CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR ZOOM REVEREND NABOR'S BIO Reverend Dr. Michael C. R. Nabors is senior pastor of the historic Second Baptist Church in Evanston, Illinois. The 139 year-old Church is one of the oldest African American congregations on the North Shore. Since arriving at Second Baptist, Dr. Nabors has sought to continue leading […]
Saturday Keynote: Robin Rue Simmons of FirstRepair Robin Rue Simmons was born and raised in the largely segregated 5th Ward of Evanston, and laid the foundation for her life's work in 1998 when she became a residential real estate broker. Troubled by the wealth disparities and concentrated poverty she witnessed locally and saw in other […]
Join us at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center for five days of premium programming and signature events including the Prayer Breakfast, National Town Hall, Phoenix Awards, and Black Party. GET DETAILS
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR ZOOM LINDA MANN'S BIO Focus areas: intersection of U.S. history, human rights, and reparations Linda Mann is the co-founder of the African American Redress Network (AARN), a collaboration between Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), and Howard University, Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center. She is an associate […]
The International Downtown Association and co-host, Chicago Loop Alliance, will present the 69th Annual Conference & Marketplace in Chicago, Illinois, on October 4-6, 2023. Over 1,000 inspired leaders shaping cities around the globe will convene and discuss emerging trends in place management and walk away with solutions to apply in their respective cities. Attendees will […]
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR ZOOM KAMM HOWARD'S BIO Kamm Howard, MBA, is a national and internationally reparations activist. Former National Cochair of N’COBRA. While at N’COBRA 2006-2022, he assisted in forming the vision and developed, led and implemented many actions in reparations movement . In addition, Kamm is a Commissioner of the National African […]
Making Connections Annual Summit is set to change the way we interact with and as BIPOC-led community-based organizations. Our vision is that you use the Making Connections (MC 5.0) platform and affiliates to access accurate community based organizational news, contact information for willing and eager sponsors, as well as resources for businesses of all […]
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The concept of Race Amity has been around for more than a century, and many people understand it to be a cross-racial, collaborative methodology for approaching racial healing. But how practical is it? Can we really use this approach to address real world organizational and societal challenges? Is it too “soft” to address the difficult […]