The Baltimore Banner was proud to present its 2nd annual DEI event, Legacy Builders on June 25th.
Guest joined us for a morning of podium speakers and panel discussions featuring Baltimore community and business leaders all moderated by The Baltimore Banner's DEI reporter,
John-John Williams IV.
EVENT DETAILS
Location: The Baltimore Museum of Industry
Address: 1415 Key Highway, Baltimore, MD 21230
Time: 08:30am - 11:30am
AGENDA
About John-John Williams IV
FIRESIDE CHAT
The Road to Reparations
Rev. Dr. Robert R. A. Turner, Pastor, Empowerment Temple A.M.E. Church Baltimore, Maryland. & John-John Williams IV, DEI Reporter, The Baltimore Banner
PANEL DISCUSSIONS
Cracking the Code: Funding Future Black Leaders
Tony Bridges, Assistant Secretary for Transportation Equity and Engagement, Maryland Department of Transportation
Windy Deese, Vice President, Public Policy and Economic Advancement, United Way of Central Maryland
Angel St. Jean, Chief Executive Officer, The Equity Brain Trust
Shelonda Stokes, President, Downtown Partnership
The Battle for DEI: Are Diverse Initiatives Being Weaponized and Attacked:
Y. Maria Martinez, Special Secretary, Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs
Karen Miller, President, Karen Miller Consulting
Juan Webster, Senior Corporate Director, Social Impact, Montage International
The Medical Divide: Addressing Inequities and Injustice in Health Care:
Lester Davis, Vice President, Chief of Staff, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Tiffany M. Wiggins, MD, MPH, FACOG, Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer, University of Maryland Medical System
John-John Williams IV is a diversity, equity and inclusion reporter at The Baltimore Banner. A native of Syracuse, N.Y. and a graduate of Howard University, he has lived in Baltimore for the past 17 years. Before coming to The Baltimore Banner, John-John Williams IV worked for The Baltimore Sun covering education, fashion, home, food, travel, popular culture and diversity, equity and inclusion. Before coming to Baltimore, he worked at The Times-Picayune, and The Argus Leader. He interned at The Chicago Tribune, The Detroit Free Press and The Post Standard. In his free time he likes to travel, eat in restaurants, binge television shows and experience life.
2024 LEGACY BUILDERS PHOTOS
The Baltimore Museum of Industry
1415 Key Highway,
Baltimore, MD 21230
There is complimentary parking at
The Baltimore Museum of Industry
SPONSORS
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