The New York Urban League Young Professionals Host 6th SOYBNY Conference

 

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