIAMENTARIAN:
Scot X. Esdaile
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Hamden, Connecticut
INVOCATION:
Reverend Johan Johnson
Rector, St. Martin’s Episcopal Church
New York, New York
GREETINGS:
Honorable David Paterson
Governor State of New York
Albany, New York
Honorable Kristen E. Gillibrand
United States Senate
Washington, D.C.
Honorable Charles B. Rangel
15th Congressional District
United States House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
Ruben Diaz
Bronx Borough President
Bronx, New York
Mrs. Ruby Shinhoster
(Widow of Earl Shinhoster)
Earl Shinhoster
Interim President and CEO
(1994–1996)
Kweisi Mfume
Former President and CEO
(1996–2004)
Bruce S. Gordon
Former President and CEO
(2005–2007)
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First Plenary Session
HONORABLE HONORABLE KRISTEN E. HONORABLE
DAVID PATERSON GILLIBRAND CHARLES B. RANGEL
GREETINGS GREETINGS GREETINGS
EARL SHINHOSTER BENJAMIN TODD BRUCE S. GORDON
Interim President and CEO JEALOUS GREETINGS
(1994–1996) KEYNOTE SPEAKER Former President and CEO
GREETINGS BY HIS WIDOW President and CEO (2005–2007)
MRS. RUBY SHINHOSTER (2008–Present)
DENNIS C. HAYES, ESQ. BENJAMIN LAWSON KWEISI MFUME
GREETINGS HOOKS GREETINGS
Former Interim President and GREETINGS Former President and CEO
CEO Former Executive Director (1996–2004)
(2004–2005 & 2007–2008) (1977–1993)
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Dennis C. Hayes, Esq.
Former Interim President and CEO
(2004–2005 & 2007–2008)
Benjamin Lawson Hooks
Former Executive Director
(1977–1993)
PRESENTATION OF THE WILLIAM ROBERT
MING ADVOCACY AWARD
Angela Ciccolo
Interim General Counsel, NAACP
Baltimore, Maryland
INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
De’Jaun Correia
ACT-SO Gold Medalist
Sacramento, California
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Benjamin Todd Jealous
President & Chief Executive Officer
NAACP
Baltimore, Maryland
SPECIAL SESSION FOR NOMINATIONS FOR
NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BENEDICTION:
Reverand Louis E. Sanders
Pastor, St. Charles AME Zion Church
New York, New York
9:45 A.M. – 10:30 A.M. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION SEMINAR
2nd Session
Gramercy Suite, New York Hilton Hotel
SPONSORED BY:
MILLERCOORS
KELLOGG’S
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL
“RACE HEALTH AND THE LAW”
MODERATOR:
Anson Asaka, Esq.
Assistant General Counsel, NAACP
Baltimore, Maryland
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PANELIST:
Alan C. Milstein, Esq.
Sherman Silverstein
Pennsauken, New Jersey
10:30 A.M. – 11:45 A.M. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION SEMINAR
3rd Session
Gramercy Suite, New York Hilton Hotel
SPONSORED BY:
MILLERCOORS
KELLOGG’S
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL
“TRIAL PRACTICE: DIRECT AND CROSS
EXAMINATION OF A MEDICAL EXAMINER
IN A FATAL POLICE SHOOTING”
MODERATOR:
Noele Hosley
NAACP 2009 Kellogg’s Law Fellows
Baltimore, Maryland
PANELISTS:
Honorable Fred Banks
Chair, NAACP Legal Committee
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Jackson, Mississippi
Kevin Tate, Esq.
Assistant Federal Defender, Federal Defender of
Western North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
Gary Bledsoe, Esq.
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Member, NAACP Legal Committee
Austin, Texas
Dr. Martrina Schmidt
Pathologist, West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia
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11:45 A.M. – 12:45 P.M. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION SEMINAR
4th Session
Gramercy Suite, New York Hilton Hotel
SPONSORED BY:
MILLERCOORS
KELLOGG’S
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL
“ETHICS II”
MODERATOR:
Noele Hosley
NAACP 2009 Kellogg’s Law Fellows
Baltimore, Maryland
12:30 P.M. CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE MEETING
Holland Suite, New York Hilton Hotel
12:30 P.M. RULES COMMITTEE MEETING
Holland Suite, New York Hilton Hotel
12:30 P.M. ELECTION SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE
Holland Suite, New York Hilton Hotel
1:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. COMMERCE & INDUSTRY SHOW
GRAND OPENING
Americas I & II, New York Hilton Hotel
RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY
Join Chairman Julian Bond, Vice Chair Roslyn M.
Brock along with President & CEO Benjamin Todd
Jealous as they officially open the 40th Annual
Commerce & Industry Show
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1:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. NAACP AUTHORS PAVILION
Americas I & II, New York Hilton Hotel
1:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. HEALTH FAIR
Americas I & II, New York Hilton Hotel
1:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. RETAIL EXPO
South Corridor, New York Hilton Hotel
1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. CLARENCE M. MITCHELL, JR. MEMORIAL
LECTURE LUNCHEON
Trianon Ballroom, New York Hilton Hotel
PRESIDING:
Honorable Laura D. Blackburne
Vice Chair, NAACP Legal Committee
Member, NAACP Special Contribution Fund Trustees
Jamaica, New York
INVOCATION:
Reverend Jo’An L. Owings
Pastor, Mt. Zion AME Church
New York, New York
SPONSOR GREETINGS:
Larry Waters
MillerCoors
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jimmie Walton Paschall
Senior Vice President External Affairs and
Global Diversity Officer
Marriott International, Inc.
Bethesda, Maryland
GREETINGS:
Rodney G. Moore
NBA President
Washington, D.C.
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MONDAY, JULY 13TH / 1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M.
CLARENCE M. MITCHELL, JR.
MEMORIAL LECTURE LUNCHEON
CLARENCE M. MITCHELL, JR.
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INTRODUCTION OF LAW FELLOWS:
Kathleen Wilson-Towns
Member, NAACP Special Contribution Fund Trustees
Vice President, Chief Counsel
U.S. Business, Labor & Employment
KELLOGG’S Company
Washington, D.C.
MUSICAL SELECTION:
Voices of Glory
New York, New York
SPEAKER:
Honorable Eric Holder
United States Attorney General
Washington, D.C.
