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The Economic State of the Black World Community Town Hall

  • The Forum at Columbia University · New York
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The reSURGEnce Initiative Publisher / Host The reSURGEnce Initiative
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The Economic State of the Black World Community Town Hall
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Annual presentation providing data and information relating to the economic status of Blacks in America and the African diaspora.
About this Event

5:30 pm Networking Reception

6:00 pm Town Hall featuring The Economic State of the Black World presentation by Rev. Dennis Dillon, Publisher of The New York Christian Times and Global Chair for the reSURGEnce Initiative. Special guest speaker is Ndaba Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela and Chair of The Mandela Institute. Other key speakers include Dr. Ron Daniels, President, Institute of the Black World 21st Century; Tamika Mallory, author and civil rights activist; Dr. Peter Bonadie, Senior Pastor, Kingdom Life International; and Kamil Olufowobi, Chair, Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD), and the session is moderated by Rev. Sean Edwards, Esq., Senior Pastor, The Faith Place.

This event is sponsored by The New York Christian Times, JPMorgan Chase, Columbia Business School, The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce, and West Harlem Development Corp.

This is the concluding session of the reSURGEnce Conference, which takes place from 9am to 5pm. reSURGEnce brings businesses, institutions, and communities together to expand access to capital, markets, and business partnerships, with particular attention to Black- and women-owned businesses and underrepresented communities.

For additional info about the conference, please visit resurgenceconference.com, email [email protected], or call 718.638.NEWS (6397).

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The Forum at Columbia University, 601 West 125th Street, New York, United States

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