Real Talk: Virtual Summit on Racial Justice

Madison365 and Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County, along with many community partners, are hosting a series of online panel discussions with a racial justice theme. Kicking off at 9 a.m. Friday and continuing throughout the day, topics will include education and criminal justice reform, the role of corporate leaders and government in promoting equity, and more. The full schedule is below; confirmed participants include One City Schools founder Kaleem Caire, state Rep. Shelia Stubbs, Freedom Inc. co-director M. Adams, Dane County Judge Everett Mitchell and many others. Find the livestream at the Madison365 Facebook page.

press release: On Friday, June 5, Madison365 and Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County will host a daylong, statewide virtual summit to address social and racial justice for Black Americans. The summit will begin at 9 am featuring a series of live-streamed panel discussions on issues ranging from criminal justice reform to education to the role of Black corporate leaders in promoting equity.

All sessions will be streamed live on the Madison365 Facebook page, and available afterward on Facebook and YouTube.

The schedule and lineup for the Real Talk Virtual Summit on Racial Justice are set!

Each panel will be streamed live on our Facebook page, and we will take your questions and thoughts via Facebook comments. The video will be available afterward on Facebook, YouTube and our website, and the audio will be available in the Real Talk with Henry Sanders podcast feed. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

Each panel will be hosted and moderated by Madison365 Publisher & CEO Henry Sanders and Boys and Girls Club of Dane County CEO Michael Johnson.

Here’s what the schedule will look like tomorrow, June 5, 2020:

9:00 – 10:15 am

Government Policy & Social Justice

* Congresswoman Gwen Moore

* State Representative Shelia Stubbs

* Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley

* Green Bay Mayor’s Office Chief of Staff Celestine Jeffreys

10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Corporate Leaders & Social Justice

* Generation Growth Capital Founder Cory Nettles

* American Family Insurance Vice President Telisa Yancy

* CUNA Mutual Executive Vice President Cedric Ellis

12:15 – 1:45 pm

Criminal Justice Reform & Community Building

* Freedom Inc Co-director M Adams

* Dane County Judge Everett Mitchell

* FOSTER Founder Jacquelyn Hunt

* Former Madison Police Chief Noble Wray

* Heal the Hood Founder Ajamou Butler

2:00 pm – 3:15 pm

Education Reform and Justice

* Madison College President Dr. Jack E. Daniels III

* UW Professor Emeritus Dr. Gloria Ladson Billings

* One City Schools Founder Kaleem Caire

* MAYDM Founder Winnie Karanja

* UW-Milwaukee Vice Chancellor Dr. Joan Prince

3:30 – 5 pm

Community Organizations Creating Social Justice

* All of Us or None of Us WI President Caliph Muab’El

* Urban League of Greater Madison CEO Ruben Anthony

* Milwaukee Urban League Young Professionals President Tiffany Henry

* Brown County United Way CEO Robyn Davis

* African American Council of Churches President Rev. Dr. Marcus Allen

Thank you to our partners for their help in spreading the word:

▪ One City Schools

▪ United Way of Dane County

▪ United Way of Brown County

▪ Madison College

▪ Milwaukee Urban League Young Professionals

▪ Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce

▪ MAYDM

▪ FOSTER

▪ African Heritage Inc.

▪ Urban League of Greater Madison

▪ The People Company

▪ Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County

▪ American Family Insurance

▪ Christian Faith Fellowship Church