PRESENTATION OF JUANITA JACKSON
MITCHELL LEGAL ACTIVISM AWARD
PRESENTATION OF FOOT SOLDIERS AWARDS
BENEDICTION:
Reverend James Morrison
Pastor, Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church
Bronx, New York
1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. RELIGIOUS LEADERS LUNCHEON
Mercury Ballroom, New York Hilton Hotel
SPONSORED BY:
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
PRESIDING:
Rev. Dr. Gregory Roberson Smith
Senior Pastor
Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
New York, New York
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Religious Leaders Luncheon
BISHOP JOHN RICHARD BRYANT
SPEAKER
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INVOCATION:
Reverend Melvin Wilson
Pastor, St. Luke AME Church
New York, New York
SOLOIST:
Viola Pedro Liburt
New York, New York
LUNCH SERVED
SOLOIST:
Viola Pedro Liburt
New York, New York
SPONSOR GREETINGS:
Reverend Dr. Francys Johnson
Vice President, Cultural Health Initiatives,
American Heart Association/
American Stroke Association
New York, New York
GREETINGS:
Reverend Julius C. Hope
Director, NAACP Religious Affairs Department
Highland Park, Michigan
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER:
Reverend Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks
Member, NAACP Special Contribution Fund Trustees
Former, Executive Director/CEO
Memphis, Tennessee
SPEAKER:
Bishop John Richard Bryant
Senior Bishop, African Methodist
Episcopal Church
Chicago, Illinois
BENEDICTION:
Reverend Dr. Darren Mitchell
Pastor, First AME Zion Church
Brooklyn, New York
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2:30 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
EDUCATION (Adults)—Building A Progressive
Agenda Towards Quality Education
Murray Hill Suite, New York Hilton Hotel
This exciting Education Advocacy Workshop takes
the participants through a series of scenarios taken
from the very real challenges African American
students face in public education systems across
the country. The issues will range from student
assignment and assessments to teacher quality
and resource equity, from high takes barrier testing
to zero tolerance policies. For each scenario, the
panelists will encourage and coordinate discussion
by the workshop participants. This approach is
intended to increase the opportunity for the
exchange of analytical, tactical and strategic
approached with the context of both our strategic
priorities in education and our organizational
framework. This workshop will also review winning
strategies to reduce structural, political, financial
and other barriers, towards the goal of realizing
equal access to quality education.
MODERATORS:
Maxine A. Smith
Member, National Board of Directors
Chair, NAACP Education Committee
Memphis, Tennessee
PANELISTS:
Dr. R. L’Heureaux Lewis
Professor, The City College of New York
Department of Sociology
New York, New York
Judith Browne-Dianis
Co-Director, Advancement Project
Washington, D.C.
Dr. James W. Loewen
Author, “Life My Teacher Told, Lies Across
America” and “Sundown Towns”
Washington, D.C.
Dr. Charles V. Willie
Professor Emeritus, Harvard Graduate
School of Education
Concord, Massachusetts
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Dr. Edison O. Jackson
President, Medgar Evers College
City University of New York
Brooklyn, New York
2:30 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. LEGISLATIVE
Sutton North, New York Hilton Hotel
“ADVANCING BIG DREAMS, SECURING
BOLD VICTORIES: ADVOCATING THE NAACP’S
FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AND NATIONAL
PUBLIC POLICY AGENDA TO CONGRESS”
PRESIDING:
Leon W. Russell
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Clearwater, Florida
MODERATOR:
Hilary Shelton
Vice President of Advocacy & Director, NAACP
Washington Bureau
Washington, D.C.
INVITED PANELISTS:
Honorable Arlen Specter (R-PA)
United States Senate
Washington, D.C.
Honorable James Webb (D-VA)
United States Senate
Washington, D.C.
Honorable Keith Ellison (D-MN)
United States House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
Honorable Barney Frank (D-MA)
United States House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
Honorable Barbara Lee (D-CA)
United States House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
Honorable Charles Rangel (D-NY)
United States House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
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Honorable Bobby Scott (D-VA)
United States House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
Honorable Diane Watson (D-CA)
United States House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
2:30 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. MEMBERSHIP
Gramcery Suite, New York Hilton Hotel
“THIS IS HOW WE DO IT: THE BEST WAYS TO
BUILD NAACP MEMBERSHIP”
Workshop will examine strategies that units and
individual membership campaigners can use to build
memberships during the centennial year and beyond.
PRESIDING:
Mrs. Cora Breckenridge
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Elkhart, Indiana
PANELISTS:
All members of the Memberships and Unit
Division
2:30 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Nassau Suite, New York Hilton Hotel
SPONSORED BY:
WAL-MART
“SMART STRATEGIES TOWARD SAFER
COMMUNITIES”
This workshop will present information about
effective community-based strategies to enhance
trust between police and community, reduce
contact between people of color and the justice
system; and support a successful re-entry for
formerly incarcerated men, women, and children.
This workshop will assist local units and advocates
to design local agendas in support of “smart and
safe” criminal justice policy.
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PRESIDING:
Alice Huffman
Chair, NAACP Criminal Justice Sub-Committee
President, NAACP California State Conference
Member, NAACP National Board of Director
Los Angeles, California
MODERATOR:
Dr. Stephanie Bush-Baskette, Esq.
Director, Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies
Newark, New Jersey
PANELISTS:
Isis Sapp Grant
Founder MSW, and Executive Director, Youth
Empowerment Mission Blossom Program for Girls
Brooklyn, New York
Rob Carmona
Founder, STRIVE International
New York, New York
2:30 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. HEALTH
Sutton Center, New York Hilton Hotel
SPONSORED BY:
THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE
CONTROL AND PREVENTION
“THE GREAT SILENCE: THE IMPACT OF
HIV/AIDS ON AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN”
PRESIDING:
Dr. Rose Blackburne
Member, NAACP National Health Committee
Washington, D.C.
SPONSOR REMARKS:
Kevin Fenton
Director, CDC National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral
Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
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SPECIAL COMMENTS:
Willis Edwards
Member, NAACP Health Committee
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Los Angeles, California
PANELISTS:
Monica Sweeny
Commissioner, New York Department of Health
New York, New York
C. Virginia Fields
President and CEO, National Black Leadership
Commission on AIDS
New York, New York
Glenda Smiley
Barnard College
New York, New York
Carrie Broadus
Women Alive Coalition
Los Angeles, California
2:30 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. PREDATORY LENDING
Sutton North, New York Hilton Hotel
BIG DREAMS, BOLD VICTORIES: FIGHTING
PREDATORY LENDERS TO ADVANCE THE
DREAM OF ECONOMIC SECURITY
The panel will focus on predatory lending,
especially as it relates to racial and ethnic
minorities, and the role predatory lending has
played in the current mortgage foreclosure crisis.
We will discuss what is being done at the federal
level to stop predatory lending and to help
homeowners facing foreclosure, as well as the
role of non-profits in these struggles. Lastly, the
panel will discuss the NAACP’s efforts to ensure
that predatory loans are stopped and those who
have been target our communities for decades
are held accountable.
Following the panel discussion, the workshop will
be opened up to the audience. We will hear true
stories from victims of predatory lending and
allow members of the audience to ask questions
of panelists.
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PRESIDING:
Gary Bledsoe
Chair, NAACP Housing Committee
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Austin, Texas
MODERATOR:
William Cofield
Vice-Chair, NAACP Housing Committee
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Frankfort, Kentucky
PANELISTS:
Keith Corbett
Center for Responsible Lending
Durham, North Carolina
Shanna Smith
President and CEO, National Fair Housing Alliance
Washington, D.C.
