What Do You Have To Lose? The Impacts of Trump on African Americans
Event Information
Description
On Wednesday, August 2, 2017, I hope you will join me for a timely discussion on the Trump Administration’s policies and their impact on the African American community, both nationally and here in the East Bay.
President Trump & his Administration are actively undermining progress for the African Americans by elevating white nationalists, crippling civil rights protections and eroding lifelines for families, including health care, child care and nutrition assistance.
Please join me and Marc Morial, former Mayor of New Orleans and President of the National Urban League, Assemblyman Tony Thurmond, BART Director Lateefah Simon, and PolicyLink Founder & CEO Angela Glover Blackwell for an important conversation on our community’s resistance & resilience.
The Details:
Where: Phillip Reeder Performing Arts Center at Castlemont High School, 8601 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland, Ca 94605
When: Wednesday, August 2nd, 6pm – 7:30pm
Who: Congresswoman Barbara Lee with special guests Marc Morial, Assemblyman Tony Thurmond, BART Director Lateefah Simon, and PolicyLink Founder & CEO Angela Glover Blackwell.
Tickets are free, but regstration is required.
Organizer Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13)
Organizer of What Do You Have To Lose? The Impacts of Trump on African Americans
Congresswoman Barbara Lee represents the 13th Congressional District of California and has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1998. Congresswoman Lee serves on the Appropriations Committee on the House Budget Committee. She is the Co-Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucas Health Care Task Force, Vice-Chair & Founding Member of the LGBT Equality Caucus, Chair of the Whip Task Force on Poverty, Income Inquality & Opportunity, Co-Founder & Co-Chair of the Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus, and U.S. Representative in the United Nations, 68th, 70th, 72nd General Assemblies.
Congresswoman Lee is also a former Co-Chair & Whip of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and Former Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.
