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A public forum on the impact of economic challenges and persistent inequities facing African Americans across the country will be held Tuesday (tomorrow), June, 23, 2015, at the University of Baltimore at 9:30 a.m. until 12.p.m. EDT.  Congressman G. K. Butterfield, Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Ranking Democrat on the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), and Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will host the forum.  Participants will hold a press conference immediately following the event.

WHO:

•           Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield (D-NC)

•           Joint Economic Committee Ranking Democrat Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)

•           Representative Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD)

Panelists:

•           Maya Rockeymoore, President and CEO, Global Policy Solutions 

•           James Carr, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress

•           William Darity, Samuel DuBois Cook Professor of Public Policy, Duke University

•           Michael Cryor, Chairman, One Baltimore

•           Stokey Cannady, Founder and CEO, The Stokey Project

•           Darius Davis, President and Chief Operating Officer, Harbor Bank

•           Sheridan Todd Yeary, Pastor, Douglas Memorial Community Church

•           Dr. Louis Wilson, Pastor, New Song Community Church

•           Munir Bahar, COR Health Institute

WHAT: Public forum, “The American Dream on Hold: Economic Challenges in the African American Community”

WHEN: Tuesday, June 23, at 9:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.

WHERE: The University of Baltimore - Learning Commons

1415 Maryland Avenue, Baltimore,

Maryland  21201

This event will live stream at http://pointers.audiovideoweb.com/stcasx/nj45winlive9756/play.asx

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