Janis Bowdler
National Council of La Raza
Washington, D.C.
Derek Douglas
Senior Advisor to the President of the United
States of America on Urban Affairs
Washington, D.C.
Ingrid Gould Ellen
Associate Professor, Public Planning and Public
Policy New York University’s Wagner School
Co-Director, The Furman Center for Real Estate
and Urban Policy, New York University
New York, New York
2:30 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. US CENSUS WORKSHOP
Beekman Parlor, New York Hilton Hotel
“2010 CENSUS: YES WE COUNT”
The presenters will provide an overview on the
status of the 2010 Census including operations,
key milestone activities and ways NAACP can
assist the Census through partnership to ensure a
complete and accurate count. The presenters will
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also provide information on reapportionment and
the mandates of “P.L. 94-171” for redistricting.
Finally, this workshop will cover tools to help the
units develop goals, analyze organizational
strength, grow their volunteer base, communicate
with members, work in coalitions, and implement
the tactics necessary for counting every person
and mastering the redistricting process.
PRESIDING:
Reverend Michael Nelson
Vice Chair, NAACP Political
Action/Legislative Committee
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Detroit, Michigan
PANELISTS:
Arnold Jackson
Associate Director, U.S. Census Bureau
Washington, D.C.
Antonio Gonzalez
President, Southwest Voter Registration
Education Project (SVREP)
San Antonio, Texas
Makani Themba-Nixon
Executive Director, The Praxis Project
Washington, D.C.
Peter Wagner
Executive Director, Prison Policy Institute
Northampton, Massachusetts
2:30 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. CONCURRENT YOUTH WORKSHOPS
Marriott Marquis Hotel
LEGISLATIVE—“KNOW THE RULE, WIN THE
GAME” (HIGH SCHOOL)
Salon I, Marriott Marquis Hotel
Through the use of interactive training methods,
participants will receive information about how to
utilize the legislative process to advocate for
change in their community. The workshop will
focus specifically on activism related to high
education access and affordability.
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MODERATOR:
Zephanii Smith
Region I Youth Representative
NAACP National Youth Work Committee
Stockton, California
PANELISTS:
Shamieka Johnson
President, Allen University
Columbia, South Carolina
Diallo Shabazz
Community Facilitator
Office of Strategic Partnerships and
External Initiatives
New York City Department of Education
Brooklyn, New York
Leonard Phillips, Jr.
President, NAACP Alabama Youth & College
Huntsville, Alabama
LEGISLATIVE—“POLITICAL POWER
UNLEASHED” (COLLEGE)
Salon II, Marriott Marquis Hotel
How to successfully navigate the political
process to achieve your campaign goals.
This workshop will include information about
how to meet with elected officials, holding
officials accountable and utilizing the
community to influence legislation.
MODERATOR:
Edmund Miller
Region VII Youth Representative
NAACP National Youth Work Committee
Brooklyn, New York
PANELIST:
Jessica Pierce
Communication & Network Associate Director
Young People For People for The American
Way Foundation
Washington, D.C.
Calvin Williams
Alumni Outreach Director
Generational Alliance
Brooklyn, New York
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TECHNOLOGY—“TECH ACTIVISM 2.0”
Salon III, Marriott Marquis Hotel
Online organizing has become a necessary activity
that every youth unit should engage in to enhance
their grassroots activism. This workshop will
address how youth can utilize new technologies
and social tools to successfully organize in their
communities.
MODERATOR:
Kara Staten
Region III Youth Representative
NAACP National Youth Work Committee
Englewood, Ohio
PANELISTS:
Judith Freeman
Co-Founder & Executive Director
New Organizing Institute
Washington, D.C.
Nava Yesoalul
People Operations
Google, Inc.
New York, New York
2:35 P.M. – 3:35 P.M. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION SEMINAR
5th Session
Gramercy Suite, New York Hilton Hotel
SPONSORED BY:
MILLERCOORS
KELLOGG’S
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL
“CENSUS AND REDISTRICTING: WHAT YOU
NEED TO KNOW”
MODERATOR:
Annaleigh Porter
NAACP 2009 Kellogg’s Law Fellows
Baltimore, Maryland
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PANELIST:
Peter Wagner
Executive Director, Prison Policy Initiative
Northampton, Massachusetts
Carroll Rhodes, Esq.
Attorney at Law
Hazelhurst, Mississippi
Robert McDuff, Esq.
McDuff Law
Jackson, MS
3:35 P.M. – 4:35 P.M. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION SEMINAR
6th Session
Gramercy Suite, New York Hilton Hotel
SPONSORED BY:
MILLERCOORS
KELLOGG’S
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL
“ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF HISTORY:
GENERAL COUNSEL’S FORUM: THE NAACP’S
CONTRIBUTION TO CIVIL RIGHTS LAW”
MODERATOR:
Anson Asaka, Esq.
Assistant General Counsel, NAACP
Baltimore, Maryland
PANELIST:
Dennis C. Hayes, Esq.
Former NAACP Interim President and CEO
Former NAACP General Counsel
Columbia, Maryland
Nathaniel Jones, Esq.
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Blank Rome
Cincinnati, Ohio
Leland Ware
Professor, University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware
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4:30 P.M. – 6:30 P.M. CONCURRENT YOUTH WORKSHOPS
Marriott Marquis Hotel
ORGANIZING POWER TO THE PEOPLE
(HIGH SCHOOL)
Salon I, Marriott Marquis Hotel
Learn the basics of organizing students and your
community to create change on the local and state
level. This workshop will address building inclusive
coalitions, recruiting and retaining volunteers,
members and leadership development.
MODERATOR:
Angela Stanley
NYWC Chair Appointee
NAACP National Youth Work Committee
Richmond, Virginia
ORGANIZING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
(COLLEGE)
Salon II, Marriott Marquis Hotel
This workshop will address how to create winning
strategies to create sustainable campaigns and
combat obstacles in the community. Work will
include information on understanding power,
strategic campaign planning, motivating and
mobilizing people for action.
MODERATOR:
Marcus Cunningham
Region VI Youth Representative
NAACP National Youth Work Committee
Denton, Texas
PANELISTS:
Diallo Shabazz
Community Facilitator, Office of Strategic
Partnerships and External Initiatives New York City
Department of Education
Brooklyn, New York
Kenna Rankin Naasel
Freelance Journalist & Author
Harlem, New York
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Tina Martinez
Former Associate Producer
Fox News Cable Channel
Bronx, New York
COMMUNICATIONS: “HOLLA IF YOU
HEAR ME” (YOUTH)
Salon III, Marriott Marquis Hotel
This workshop will teach participants how to
create a campaign messaging strategy to frame
their issues, gain support, recruit volunteers and
build power in their communities.
