State of Black California: 10 Years Later Agenda and Livestream

9:30am – 10:30am
Healthcare Plenary Session

Moderator: Senator Holly Mitchell
Scholar: Dr. Anthony Iton, Sr. VP of Health Communities at California Endowment

Panelists

1. Doretha Williams-Flournoy, CEO for California Black Health Network
2. David M. Carlisle, MD, PhD, President and CEO at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
3. Nicki King, PhD, Interim Chair of African and African American Studies at UC Davis

10:45am – 11:45am
Education Plenary Session

Moderator: Assemblymember Dr. Shirley N. Weber
Scholar: Margaret Fortune, President and CEO of Fortune School

Panelists

1. Matt Taylor, Director, Data and Analytics at Fortune School
2. Elisha Smith Arrillaga, Ph.D., Deputy Director at Ed Trust West

12:00pm – 1:15pm
Civic Engagement Lunch and Learn at the Library Galleria

Moderators: Courtney Dempsey
Scholar: Shakari Byerly, Managing Partner at Evitarus, a strategic advisory firm

Panelists

1. Alice Huffman, President, California-Hawaii NAACP
2. Assemblymember Mike Gipson, Current Caucus Member, AD 64
3. D'Artagnan Scorza, Ph.D. Member of the Inglewood School Board

2:00pm – 3:15pm
Economics Plenary Session

Moderator: Assemblymember Kevin McCarty
Scholar: Dr. James B. Stewart, Professor Emeritus, Penn State University

Panelists

1. Cassandra Jennings, President & CEO of the Greater Sacramento Urban League
2. Mark Harris, Director of Pre-Law Studies at the UC, Merced and the Managing Partner at the Law Offices of Mark T. Harris
3. Azizza Davis Goines, President & CEO, Sacramento Black Chamber of Commerce