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Pre-Juneteenth Reception: From Slave Ship To Leadership

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Location CrossPurpose Aurora, 1671 Altura Boulevard, Aurora, CO 80011
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Pre-Juneteenth community reception and leadership discussion flyer

Colorado Black Round Table (CBRT) invites you to a pre-Juneteenth evening of culture, community, commitment, consciousness, and conversation.

Program

  • 5:30 PM — Community reception for sororities, fraternities, businesses, faith and community organization leaders, and candidates
  • 6:30 PM — Recognition program and leadership discussion: From Slave Ship To Leadership — losses and lessons learned

Highlights

  • Community recognition for members of the Aurora City Council and the Aurora Public Schools Board of Education
  • Community update on justice for Black Coloradans
  • Black leadership panel discussion on the journey of the African in America
  • Entertainment by Gayle Leali

Confirmed panelists include

Honorable James Coleman (President, Colorado Senate); Honorable Rhonda Fields (Arapahoe County Commissioner); Mordecai Brownlee (President, Community College of Aurora); Michael Giles Jr. (Superintendent, Aurora Public Schools); Crist Whitney (President, Sam Cary Bar Association); Rico Munn (Executive Vice Chancellor, Colorado State University); Omar Montgomery (President, NAACP Rocky Mountain State Conference); and PaPa Dia (Executive Director, African Leadership Group).

Presented by CBRT — Demonstrating Leadership in Colorado. Contact John Bailey at [email protected].
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