MODERATOR:
D. Lamont Roberts
Region V Youth Representative
NAACP National Youth Work Committee
Columbia, South Carolina
4:35 P.M. – 5:35 P.M. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION SEMINAR
7th Session
Gramercy Suite, New York Hilton Hotel
SPONSORED BY:
MILLERCOORS
KELLOGG’S
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL
“ADVANCING THE CIVIL RIGHTS AGENDA”
MODERATOR:
Angela Ciccolo
Interim General Counsel, NAACP
Baltimore, Maryland
PANELISTS:
Charles Olgetree, Jr.
Jesse Climenko Professor of Law
Harvard Law School
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Barbara Arnwine, Esq.
Executive Director, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil
Rights Under Law
Washington, D.C.
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Joseph H. Duff, Esq.
General Counsel
Legal Defense and Education Fund
New York, New York
6:00 P.M. – 6:30 P.M. MUSICAL PROGRAM
Grand Ballroom, New York Hilton Hotel
CHOIR:
Precise Step Team
New York, New York
6:30 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. PUBLIC MASS MEETING—YOUTH NIGHT
Grand Ballroom, New York Hilton Hotel
“NOT ON OUR WATCH”
Today’s youth activists are more diverse and
engaged than ever before—working with people
of various races, ethnicities and backgrounds to
challenge problems in the community and across
the globe.
PRESIDING:
Kenneth Cohen, Jr.
Region II Youth Representative
NAACP National Youth Work Committee
Flushing, New York
INVOCATION:
Reverend Eboni K. Marshall
Assistant Minister for Christian Education
Abyssinian Baptist Church
New York, New York
“LIFT EV’RY VOICE AND SING”
Bishop Clayton Harris
Saxophonist
New York, New York
WELCOME:
Michael Flemings
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Morgantown, West Virginia
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PUBLIC MASS MEETING
Youth Night
BASHEER JONES NOELLE LUSANE JEFF JOHNSON
SPOKEN WORD PANELIST PANELIST
PRESENTATION
EDITH JIBUNOH TONEX STEFANIE L. BROWN
PANELIST PANELIST NATIONAL FIELD
DIRECTOR
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INTRODUCTION OF PANELISTS:
Sable Nelson
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Washington, D.C.
SPOKEN WORD PRESENTATION:
Basheer Jones
Activist, Spoken Word Artist, Radio-One Host
Cleveland’s Newstalk 1490am
Cleveland, Ohio
PANELISTS:
Noelle LuSane
Staff Director, Subcommittee on Africa Global Health
Office of Congressman Donald Payne
Washington, D.C.
Jeff Johnson
Host, BET News and Commentator,
Tom Joyner Morning Show
Bowie, Maryland
Edith Jibunoh
Senior Manager of Africa Outreach ONE
New York, New York
Briggs Bomba
Director of Campaigns
Africa Action
Washington, D.C.
Tonex
Grammy Nominated Gospel Artist
Los Angeles, California
VIDEO/DANCE PRESENTATION
CLOSING REMARKS:
Stefanie L. Brown
National Field Director
(Youth & College Division)
Baltimore, Maryland
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BENEDICTION:
Reverend Gilbert Pickett, Sr.
Pastor, Mt. Horeb Baptist Church
Corona, New York
8:30 P.M. – 11:00 P.M. YOUTH SOCIAL
Westside Ballroom, Marriott Marquis Hotel
SPONSORED BY:
YUM! BRANDS
10:00 P.M. LATE NIGHT WORSHIP SERVICE
Gramercy Ballroom, New York Hilton Hotel
GUEST SPEAKER:
Reverend Nelson B. Rivers, III
Pastor, Charity Missionary Baptist Church
Charleston, South Carolina
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New York Hilton Hotel
ELECTION OF COMMITTEES AND ELECTION
OF YOUTH REPRESENTATIVES TO THE
NATIONAL YOUTH WORK COMMITTEE
Region I Beekman Parlor
Region II Sutton North, Center & South
Region III Mercury Ballroom
Region IV Nassau Suite
Region V Trianon Ballroom
Region VI Murray Hill Suite
Region VII Regent Parlor
8:00 A.M. – 9:15 A.M. ADULT REGIONAL MEETINGS
New York Hilton Hotel
REGIONAL MEETING FOR ORGANIZATION
AND ELECTION OF COMMITTEES
A. Resolution
B. Credentials
C. Time and Place
D. Rules
E. Annual Election Supervisory
Region I Beekman Parlor
Region II Sutton North, Center & South
Region III Mercury Ballroom
Region IV Nassau Suite
Region V Trianon Ballroom
Region VI Murray Hill Suite
Region VII Regent Parlor
9:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. ANNUAL CONVENTION REGISTRATION
2nd Floor Promenade, New York Hilton Hotel
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1:30 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. ANNUAL CONVENTION REGISTRATION
2nd Floor Promenade, New York Hilton Hotel
9:00 A.M. – 9:30 A.M. MUSICAL PROGRAM
Grand Ballroom, New York Hilton Hotel
CHOIR:
Song of Solomon
9:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. LEGISLATIVE SESSION
RESOLUTIONS ONLY 2009 Resolutions
Grand Ballroom, New York Hilton Hotel
PRESIDING:
Honorable Laura Blackburne
Vice Chair, NAACP 2009 Resolutions Committee
Member, NAACP Special Contribution Fund Trustees
Jamaica, New York
PARLIAMENTARIAN:
Honorable Fred Banks
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Jackson, Mississippi
INVOCATION:
Bishop Lionel Harvey
Senior Pastor
First Baptist Church Cathedral of Westbury
Member, NAACP National Religious Affairs Committee
Westbury, New York
GREETINGS:
Honorable Gregory Meeks
United States House of Representative
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Honorable Michael Steele
Chairman, Republican National Committee
Washington, D.C.
Thomas Vilsack
Secretary of the United States Department of
Agriculture
Washington, D.C.
James Hoffa
General President, The International Brotherhood
of Teamsters
Washington, D.C.
