ADVISORY/Eric Holder, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and others at the NUL's 2000 Annual Conference.News & Assignment Editors ADVISORY for...Monday --(BUSINESS WIRE) WHO: The National Urban League WHAT: Is hosting a series of informational and networking sessions during the National Urban League's 2000 Annual Conference. WHEN: All of the following events take place on Wednesday, August 2, 2000, the League's Civil Rights Day: -- 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM - Plenary Session Plenary session is a term often used in s to define the part of the conference when all members of all parties are in attendance. These sessions may contain a broad range of content from Keynotes to Panel Discussions and are not necessarily related to a specific style of delivery. : The State of Community and Police Relations Speakers: Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder, The Reverend Al Sharpton Alfred Charles "Al" Sharpton Jr. (born October 3, 1954) is an American Baptist minister and political, civil rights, and social justice activist.[1][2] In 2004, Sharpton was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U. S. presidential election. , Congressman Charles B. Rangel Charles Bernard "Charlie" Rangel (born June 11, 1930) is an American politician. He has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1971, representing the Fifteenth Congressional District of New York (map) Rangel's district, the smallest in the (D-NY) LOCATION: Jacob Javits Convention Center (34th St. and 11th Av.) Special Events Hall 1D -- 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM - Whitney M. Young, Jr. Conference Dinner and After Party Speaker: The Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr., President and Founder, National Rainbow/PUSH Coalition In addition to Rev. Jackson's remarks, the League will stage a special awards ceremony, the Whitney M. Young Race Relations Award: "Legends and Leaders for The Future." Award recipients will include: Dr. Joseph E. Lowery low·er·y also lour·y adj. Overcast; threatening. , Chairman, Black Leadership Forum and Chairman Emeritus, Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC SCLC abbr. Southern Christian Leadership Conference ); Ed Lewis, Publisher, Essence Magazine. LOCATION: Sheraton Hotel, 811 7th Avenue (at 52nd Street) Imperial Ballroom |
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