HOST/MODERATORS TONY WAFFORD CEO, I CHOOSE LIFE. Mr. Wafford leads the fight nationally for equitable HIV/AIDS healthcare for heterosexual men and woman in the African-American community. Mr. Wafford is a member of Black Community Clergy Labor Alliance and Vice President of the NAACP Inglewood Branch. DERMOT GIVENS, ESQ. Is an attorney and political consultant. Mr. Givens provides political analysis to the LA Times and other print news organizations. He also provides on air legal and political commentary to KNBC and KCBS. His most recent book “100 QUESTIONS THAT EVERY AFRICAN AMERICAN MAN ASKS” has sold out at African-American book fairs across the country.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: TYRONE HOWARD, Ph.D. TYRONE C. HOWARD is on the faculty in the division of Urban Schooling in the Graduate School of Education & In-formation Studies at UCLA. He also is the Faculty Director of Center X, the Founder and Director of the Black Male Insti-tute, and an Associate faculty member in the Bunche Center for African American studies at UCLA. Dr. Howard is also the Faculty Associate Director for the Academic Advance-ment Program at UCLA, which is the nation's premier student retention program for underrepresented students. Formerly, Professor Howard was an Assistant Professor in the College of Education at The Ohio State University. Dr. Howard is the author of the book, "Why Race and Culture Matters in

Schools: Closing the Achievement Gap in America's Classrooms" published by Teach-ers College Press. He has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and other academic publications and reports. He has published his research in The Journal of Higher Education, Teachers College Record, Theory & Research in So-cial Education, The Journal of Negro Education, Urban Education, and several other well-regarded academic journals. Additionally, Professor Howard has delivered over 75 keynote addresses and presented more than 150 research papers, workshops, and sym-posia at national higher education, education research, teacher education, and social studies conferences. Best known for his scholarship on race, culture, and education, Dr. Howard is one of the most renowned scholars on educational equity, the African Ameri-can educational experience, Black males, and urban schools. In 2007, Professor Howard received an Early Career Scholar award from the American Education Research Asso-ciation, the nation's premier educational research association. He has received more than $5 million in research grants from the National Board for Professional Teaching Stan-dards, the Department of Education, and other sources to fund his research. In 2007, Professor Howard received the UCLA GSE&IS Distinguished Teaching Award. Dr. Howard has been a guest on National Public Radio, has been featured in Diverse Issues in Higher Education, has been recognized in Who's Who in Black Los Angeles, and is a regular urban education contributor to the New York Times.

PROGRAM 8:00 AM Registration 8:30 Welcome Tony Wafford Dermot Givens 8:45 Keynote “WHAT DO WE NEED?” Dr. Tyrone Howard 9:45 Panel 1 “WHAT DO WE WANT?” Fluke Fluker Mark Lewis Sherri Bell Jaaye Person-Lynn, Esq. Angela Reddock-Wright, Esq. Dino Lawson 11:00 Panel 2 “HOW DO WE GET WHAT WE WANT?” Rev. Jewett Walker, Jr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey Jasmyne Cannick Damien Goodmon Dr. Kikanza Nuri-Robins Valerie Lynn Shaw 12:30 PM Closing Remarks Tony Wafford Dermot Givens

Panel 1 – WHAT DO WE WANT FLUKE FLUKER Teacher/Educator Co-Founder of the THE VILLAGE NATION, a nationally (and Oprah) recognized program that assist African-American High School students to close and surpass the achievement gap. MARK LEWIS CEO of EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT SERVICES which assist High School students gain admissions to elite 4 year universities. Mr. Lewis is a graduate of Harvard. He serves on multiple commissions and non-profit boards. SHERRI BELL Is an organizer for the LOS ANGELES BLACK WORKERS CENTER that influences government policy and trains leaders to improve the lives of African-American workers (union, non-union, formerly incarcerated and the unemployed). JAAYE PERSON-LYNN, ESQ. Is an attorney who specializes in criminal and civil rights litigation. From representing high profile/celebrity clients to representing people who are just trying to maintain their life and not get “caught up” he fights for justice everyday. Attorney Person-Lynn is involved in multiple civic and service organizations that serve the African-American community. He is a proud alumnus of Hampton University. ANGELA REDDOCK-WRIGHT, ESQ. Named a Top California Employment and Labor Law attorney by the Daily Journal. Reddock-Wright is an employment law attorney, mediator/arbitrator, and workplace investigator. She also works with public agencies in developing and implementing labor compliance agreements. Reddock-Wright is an Instructor at UCLA Extension and serves on numerous public and non-profit boards. She is also a founding board member of the Los Angeles African American Women’s Public Policy Institute (LAAAWPPI).   DINO LAWSON Is a member of # BLACK LIVES MATTER. He is a frontline soldier who is not afraid to put himself on the line, get arrested and go to jail for what he believes is right. He is launching a new organization BMBB.