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TUESDAY, JULY 14TH / 9:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
Legislative Session
HONORABLE GREGORY MEEKS HONORABLE MICHAEL STEELE
GREETINGS GREETINGS
THOMAS VILSACK
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REPORT OF THE CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE
(Includes Voting, Alternate, Observers, Exhibitors,
Career Fair, Retailers)
PRESENTATION OF KELLY MILLER
ALEXANDER, SR. NAACP STATE
CONFERENCE PRESIDENT’S AWARD
2009 RESOLUTIONS:
Leon Russell
Chair, 2009 Resolutions Committee
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Clearwater, Florida
BENEDICTION:
Reverend Cynthia Diaz
Pastor, Presbyterian Church of Elmont
Elmont, New York
10:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M. NAACP COMMERCE & INDUSRTY SHOW
Americas I & II, New York Hilton Hotel
10:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M. NAACP AUTHORS PAVILION
Americas I & II, New York Hilton Hotel
10:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M. HEALTH FAIR
Americas I & II, New York Hilton Hotel
10:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M. RETAIL EXPO
South Corridor, New York Hilton Hotel
12:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. CAREER FAIR—GRAND OPENING
Rhinelander Gallery, New York Hilton Hotel
12:30 P.M. – 5:30 P.M. ELECTION FOR BOARD OF
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE
Bryant Suite, New York Hilton Hotel
1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. 37th NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON
Sutton Complex & Gramercy Suite New York
Hilton Hotel
SPONSORED BY:
NATIONWIDE INSURANCE
PRESIDING:
Dr. Annie B. Martin
President, New York NAACP Branch
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
New York, New York
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INVOCATION:
Reverend Patrick Young
Pastor, First Baptist Church of East Elmhurst
East Elmhurst, New York
WELCOME:
Gloria Benfield
Chair, NAACP New York State Conference
Membership Committee
New York, New York
SPONSOR GREETINGS:
Jeanetta Darno
SPHR Associate Vice President
Office of Diversity & Inclusion, Nationwide Insurance
Columbus, Ohio
GREETINGS:
Dr. Ernest Johnson
Chair, NAACP Units & Membership Committee
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER:
Hazel N. Dukes
Host, 2009 Centennial Convention
President, NAACP State Conference
2nd Vice Chair, NAACP Convention
Planning Committee
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
New York, New York
SPEAKER:
Honorable Greg Mathis
Judge, Lawyer and TV Personality
Member, NAACP Special Contribution Fund Trustees
Detroit, Michigan
CLOSING REMARKS:
Andrea Brown-Gee
Director, NAACP Membership Department
Baltimore, Maryland
BENEDICTION:
Reverend John L. Scott
Pastor, Saint John’s Baptist Church
New York, New York
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37th NATIONAL
MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON
HONORABLE GREG MATHIS
SPEAKER
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1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. YOUTH ADVISORS LUNCHEON
Westside Salons 3&4, Marriott Marquis
SPONSORED BY:
BURGER KING
PRESIDING:
Latoya Henry
Region III Representative
NAACP National Youth Work Committee
Detroit, Michigan
INVOCATION:
Reverend Frederick Crawford
President, Baptist Ministers’ Conference of
Bronx and Vicinity
Bronx, New York
GREETINGS:
Stefanie L. Brown
National Field Director
(Youth & College Division)
Baltimore, Maryland
Reverend Charles White
National Field Director, NAACP Branch and Field
Baltimore, Maryland
MUSICAL SELECTION:
The Ishmel Sisters
New York, New York
ADVISOR APPRECIATION:
Carlos Smith
NYWC Chair Appointee
Tougaloo, Mississippi
INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Toni Ellison
Region I Adult Representative
NAACP Youth Work Committee
Stockton, California
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Youth Advisors Luncheon
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REMARKS:
Alethea Bonello
Field Organizer, NAACP
Atlanta, Georgia
BENEDICTION:
Reverend Edwin Reed
Pastor, Morris Brown AME
Ozone Park, New York
1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. YOUTH WORKING LUNCH
“OWNING OUR IMAGE”
Westside Salons 3&4 with Lyccum Complex,
Marriott Marquis
This luncheon will provide a forum for panelists and
youth members to discuss the positive and negative
portrayals of youth of color in various forms of media
(print, television and radio). The lunch will address
ways the community can advocate for balance and
diversity of content in the entertainment industry to
create positive role models for youth and how young
people can obtain decision making positions in
media industries in the future.
SPONSORED BY:
HONDA AMERICA
PRESIDING:
Shayla King
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Chicago, Illinois
SPONSOR GREETINGS:
Mr. Marc Burt
Senior Manage, Office for Inclusion and Diversity
Honda America
Torrance, California
INTRODUCTION OF PANELIST:
Leonard Phillips
President, NAACP Alabama Youth & College Division
Normal, Alabama
HOST:
Amanda Diva
Activist, Television Host MTV
New York, New York
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PANELISTS:
Mono Scott-Young
Founder & CEO, Monami Ent., LLC
New York, New York
Lisa Fager Bediako
President & Co-Founder, Industry Ears
Odenton, Maryland
Basheer Jones
Activist, Spoken Word Artist, Radio-One Host
Cleveland’s Newstalk 1490am
Cleveland, Ohio
Jeanine Liburd
Sr. Vice President Corporate
Communications/Public Affairs, BET Networks
New York, New York
9th Wonder
Critically Acclaimed Music Producer
Raleigh, North Carolina
Tonex
Grammy Nominated Gospel Artist
Los Angeles, California
REMARKS:
Stefanie L. Brown
National Field Director
(Youth & College Division)
Baltimore, Maryland
BENEDICTION:
Reverend Michael Nelson
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Detroit, Michigan
2:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION FUND
TRUSTEES MEETING
Murray Hill Suite, New York Hilton Hotel
3:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. LEGISLATIVE SESSION
RESOLUTIONS CONTINUED
Grand Ballroom, New York Hilton Hotel
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PRESIDING:
Leon Russell
Chair, NAACP 2009 Resolutions Committee
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Clearwater, Florida
PARLIAMENTARIAN:
Honorable Fred Banks
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Jackson, Mississippi
CHOIR:
NAACP Centennial Choir
INVOCATION:
Reverend Washington Lunday
New York, New York
BENEDICTION:
Reverend Dr. Jessie T. Williams, Jr.
Senior Minister, Convent Baptist Church of Harlem
New York, New York
3:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. TIME AND PLACE COMMITTEE MEETING
Nassau Suite, New York Hilton Hotel
6:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. PRE MILITARY DINNER RECEPTION
East Promenade, New York Hilton Hotel
7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. ARMED SERVICES & VETERANS
AFFAIRS DINNER
Trianon, New York Hilton Hotel
SPONSORED BY:
FOOD LION, INC
PRESIDING CO-HOSTS:
Mr. Jimmy Love
Acting Principal Director
Office of Diversity Management & Equal Opportunity
Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Marcella Maxwell
Member, NAACP Special Contribution Fund Trustees
New York, New York
MUSICAL PRELUDE:
Mr. Keith Armstead
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Armed Services & Veterans
Affairs Dinner
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INTRODUCTIONS:
Mr. Jimmy Love
PRESENTATION OF THE UNITED STATES
MARINE CORPS COLOR GUARD
NATIONAL ANTHEM:
Marine Corps Base Quantico Band
INVOCATION:
Reverend Dr. Edward Davis
Pastor, The Presbyterian Church of St. Albans
St. Albans, New York
GREETINGS:
Dr. Marcella Maxwell
Member, NAACP Special Contribution Fund Trustees
New York, New York
Mr. Clarence A. Johnson
Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Plans
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Personnel & Readiness
Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Colonel Gail Jennings
Vice Director, Manpower and Personnel
The Joint Staff
Washington, D.C.
