Sac State Black Student Union Members Host
"State Of Black Sacramento" Community Forum
Sacramento- Community activists David DeLuz of the Greater Sacramento Urban League; Betty Williams, of the Sacramento ACLU; Tyrone Netters of the Sacramento NAACP and Azziza Davis Goines and others will gather at Sacramento State on Saturday, February 23 to deliver a poignant State Of Black Sacramento address outlining the some of the good, bad and how to fix-it issues affecting African Americans in the region.
As a very special celebration of Black History Month, the student members of the Black Student Union (BSU) at Sacramento State campus will host a "State Of Black Sacramento" Community Forum on Saturday February 23 inside the University Union grand ballroom from 1pm-4pm.
The events is free and open to the general public throughout the day and will feature special panel discussions on ideas and issues concerning the African American communities in Sacramento. BSU members will serve as moderators and panel guests as the audience joins invited guests to discuss education, civil rights, religion, business, jobs, economic development and family.
Years of studies and reports by a variety of sources have constantly detailed disturbing indicators of major disparities among African Americans and other non-Blacks as it pertains to important life enhancing factors.
"African Americans continue to have higher unemployment rates; continue to suffer from lack of adequate healthcare; lack of access to business capital and contracts; while fading in terms of graduating from high school. These issues are relative to economic development, jobs, business, family and finance that must be resolved in order for our new leaders to excel," pointed out Kierra Weaver, president of the Sac State BSU.
The event is even more significant this Black History Month as it marks the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 50th anniversary of the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his infamous "I Have A Dream" speech.
Those attending the event will also be able to take part in the "America Back To Work," Careers, Business and Jobs Faire, also held in a section of the grand ballroom.
There is no registration required, no admission fee and the event is open to the general public.
Call 916 572-6144 for any additional information.