Friday, June 19th, 2020
12pm - 6pm
Program
12:00PM-12:05PM EST QuentinThePoet Introduces the event
12:05PM-12:45PM EST Money Making Conversations & COVID hosted by Rushion McDonald
12:50PM-1:30PM EST Collaborative Communities hosted by David Brown
1:35PM-2:15PM ESt Next Steps for the Black Community hosted by Solomon Jones
2:20PM-3:10PM EST Emancipated Mind & Body hosted by Kisha Howell
3:15PM-3:55PM est Dating, Nightlife, Entertainment & COVID hosted by Mina SayWhat
4:00PM-5:00PM est Next Steps for Black Men hosted by Rushion McDonald with Stephen a. smith, dondre whitfield, and quentinthepoet
5:00PM-6:00PM est Storytelling & Networking hosted by QuentinThePoet
Panels
Money Making Conversations & Covid with Rushion mcdonald
Host: Rushion McDonald- Two-Time Emmy Awards and Three-Time NAACP Image Awards-winning Executive Producer
Panelist:
Dana Chanel- Serial entrepreneur, Co-Founder of Jumping Jack Tax, Social Media Influencers
Prince Donnell- Serial entrepreneur, Co-Founder of Jumping Jack Tax, Social Media Influencers
Nehemiah Davis- Award Winning Author, Entrepreneur, Traveler
David Simms- Proprietor / Artist, Eatible Delights Catering
Mission: Explore how restaurants, barbershops, hair salons, entrepreneurs and small businesses are being affected by the pandemic and what ways these industries are adapting. The majority of employees in these industries are black and brown. We’ll explore how they are being impacted and considered amidst these conversations.
Collaborative Communities & Communication Channels
Host: Rev. David Brown- Diversity Advisor to the Office of the Dean of Klein College of Media and Communication, Temple University
Panelist:
Ajeenah Amir- Director, Mayor’s Office of Public Engagement
Natasha Benjamin- Senior Social Media Strategist and Activist, Brownstein Group
William Brawner- Pastor, Midtown Parish United Methodist Church
Michael Warren- Registered Representative, Managing Money God's Way Ministry
Tanya Morris- CEO of Mom Your Business
Gabriela Raczka- Engagement Manager, Philly Counts 2020
Mission: We’ll discuss ways that the community, organizations and businesses are developing new channels of communication and find new ways to collaborate in the wake of social unrest while many people continue to work-from-home.
Next Steps for the Black Community
Host: Solomon Jones
Panelist:
Charito Morales- Community Organizer/ Nurse, Providence Center
Franceria Moore- Learning Manager, The Prosperity Agenda
Angela McIver- CEO, Fair Housing Rights Center in Southeastern PA
Mission: Leaders and community organizers dialogue about the best approaches to create long-lasting institutional and social change. Panelists will share what they, or their organizations, are doing to play their part while engaging in constructive dialogue about the road ahead and the work still left to be accomplished.
The Emancipated Mind & Body: Black Education and Health
Host: Kisha Howell- Bold Hues, Teacher Educators, Interior Designer, and Event Planner
Panelist:
Fadesola Ojeikere- Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Great Oaks Legacy Charter School
Dr. Mark Anthony Gooden- Christian Johnson Endeavor Professor of Education Leadership, Teachers College, Columbia University
Anastazia Neely- Elementary School Educator, Ideation Tutoring
Dr. Chris T. Pernell- Chief Strategic Integration and Health Equity Officer, University Hospital, Newark, New Jersey
Dr. Mariel Buque- Psychologist, Columbia University
Mission: Engage with physical health, mental health and education professionals as we dive deep into health and educational disparities in the black community and communities of color that COVID-19 and recent social unrest has brought into focus. The power of Black therapist and Black trauma. The Black Panther Schools and how were those teachers educated? What should Black children be taught (the power of curriculum and how it’s not neutral) and being mindful of black children. Access to technology. What is black education?
Dating, Nightlife and Entertainment during COVID
Host: Mina SayWhat
Panelist:
Mercedes Smith- Founder and Vice President, Care More & Tierney
Erika Rae- CEO & Creative Director, The Event Parlor
Andrea Gunning- Executive in Charge of Production, Glass Entertainment Group
Mission: COVID-19 has curbed a lot of people’s dating game while protests and social unrest has, in some cases, made political leanings part of the basic dating profile checklist. Dating and hookup culture has a real need to adjust while taking into consideration public health and the social climate into consideration. Experts and influencers weigh in on this hot topic while keeping it 100.
Next Steps for Black men & Covid: Cross Generational Conversation
Host: Rushion McDonald- Two-Time Emmy Awards and Three-Time NAACP Image Awards-winning Executive Producer
Panelist:
Stephen A. Smith- Journalist, SportsCenter with Stephen A Smith and ESPN "First Take"
Dondré T. Whitfield- Emmy-Nominated Veteran TV and Film Actor, Stars in Queen Sugar, and Author of "Male vs. Man"
Quentin Williams- Poet, Documentarian, Activist and Executive Director of We The People Stage
Storytelling & networking
Host: QuentinThepoet
Storytellers:
Hector Nunez- Founder, Wooder Ice LLC
Michelle Histand- Director, B. PHL Festival
Jimmy White IV- Speaker - Mentor - Veteran - Minister - Advocate - Father - Husband, Travis Manion Foundation
This Happy Hour & Story Share element is a core part of We The People Stage’s mission and contribution to the community. With this event being a community oriented event, the Happy Hour & Story Share is a dynamic performative element. The second portion of this segment is an opportunity for the community to engage with the panelists and moderators for deeper Q&A centered around next steps for the community and movement.
5:10pm-5:15pm- QuentinThePoet introduces the Storytelling and Networking program.
5:15pm - 5:35pm: Select storytellers share their experiences over the last few weeks with COVID-19 and social unrest.
5:40pm - 6:00pm: Open dialogue with storytellers and community members on next steps for the Philadelphia community and nation at large.