Panel 2 - HOW DO WE GET WHAT WE WANT JEWETT L. WALKER JR. Is a leading political consultant in Los Angeles County, President of the 100 Black Men of Los Angeles and Pastor at New Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Rev. Walker has provided strategies for and managed winning campaigns for many African-American elected officials. JASMYNE CANNICK was selected as one of Essence magazine’s 25 Women Shaping the World, KCET’s Southern California Seven Women of Vision, one of the Most Influential African-Americans in Los Angeles Under 40, one of Los Angeles’ Most Fascinating Angelenos by the L.A. Weekly, and one of The Advocate's 40 Under 40 leaders. Cannick is best known as an on-air commentator on the intersection of pop culture, politics and race. Today she works as a political and communications consultant. NII-QUARTERLAI QUARTEY Is the National Strategic Partnerships Manager for the “Voices for Healthy Kids.” a new collaboration between the American Heart Association and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. One of his proudest political accomplishments was serving as an Official California Surrogate for the Barack Obama Re-Election Campaign. Mr. Quartey has served with distinction as Board President of the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, and was recently selected as a Truman National Security Fellowship Political Partner. He plans to complete his Doctorate of Education in Organizational Leadership at Pepperdine University in 2017. DAMIEN GOODMON Damien Goodmon is the Founder and Executive Director of the Crenshaw Subway Coalition and it’s successor organization the Citizens’ Campaign to Fix the Expo Rail Line. As a result of the organization’s efforts, over $1.5 billion additional dollars have been invested in the mass transit infrastructure. He has been a guest lecturer on issues of transportation, environmental justice and social activism at several universities. He is a lead subject of the award-winning documentary Beyond the Echo of the Drum, which premiered at the prestigious 2013 Cannes Film Festival. DR. KIKANZA NURI-ROBINS Author of several best selling books and the soon to be published “FISH OUT OF WATER: Strategies for people who don’t fit in,” a book about learning cultural codes (available May 2017). Dr. Nuri-Robins is a nationally recognized expert/consultant in organizational development, specializing in helping close the gap between what people say they do and what they actually do. She uses her skills to help people and organizations that are in transition – or ought to be. VALERIE LYNN SHAW The Shaw Family has provided service and leadership in Los Angeles since the 1950’s. Ms. Shaw was appointed by 3 consecutive Los Angeles Mayors to serve as a Commissioner on the Board of Public Works, overseeing a $2 billion budget and 5000 employees. Recently retired, Ms. Shaw spent the majority of her professional life working to improve all aspects of the African-American community in the City of Los Angeles. She serves on the board of directors for several non-profit organizations.

MUSIC TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA (1996)Tupac; A CHANGE IS GONNA COME (1963) Sam Cook; PEOPLE GET READY (1965) The Impressions; COMPARED TO WHAT (1971) Les McCann & Eddie Harris; EVERY DAY PEOPLE (1972) Sly & The Family Stone; BALL OF CONFUSION (1971) The Temptations; SAY IT LOUD (1968) James Brown; WHAT’S GOING ON (1971) Marvin Gaye; AIN’T NO STOP-PING US NOW (1979) McFadden & Whitehead

Wafford, Givens Host Community Meetings on Prop 209 Published November 25, 2015

Tony Wafford of I Choose Life Health and Wellness Center and Attorney Dermot Givens hosted the first of a series of community meetings to discuss the repeal of anti-affirmative action law, Proposition 209. Dr. Maulana Karenga provided the group a detailed history of Affirmative Action and made the case of why it is important for African-Americans to receive equity in employment, contracts and uni-versity admissions. He gave an

analysis of how and why Prop. 209 should be repealed.

Attendees represented the dias-pora of the African-American community. The forum was held at Dulan’s on Crenshaw where a full breakfast was served.

Tony Wafford said, “it’s time that we revisit Prop. 209 like my grandfather would always say all your good-byes ain’t gone!”

Givens said that in organizing the political campaign to repeal Proposition 209 “the campaign must start and end in our com-munity” … “Everyone in Califor-nia is at the table and getting their fair share except African-Americans. We need to stop those in power from being able to use Prop. 209 to deny us our fair share.”

Tony Wafford, Dr. Maulana Karenga, Attorney Dermot Givens Chimbuko Tembo and Tulivu Jadi. (courtesy photo)

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION OVERVIEW In the 1970’s, Affirmative Action was first proposed to assist African-Americans in gaining access to previously denied government employment and contracts. To gain political support for Affirmative Action other disadvantaged groups were added to the Affirmative Actions laws. Affirmative Action programs were adopted by private industry. In the 1990’s a major movement was undertaken to end Affirmative Action. This movement succeeded by labeling Affirmative Action programs as quota system that gave unqualified African-Americans jobs, contracts and benefits by denying those to white people. Proposition 209, as promoted by Ward Connerly, amended the California Constitution by making it illegal to consider race in hiring, contracting and providing other government resources. As a result, African-Americans receive minimal employment, contracts and other benefits. However, other groups have continued to receive and expand their access to employment, contracts and other government benefits. “Quotas” and “Affirmative Action” have become bad words. Californian’s have accepted the ban on Affirmative Action as gospel. Since Prop. 209, Special Laws have been passed into law to help Latinos, Asians, immigrants, the disabled, women, LGBT’s and others. These laws have passed due to the support garnered from African-Americans. Since Prop. 209, no special laws have ever been proposed to specifically and directly help African-Americans. Less than 2% of the state of California's $150 billion in expenditures is spent with African-Americans.

THANK YOU Dr. Maulana Karenga for being our first keynote speaker; Dr. Tyrone Howard for being our second keynote speaker and to each of our panelist. To the men who attended our first meetings (Gene Ramos, Brennan Monconduit, Desmond Fletcher, Mark Lewis, Rafiki, Jimmy Woodard, Dennis Wafford, Damien Goodman). To our contractors and volunteers: Dyke Redmond of Heart and Soul (video), Arnetta Mack of Mack Enterprises Unlimited (graphic design), Damian W. Givens (music), Dennis Wafford (photography), Keion Morgan (outreach), the staff at the Nate Holden Center for Performing Arts and especially Diane Walker.

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