SPONSOR GREETINGS:
Eric N. Watson
Vice President, Talent Acquisition and
The Office of Diversity & Inclusion
Food Lion, LLC
Salisbury, North Carolina
INTRODUCTION OF GUEST SPEAKER:
Honorable David Dinkins
116th Mayor of New York City
Former, Montfort Point Marine
New York, New York
GUEST SPEAKER:
General James T. Conway
Commandant of Marine Corps
Quantico, Virginia
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DINNER IS SERVED
MEMORIAL MESSAGE:
Staff Sergent Gerald Ebo
United States Marine Corps
City, State
PRESENTATION OF THE JESSE BROWN
DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AWARD
PRESENTER:
Mr. Anthony Hawkins
Former Associate Director
Center for Minority Veterans
RECIPIENT:
Honorable Robert Filner (D-CA)
Chairman, House Veterans Affairs Committee
PRESENTATION OF THE JULIUS E. WILLIAMS
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
PRESENTER:
Mr. Ron E. Armstead
Director, Congressional Black Caucus Veterans
Black Braintrust
RECIPIENT:
“African American GI’s & The Civil Rights
Movement Abroad”
Professor Maria Hohn
Research Fellow
Heidelberg Center for American Studies
PRESENTATION OF THE NAACP
MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD
PRESENTER:
Mr. Benjamin Todd Jealous
President & Chief Executive Officer
NAACP
Baltimore, Maryland
RECIPIENT:
Lieutenant General Ronald Coleman
Deputy Commandant for Manpower and
Reserve Affaris
United States Marines Corps
Quantico, Virginia
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PRESENTATION OF THE BENJAMIN L.
HOOKS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
PRESENTER:
Mr. Benjamin Todd Jealous
President & Chief Executive Officer
NAACP
Baltimore, Maryland
RECIPIENT:
Mr. Michael F. Appplegate
Director, Manpower Palns and Policy Division
United States Marines Corps
Quantico, Virginia
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE ROY WILKINS
RENOWNED SERVICE AWARDS
Mr. Roy Levy Williams
Member, NAACP Naatioanl Board of Directors
Member, Special Contribution Fund Board of Trustees
ROLL CALL OF AWARD RECIPIENTS:
United States Army
United States Navy
United States Marine Corps
United States Air Force
National Guard
United States Coast Guard
4th Estate (Defense Agencies)
CLOSING REMARKS:
Mr. Jimmy Love
Director, Military Equal Opportunity
Office of Diversity Management & Equal
Opportunity Pentagon
Washington, D.C.
BENEDICTION:
Reverend Dr. Jessie T. Williams, Jr.
Senior Minister, Convent Baptist Church of Harlem
New York, New York
8:00 P.M. – 10:30 P.M. NOKIA THEATRE TIMES SQUARE
1515 Broadway
Delegates Reception sponsored by New York
State Conference
(Badges required)
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SPONSORED BY:
NEW YORK STATE CONFERENCE
FEATURING:
Pattie LaBelle
9:00 P.M. – 11:30 P.M. YOUTH ACTIVITY FASHION & ARTS SHOW
Westside Ballroom, Marriott Marquis
PRODUCER:
Ian Freeman
Tarija Consulting
HOST:
Briana Bigham
Cast Member, BET’s “Harlem Heights”
DESIGNERS:
Terrie Stevens
Robert Durant
Byron Lars
Shades of Gray
10:00 P.M. LATE NIGHT WORSHIP SERVICE
Gramercy, New York Hilton Hotel
CHOIR:
Grace Baptist Church Choir
Mt. Vernon, New York
SPEAKER:
Reverend Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson
Senior Pastor, Grace Baptist Church
Mt. Vernon, New York
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7:00 A.M. – 8:00 A.M. YOUTH REGIONAL MEETINGS
New York Hilton Hotel
Region I Beekman Parlor
Region II Sutton North, Center & South
Region III Mercury Ballroom
Region IV Nassau Suite
Region V Trianon Ballroom
Region VI Murray Hill Suite
Region VII Regent Parlor
8:00 A.M. – 9:15 A.M. ADULT REGIONAL MEETINGS
New York Hilton Hotel
Region I Beekman Parlor
Region II Sutton North, Center & South
Region III Mercury Ballroom
Region IV Nassau Suite
Region V Trianon Ballroom
Region VI Murray Hill Suite
Region VII Regent Parlor
9:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. TICKET SALES—REGISTRATION CLOSED
2nd Floor Promenade, New York Hilton Hotel
9:00 A.M. – 9:30 A.M. MUSICAL PROGRAM
Grand Ballroom, New York Hilton Hotel
CHOIR:
The Valazquez Family
New York, New York
9:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. PLENARY SESSION
Grand Ballroom, New York Hilton Hotel
SPONSORED BY:
BANK OF AMERICA
PRESIDING:
Karen Boykin-Towns
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
President, Brooklyn NAACP Branch
Brooklyn, New York
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 15TH / 9:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
Plenary Session
DAISY BATES & THE LITTLE ROCK NINE ANDREW JACKSON
43RD RECIPIENTS 1958 YOUNG
63RD RECIPIENT 1979
BENJAMIN L. HOOKS JESSE JACKSON, SR. LAWRENCE WILDER
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71 RECIPIENT 1986 74 TH
RECIPIENT 1989 75TH RECIPIENT 1990
COLIN POWELL DOROTHY HEIGHT VERNON E. JORDAN, JR.
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76 RECIPIENT 1991 78TH
RECIPIENT 1993 86TH RECIPIENT 2001
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PARLIAMENTARIAN:
Juan Cofield
Member, NAACP Special Contribution Fund Trustees
Trustees Board
West Roxbury, Massachusetts
INVOCATION:
Reverend Naomi Tyler-Lloyd
Pastor, Trinity Baptist Church
Bronx, New York
GREETINGS:
Mr. Richard Trumka
Secretary-Treasurer
AFL-CIO
Washington, D.C.
SPONSOR GREETINGS:
Maurice Coleman
Senior Vice President of Community
Development Banking
Bank of America
Washington, D.C.
INTRODUCTION OF DISCUSSION & PANELISTS:
Dr. William Harvey
Vice President & Chief officer for Diversity & Equity
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
This plenary session will feature Spingarn
Medalists giving their views on what have been
the Great Historical victories of the NAACP in our
first Century, and what must be the work of the
Association as we move into the next century.
MEDALISTS:
Daisy Bates & The Little Rock Nine – 43rd
Recipients 1958
Andrew Jackson Young – 63rd Recipient 1979
Benjamin L. Hooks – 71st Recipient 1986
Jesse Jackson, Sr. – 74th Recipient 1989
Lawrence Wilder – 75th Recipient 1990
Colin Powell – 76th Recipient 1991
Dorothy Height – 78th Recipient 1993
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Myrlie Evers Williams – 83rd Recipient 1998
Earl G. Graves, Sr. – 84th Recipient 1999
Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. – 86th Recipient 2001
Congressman John Lewis – 87st Recipient 2002
Honorable John Conyers – 92nd Recipient 2007
ANNOUNCEMENT OF NAACP
SCHOLARSHIPS
CHAIR:
Maxine Smith
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Chair, NAACP Education Committee
Memphis, Tennessee
BENEDICTION:
Reverend Clinton Miller
Pastor, Brown Memorial Baptist Church
Brooklyn, New York
10:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M. COMMERCE & INDUSTRY SHOW
Americas I & II, New York Hilton Hotel
10:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M. NAACP AUTHORS PAVILION
Americas I & II, New York Hilton Hotel
10:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M. HEALTH FAIR
Americas I & II, New York Hilton Hotel
10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. CAREER FAIR
Rhinelander Gallery, New York Hilton Hotel
10:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M. RETAIL EXPO
South Corridor, New York Hilton Hotel
1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. LABOR LUNCHEON
Sutton Complex, New York Hilton Hotel
SPONSORED BY:
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
PRESIDING:
Richard Womack
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Washington, D.C.
