This edition: Power Rising - Women in Politics
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Original tape date: February 22, 2018. First aired: April 6, 2018.Nearly a thousand black women from all over the country gathered for the Power Rising Summit held in Atlanta, GA in February. The event has been called the largest political gathering of Black Women in the country.
This report captures key moments from the event as Black America host, Carol Jenkins touches on how Black women have been instrumental in several key elections in the United States, yet make up less than 5% of elected officials in public office.
Guest List
Stacey Abrams Fmr. Georgia House Minority Leader
Luvvie Ajayi Author, "I'm Judging You"
Traci Blackmon Senior Pastor, Christ the King United Church
Keisha Lance Bottoms Mayor of Atlanta
Melanie Campbell President & CEO, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation & the Convener of the Black Women's Roundtable Public Policy Network
Glynda C. Carr Co-Founder, Higher Heights
Yvette D. Clarke Congresswoman, Dem., 11th Congressional District, Brooklyn
Rev. Leah Daughtry CEO, On These Things
Chirlane McCray First Lady/ New York City
Teresa Younger President & CEO, Ms. Foundation for Women
- More Than A Building, A Dream Come True: The Opening of the African American Museum
- Sunday, February 15 - 10:00am, 4:00pm
- Friday, February 27 - 1:00pm
- Saturday, February 28 - 1:00pm
- Sunday, March 1 - 1:00pm
- Building a Legacy One Brick At a Time
- Monday, February 16 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, February 17 - 7:30pm
- TBA
- Wednesday, February 18 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, February 19 - 7:30pm
- Monday, February 23 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, February 24 - 7:30pm
- Wednesday, February 25 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, February 26 - 7:30pm
- Monday, March 2 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, March 3 - 7:30pm
- TBA
- Wednesday, March 4 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, March 5 - 7:30pm
- Monday, March 9 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, March 10 - 7:30pm
- Wednesday, March 11 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, March 12 - 7:30pm
- The Conscience of America: The Fight for Civil Rights in Birmingham
- Friday, February 6 - 10:00am
- Saturday, February 7 - 10:00am
- Sunday, February 8 - 10:00am
- Building a Legacy One Brick At a Time
- Wednesday, February 4 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, February 5 - 7:30pm
- Monday, February 9 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, February 10 - 7:30pm
- Wednesday, February 11 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, February 12 - 7:30pm
- More Than A Building, A Dream Come True: The Opening of the African American Museum
- Friday, January 30 - 10:00am
- Saturday, January 31 - 10:00am
- Sunday, February 1 - 10:00am
- Friday, February 13 - 10:00am, 4:00pm
- Saturday, February 14 - 10:00am, 4:00pm
- Breaking Barriers and Building Legacy
- Wednesday, January 21 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, January 22 - 7:30pm
- Monday, January 26 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, January 27 - 7:30pm
- Wednesday, January 28 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, January 29 - 7:30pm
- Monday, February 2 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, February 3 - 7:30pm
- Where Vision Meets Justice: What's at Stake?
- Thursday, January 15 - 7:30pm
- Monday, January 19 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, January 20 - 7:30pm
