Health Justice and Community Transformation
Real conversations about Health Justice and Community Transformation
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Community Transformation Roundtable | Renowned business leaders, community leaders, philanthropists and volunteers engage in a lively, meaningful discussion about transforming communities and removing health barriers through faith, finance and business.
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Transforming communities through faith finance and business | Join the continued conversation on community transformation, prioritizing investments in under-resourced communities.
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Health Justice Roundtable | Scholars from our EmPOWERED to Serve and HBCU Scholars program engage in a lively, meaningful conversation about breaking down barriers to health, structural racism and how to make the world better.
Transforming Communities through Faith, Finance & Business
Community Transformation Roundtable
Community Transformation Roundtable — livestreamed Thursday, Nov. 12, at 11 a.m. CDT
Award-winning journalist and television personality Roland Martin will convene business and community leaders, philanthropists and volunteers for a lively, meaningful conversation about transforming our communities through faith, finance and business.
Moderator
Panelists
- Amy Dubois Barnett, SVP and GM, BET Digital
- The Honorable Joyce Beatty (D-OH), U.S. House of Representatives
- Dr. Frederick Haynes, III, Senior Pastor, Friendship-West Baptist Church
- Mathew Knowles, CEO and Founder, Music World Entertainment Corporation
- Vashti Murphy McKenzie Bishop, African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME)
- Warren Thompson, President and Chairman of the Board for Thompson Hospitality
- Denise Bradley-Tyson, Executive Committee Chairman, AHA's Bernard J. Tyson Impact Fund
- Jacqueline Waggoner President, Solutions Division, Enterprise Community Partners
Roland Martin, Host and Managing Editor #RolandMartinUnfiltered
Martin is the host and managing editor of #RolandMartinUnfiltered, the first daily online show in history focused on news and analysis of politics, entertainment, sports, and culture from an explicitly African American perspective.
Panelists
Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie
Health Justice Roundtable
Health Justice Roundtable — livestreamed Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 5:30 p.m. CDT
This roundtable discussion, led by scholars from our EmPOWERED to Serve and HBCU Scholars programs, will engage in a lively, meaningful conversation about breaking down barriers to address structural racism in education and its effect on public health.
The discussion will also focus on the social determinants of health and the racial injustices that people of color face daily, and how these experiences impact cardiovascular health and well-being.
Be a changemaker for health justice.
IHeart Radio EVP of Programming Angela Watson "Uptown Angela"
Angela Watson Charles began her career as Promotions intern with iHeartMedia 30 years ago.She has since taken on many roles to include on air personality host, Music Director, Program Director, Senior VP of Programming, and is currently in a national role of Executive VP of Programming.
Angela is the recipient of Billboard Magazine’s Music Director of the Year, Radio & Records Program Director of the Year and was nominated for an iHeartRadio Music Award Air Personality of the Year.
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