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INVOCATION:
Reverend James Stallings
Regional Minister, American Baptist Churches of
Metropolitan New York
New York, New York
OPENING REMARKS:
Richard Womack
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Washington, D.C.
WELCOME:
Dr. Annie B. Martin
President, NAACP New York City Branch
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
New York, New York
MUSICAL SELECTION:
Bishop Townsley and Gospel Jubilee
New York, New York
SPONSOR GREETINGS:
Dennis Van Roekel
President and CEO, NEA
Washington, D.C.
RECOGNITION OF GUEST:
Clayola Brown
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Washington, D.C.
PRESENTATION OF THE NAACP BENJAMIN L. HOOKS
“KEEPER OF THE FLAME AWARD”:
Rosalyn Pelles
Director, Civil, Human 7 Women’s Rights
Department, AFL-CIO
Washington, D.C.
MUSICAL SELECTION:
Alberta Taliferro
Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER:
William Lucy
Secretary Treasurer, AFSCME
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Washington, D.C.
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Labor Luncheon
MR. RICHARD TRUMKA
SPEAKER
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SPEAKER:
Mr. Richard Trumka
Secretary-Treasurer
AFL-CIO
Washington, D.C.
CLOSING REMARKS:
General Holifield
Vice President, UAW
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Detroit, Michigan
BENEDICTION:
Reverend Thomas Moore
Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church
President, Metropolitan Ministers’ Ecumenical
Conference
Brooklyn, New York
1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. ROY WILKINS YOUTH
LEADERSHIP LUNCHEON
Westside Ballroom, Marriott Marquis
SPONSORED BY:
USDA
UNITED STATES ARMY
STATE FARM
PRESIDING:
Jabari Paul
Member, NAACP National Board of Director
West Palm Beach, Florida
INVOCATION:
Reverend Emma Jordan Simpson
Assistant Pastor, Concord Baptist Church
Brooklyn, New York
MUSICAL SELECTION:
Vy Higgenson’s Gospel for Teens
New York, New York
GREETINGS:
Alethea Bonello
Regional Field Organizer, NAACP
Atlanta, Georgia
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ROY WILKINS YOUTH
LEADERSHIP LUNCHEON
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SPONSORS GREETINGS:
Dr. Joe Leonard
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
USDA
Washington, D.C.
Brigadier General Arnold Gordon-Bray
Deputy Commanding General, US Army
Cadet Command
Fort Monroe, Virginia
REMARKS:
Stefanie L. Brown
National Field Director
(Youth & College Division)
Baltimore, Maryland
INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Rain Reed
President, NAACP Pennsylvania Youth
& College Division
Millersville, Pennsylvania
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Antoné Davis-Correia
Nephew of Troy Davis
Savannah, Georgia
BENEDICTION:
Reverend Samuel B. Joubert
Pastor, Holy Trinity Baptist Church
Brooklyn, New York
1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. RUN OFF ELECTION (IF REQUIRED)
Bryant Suite, New York Hilton Hotel
2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. G.L.B.T. TASK FORCE MEETING
Murray Hill Suite, New York Hilton Hotel
3:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. SPECIAL MASS MEETING
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Grand Ballroom, New York Hilton Hotel
“THE NAACP AND THE GLOBAL VILLAGE:
BOLD DREAMS-BIG VICTORIES”
This session will hear from foreign dignitaries as
well as key U.S. diplomats on the historical role the
NAACP has played in working for and inspiring
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global democracy and the world-wide elimination of
racial bias as well as what we can hope to achieve
over the next 100 years as we promote peace,
justice, self reliance and development.
PRESIDING:
Dr. Marcella Maxwell
Member, NAACP Special Contribution Fund Trustees
New York, New York
PARLIAMENTARIAN:
Patrick Gaston
Member, NAACP Special Contribution Fund Trustees
Basking Ridge, New Jersey
OFFICIATING:
Hazel N. Dukes
Host, 2009 Centennial Convention
President, NAACP State Conference
2nd Vice Chair, NAACP Convention
Planning Committee
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
New York, New York
MODERATOR:
Dr. David Goatley
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Washington, D.C.
IMPACT OF THE NAACP ON AFRICA AND
THE HISTORY OF THE NAACP AND AFRICA
Honorable Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Video)
President of Liberia
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Honorable Abdoulaye Wade
President of Senegal
GLOBAL IMPACT
GLOBAL DISCUSSION:
His Excellency Cyrille S. Oguin
Ambassador to the United States of America from
the Republic of Benin
M. Nathaniel Barnes
Liberia’s Ambassador & Permanent Representative
to the United Nations
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7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. GOSPEL EXTRAVAGANZA
Grand Ballroom, New York Hilton Hotel
CHOIR:
NAACP Centennial Choir
PRESIDING:
Reverend Julius C. Hope
Director, NAACP Religious Affairs Department
Detroit, Michigan
INVOCATION:
Reverend Dr. H. Devore Chapman
Pastor, Bethel Baptist Church
Greater Bright Light Baptist Church
Brooklyn, New York
GUEST RECORDING ARTISTS:
Hezekiah Walker
Mary Mary
Smokie Norful
BENEDICTION:
Reverend Charles Harvin
Pastor, Zion Baptist Church
New York, New York
7:00 P.M. – 11:00 P.M. JUANITA JACKSON MITCHELL YOUTH
FREEDOM FUND AWARDS DINNER
Westside Ballroom, Marriott Marquis Hotel
SPONSORED BY:
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
HOSTESS:
Katherine Myers
President
NAACP South Carolina Youth & College Division
Greenville, South Carolina
HOST:
Kameron Middlebrooks
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Des Moines, Iowa
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Gospel Extravaganza
HEZEKIAH WALKER
GUEST RECORDING ARTIST
MARY MARY
GUEST RECORDING ARTIST
SMOKIE NORFUL
GUEST RECORDING ARTIST
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INVOCATION:
Reverend Jacques Andre DeGraff
Senior Advisor, New York Theological Seminary
New York, New York
LIFT EV’RY VOICE AND SING
SELECTION LED BY:
Audrey DuBois
1st Place Winner
Harlem Opera Theater
Emerging Artist Award
New York, New York
SPONSOR GREETINGS:
Pamela Alexander
Director
Community Development and Fund Operations
Ford Motor Company
Member, NAACP Special Contribution Fund Trustees
Dearborn, Michigan
YOUTH CHARGE:
Arielle Palmer
President, NAACP New Jersey Youth
& College Division
Jackson, New Jersey
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER:
Region IV Youth Representative
NAACP Youth & College Division
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Dr. Cornel West
Center for African American Studies
Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey
PRESENTATION OF GLOSTER B. CURRENT AWARDS:
Steve Richard
Region IV Adult Representative
NAACP National Youth Work Committee
Raytown, Missouri
Ashley Anderson
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Beaumont, Texas
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Bold Dreams Big Victories
WEDNESDAY, JULY 15TH / 7:00 P.M. – 11:00 P.M.
