On March 12, 2016, the New York Urban League Young Professionals will host their sixth
annual State of Young Black New York conference (SOYBNY) entitled
Black America Post-Obama: 2016 and Beyond.
The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, which is located at 899 10th Avenue (between 58th
and 59th
street) in Manhattan.
SOYBNY is a signature event of the New
York Urban League Young Professionals. The symposium brings together
young professionals and leaders from various disciplines to discuss the
challenges of young Black
New Yorkers and possible solutions.
It will feature a keynote speaker and
six panel discussions; each with unique perspectives on issues that
affect us every day. Panelists include CNN commentator and
communications strategist Angela Rye, Higher
Heights co-founders Glynda Carr and Kimberly Peeler-Allen, and
Executive Director to the New York State Democratic Party Basil Smikle.
Panels will include: "It Takes a Village? Intra Community Dissonance";
"Breaking the Chains: Intergenerational Poverty";
"Trauma and Mental Health in Black America"; "Criminal Justice Reform:
Fighting the Ghost of Jim Crow"; "Black Feminism: Women in America";
"Millenials and the Media: An Imperfect Union"
Additional information is available at soybny.splashthat.com.
Source: The New York Urban League Young Professionals
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