[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” overlay_strength=”0.3″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]The Institute of the Black World 21st Century/ Black Family Summit Annual Retreat. Theme: “Black Family Summit Partners Supporting Black Families and Communities”.
Friday, December 13 to Saturday December 14, 2019.
Staybridge Suites Inner Harbor,
17 Commerce St, Baltimore Md 21202.
On this page:
- Day 1: Dec 13th Schedule/Agenda — See below.
- Day 2: Dec 14th Schedule/Agenda — See below.
- BFS Member Organizations and Reps — See below.
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Schedule/Agenda
2019 Annual Black Family Summit Retreat
Dec. 13-14, 2019, Baltimore, MD.
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Friday, December 13, 2019
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Registration
12:00 PM -1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM (Prompt)
Welcoming Remarks
- Leonard G. Dunston, MSW, Convener, IBW/Black Family Summit, Durham, NC
1:05 – 1:10 PM
Libations
- Chester Marshall, MSW, LICSW, LCSW.C, IBW/BFS, IBW Co-Convener, IBW Board Member, CEO, Institute for African Manhood Development, Washington, DC
1:15 – 1:30 PM
IBW and DEMOS Welcoming Remarks
- Ron Daniels, President IBW, East Elmhurst, NY,
- Charlene Sinclair, Founding Director, Center for Race, Religion, and Economic Democracy (C-REDD), Henrico, VA
- Don Rojas, Director of Communications, IBW/NAARC, Baltimore, MD
1:30 – 2:00 PM
BFS Member Organizations, and Special Guests, Introductions (Name, Title, Organization, City)
Session One:
“The Census and Black Community Empowerment.”
2:00 – 2:30 PM
“2020 Census: Its Significance to the Black Community”
- Esmeralda Simmons, Esq., Exec. Director, Center for Law and Social Justice, Brooklyn, NY
2:30 – 2:50 PM
Census
Q & A
Session Two:
“Emotional Emancipation Circles”: Defy the Inferiority Lie and Let the Healing Begin
“Racism is a universal operating system of white supremacy and domination in which the majority of the world’s white people participate”–Dr. Frances Cress Welsing
3:00 – 5:30 PM
An Overview of Emotional Emancipation Circles
- Enola Aird, Esq., Founder/CEO, Community Healing Network, New Haven, CT
- Cheryl Tawede Grills, A Past President, Association of Black Psychologists, Los Angeles, CA
5:30 – 5:45 PM
EEC’S
Q & A
5:45 – 6:00 PM
Breathe
6:00 – 6:30 PM
“Sexual Abuse-Its Plethora of Manifestations-Potential Solutions/Responses”
- Nana Patricia Newton, MD, MPH, MA, CEO/Medical Director, Black Psychiatrists of America, Baltimore, MD
6:30 – 6:45 PM
Q & A
6:45 – 6:50 PM
Summit Logistics
- Rosaline Preudhomme, MS, Summit Coordinator, Brooklyn, NY
6:50 – 6:55 PM
Blessing of the Food
- Lucy Perez, Rev/MD, Co-Chair, BFS/FEMA Disaster Task Force, and A Past President, National Medical Association, Bethesda, MD
7:00 PM
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Schedule/Agenda
2019 Annual Black Family Summit Retreat
Dec. 13-14, 2019, Baltimore, MD.
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Saturday, December 14, 2019
6:00 – 8:00 AM
Complimentary Breakfast in Hotel Lounge
8:30 AM – 8:55 AM
Registration/Networking
9:00 AM (Prompt)
Spiritual Awakening
- Yusef Muhammad, BS, Student Minister, Co-Chair BFS/FEMA Disaster Task Force, Immediate Past President, International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters, Virginia Beach, VA
9:05 AM – 9:15 AM
Brief History of Black Family Summit
- Chester Marshall
9:15 – 9:30 AM
Brief History/Report: IBW/BFS/FEMA Disaster Task Force, Co-Chairs
- Yusef Muhammad
- Lucy Perez, MD
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Session Four:
“Culture and Our Response: Why This Matters”
“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture is like a tree without roots.” – Marcus Garvey
Moderator: Dr. Laura House, Independent Consultant, & Adjunct Professor, Howard University School of Social Work, Washington, DC
Panelists:
Black Culturally Competent Pre & Post Natural/Human Made Disasters Responses
- Annelle Primm, MD, MPH, Chair/Convener, All Healers Mental Health Alliance, Baltimore, MD
Black Culture/Values Are Foundational to Our Work
- Dr. Mario Beatty, International President, Association for the Study of Classical Afrikan Civilizations, Washington, DC
10:00 – 10:10 AM
Breathe
10:10 am -12:00 Noon
Session Five:
“Black Civic Engagement/voting Is Not an Option in 2020″
‘Whether you have a PH.D or no D, we’re in this bag together; and whether you’re from Morehouse or Nohouse, we’re still in this bag together” VOTE–Fannie Lou Hammer
Moderator-The Honorable C. Virginia Fields, MSW, CEO, National Black Leadership Commission on Health, Former President, Borough of Manhattan & NYC City Councilwoman, New York, NY
Panelists:
- The Honorable Hank Sanders, Esq, Former Alabama State Senator, Partner, Chestnut, Sanders, Sanders Law Firm, LLC Selma, Al
- Faya Rose Toure Sanders, Esq, Founder/President, Voting Rights Museum, Partner, Chestnut, Sanders, Sanders, Law Firm, LLC, Selma, Al
- Salim Adofo, B.S., Commissioner, District 8C07, National Secretary, National Black United Front, Washington, DC
- The Honorable Clarence “Tiger” Davis, MA, Current Member & Former Maryland State Commander, National Association of Black Veterans, Inc., and Former Member, Maryland House of Delegates, Baltimore, MD
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Lunch and Networking
1:00 – 3:00 PM
Session Six:
“Confronting Injustice: Transformative Policies and Programs That Support Black Families and Communities”
Re-Imaging a Black Alternative to the Criminal Injustice System
Moderator: Nkechi Taifa, Esq., CEO, Taifa Group, Washington, DC
Panelists:
- Andrea James, Esq., Founder/CEO, National Council of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Girls, and Women, Roxbury, MA
- Justine “Taz” Moore, Director of Training, National Council of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, Brooklyn, NY
- Damon Jones, NY Representative, National Blacks in Law Enforcement of America, Middletown, NY
- Dr. Dorothy Johnson-Speight, Founder/Executive Director, Mothers in Charge, Philadelphia, PA
3:00 – 3:30 PM
Session Seven:
“The Movement and Voices for Reparations Now”
In Memory of: Queen Mother Audley Moore, Dr. Imari Obadele, Reparations Ray Jenkins, and The Honorable John Conyers.