Juanita Jackson Mitchell Youth
Freedom Fund Awards Dinner
DR. CORNEL WEST
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
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Yemi Kuku
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Northridge, California
Linda Lydi
Region V Adult Representative
National Youth Work Committee
Duncanville, Texas
PRESENTATION OF YOUTH & COLLEGE DIVISION AWARDS:
Sannye Jones
Region V Adult Representative
NAACP National Youth Work Committee
Eustis, Florida
Gerard Charles
Region VII Adult Representative
NAACP National Youth Work Committee
Bowie, Maryland
Monet Brown
President, NAACP Tennessee
Youth & College Division
Nashville, Tennessee
Brandon Scott
President, NAACP Ohio Youth & College Division
Wilberforce, Ohio
REMARKS:
Stefanie L. Brown
National Field Director
(Youth & College Division)
Baltimore, Maryland
BENEDICTION:
Reverend Jacques Andre DeGraff
Senior Advisor, New York Theological Seminary
New York, New York
YOUTH FREEDOM FUND DINNER CONCERT
HOSTED BY:
Terrance J
Host, BET 106 & Park
New York, New York
&
Naturi Naughton
Singer and Actress
Founders
Bold Dreams Big Victories
WEDNESDAY, JULY 15TH / 7:00 P.M. – 11:00 P.M.
Youth Freedom Fund
Dinner Concert
TERRANCE J. NATURI NAUGHTON
HOST HOST
RYAN LESLIE LETOYA LUCKETT
PERFORMER PERFORMER
NAACP Centennial C O NVENTION 105
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PERFORMANCES BY:
Ryan Leslie
LeToya Luckett
8:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M. MOVIE PREMIER
Mercury Ballroom, New York Hilton Hotel
SCARRED JUSTICE: THE ORANGEBURG
MASSACRE 1968
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Bold Dreams Big Victories
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9:00 A.M. – 9:30 A.M. MUSICAL PROGRAM
Grand Ballroom, New York Hilton Hotel
CHOIR:
NAACP Centennial Choir
& Jo Sun Jari
New York, New York
9:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. FINAL PLENARY SESSION
Grand Ballroom, New York Hilton Hotel
PRESIDING:
Clayola Brown
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
New York, New York
PARLIAMENTARIAN:
General Holifield
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Detroit, Michigan
INVOCATION:
Reverend Henry Belin
Senior Pastor, First Bethel AME Church
New York, New York
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER:
Julian Bond
Chairman, NAACP National Board of Directors
Washington, D.C.
SPEAKER:
Honorable Barack Obama
44th President of the United States of America
CORPORATE MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS
Randall Stephenson
President and CEO, AT&T
Dallas, Texas
FINAL REPORT OF THE 2009 CREDENTIALS
Founders
Bold Dreams Big Victories
THURSDAY, JULY 16TH / 9:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
Final Plenary Session
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
SPEAKER
NAACP Centennial C O NVENTION 109
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WELCOME TO KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
YEAR 2010 ANNUAL CONVENTION
GREETINGS:
Anita L. Russell
President, NAACP Kansas City Branch
Kansas City, Missouri
Wayne Cauthen
City Manager, City of Kansas City
Kansas City Missouri
Rick Hughes
President, Kansas City Convention & Visitors
Association
Kansas City Missouri
BENEDICTION:
Rabbi Marc Schneier
President, The Foundation of Ethnic Understanding
New York, New York
1:30 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. NAACP NATIONAL BOARD OF
DIRECTORS MEETING
Mercury Ballroom, New York Hilton Hotel
1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. YOUTH WRAP UP SESSION
Westside Ballroom, Marriott Marquis Hotel
7:30 P.M. – 9:30 P.M. FREEDOM FUND/SPINGARN AWARDS
PRESENTATION
Grand Ballroom, New York Hilton Hotel
FREEDOM FUND
SPONSORED BY:
AT&T
BMW
Coca-Cola
ExxonMobil
Federal Express
Hyundai Motor America
McDonald’s
PhRMA
Sprint/Nextel
UPS
Verizon
Founders
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INVOCATION:
Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts
Senior Pastor, Abyssinian Baptist Church
New York, New York
PRESENTATION OF THE THALHEIMER
AWARD WINNERS
DINNER SERVED
PRESIDING:
Honorable Bobby Scott
2009 Chairman Spingarn Award Committee
United States House of Representatives (D-VA)
Richmond, Virginia
LIFT EV’RY VOICE AND SING:
Barbara Smith Conrad
Mezzo Soprano
The Metropolian Opera
New York, New York
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER AND PRESENTATION
OF THE 94TH SPINGARN MEDAL:
Taylor Branch
Author
Baltimore, Maryland
HONOREE:
Julian Bond
Chairman, NAACP National Board of Directors
Washington, D.C.
SPONSORS VIDEO GREETINGS:
AT&T
BMW
Coca-Cola
ExxonMobil
Federal Express
Hyundai Motor America
McDonald’s
PhRMA
Sprint/Nextel
UPS
Verizon
NAACP Centennial C O NVENTION 111
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BENEDICTION:
Bishop Clarence Carr
Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
Marietta, Georgia
CLOSING:
God Be With You ‘Til We Meet Again
DINNER ENTERTAINMENT
INTRODUCING FREEDOM FUND/SPINGARN AWARDS
DINNER ENTERTAINMENT:
Tom Joyner
Host
The Tom Joyner Morning Show
ENTERTAINMENT:
Chaka Khan
Founders
Bold Dreams Big Victories
THURSDAY, JULY 16TH / 7:30 P.M. – 9:30 P.M.
FREEDOM FUND/SPINGARN
AWARDS PRESENTATION
BARBARA SMITH CONRAD TAYLOR BRANCH
MEZZO SOPRANO AUTHOR
THE METROPOLIAN OPERA
JULIAN BOND
HONOREE
NAACP Centennial C O NVENTION 113
THURSDAY, JULY 16TH / 7:30 P.M. – 9:30 P.M.
FREEDOM FUND/SPINGARN
AWARDS PRESENTATION
CHAKA KHAN
ENTERTAINMENT
NAACP Centennial C O NVENTION 115