Moderator: Adjoa Aiyetoro, Esq., Former Lead Attorney, N’COBRA Litigation Committee, and Board Member, National Conference of Black Lawyers, Washington, DC
Panelists:
- Queen Mother, Mashariki Jywanza, Female Co-Chair, National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (N’COBRA), Indianapolis, IN
- Dr. Ron Daniels, President, IBW, and Convener, IBW/National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC), East Elmhurst, NY
3:30 – 3:40 PM
Breathe
3:40 – 5:30 PM
Session Eight: “Circle of Partners”
Black Family Summit Organizations Information Exchange
Moderator: Annelle Primm, MD, MPH, Convener, All Healers Mental Health Alliance, Baltimore, MD
5:30 – 6:00 PM
Session Nine:
“The Charge”
“The Afrikan Spirit Will Lead Us to Victory”
- Rev/Dr. Iva E. Carruthers, General Secretary, Samuel Dewitt Proctor Conference, Chicago, IL
“We have to ask ourselves, what are we willing to give up and understand the American Dream is actually a nightmare“–Dr. Iva E. Carruthers
6:00 – 6:45 PM
Retreat Highlights/Closing Remarks
- Dr. Laura House
- Baba Leonard Dunston
6:50 PM
Blessing of the Food
- Dr. David Alan Brock, D.Min., Black Administrators in Child Welfare, Pittsburgh, PA
7:00 PM
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Black Family Summit
Organizations and their Reps
Attending the BFS Retreat
Dec. 13-14, 2019, Baltimore, MD.
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- Int’l Assoc. of Black Professional Fire Fighters–Addington Stewart, President., Louis, MO
- National Association for Black Veterans, Inc–The Honorable Clarence “Tiger” Davis, Maryland rep, Baltimore, Maryland
- Assoc. of Black Psychologists– Dr. Theopia Jackson, President, Washington, DC
- Nat’l Assoc. of Blacks in Criminal Justice–Carlyle Holder, Immediate Past President, Orlando, FL
- Nat’l Assoc. of Black Social Workers–Cheikh Mbacke, President, Detroit, MI
- Nat’l Black Women’s Congress– LaFrancis Rogers-Rose, President, Virginia Beach, VA
- National Black Nurses Assoc.— Eric Williams, Immediate Past President—Los Angeles, CL
- Nat’l Voting Rights Museum–Faya Rose Toure Sanders, Esq., Exec. Director, Selma, AL
- Nat’l Black Leadership on Health—Hon. Virginia Fields, MSW, President- NYC, NY
- National Blacks in Law Enforcement of America–Damon Jones, National Rep., Middletown, NY
- Black Farmers & Agriculturalists Assoc.– Barry Crumbley, North East Rep, Vernon, NY
- Moms for Peace– Dorothy Johnson-Speight, Exec. Director, Philadelphia, PA
- Nat’l Council of Formerly Incarcerated & Incarcerated Women and Girls– Andrea James, Esq., CEO, Roxbury, MA
- All Healers Mental Health Alliance–Annelle Primm, MD., Convener, Baltimore, MD
- Samuel Dewitt Proctor Conference– Iva Carruthers, General Secretary, Chicago, IL
- Assoc. for the Study of Classical African Civilizations–Dr. Mario Beatty, Int’l President, Washington, DC
- Nat’l Black United Front–Salim Adofo, Nat’l Vice President, Washington, DC
- Nat’l Conference of Black Lawyers–Adjoa Aiyetoro, Esq., Representative, Washington, DC
- National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (N’Cobra)– Queen Mother Mashariki Jywanza, Female Co-Chair, Indianapolis, IND
- Nigerian Social Workers of America– Olatunde Olusesi, Vice President, NYC, NY
- A Black Education Network–Debra Watkins, CEO, ABEN, San Jose, CL
- Community Healing Network–Enola Aird, Esq., Founder/CEO, New Haven, CT
- Black Administrators in Child Welfare— David Alan Brock, Member—Pittsburg, PA
- Black Psychiatrists of America–Nana Patricia Newton, MD, CEO/Medical Director, Baltimore, MD
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