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David Honig, Broadband Working Session David Honig co-founded the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council (MMTC) in 1986. MMTC currently represents over 70 minority, civil rights and religious national organizations in selected proceedings before the FCC and other agencies, and it operates the... Read More → |
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Dr. Nicol Turner Lee, Broadband Working Session Dr. Nicol Turner-Lee is Vice President and the first Director of the Media and Technology Institute for the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. The Joint Center is one of the nation’s leading research and public policy institutions and... Read More → |
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Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin, Fannie Lou Hamer Luncheon Special Guest Steve Benjamin is the first African American mayor of Columbia, South Carolina. He was elected to office May 2010. His family hails from Orangeburg, South Carolina. Like many African-American families in the 1960s, they moved north... Read More → |
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Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx, Fannie Lou Hamer Luncheon Master of Ceremonies Raised in the Dale Brook of Charlotte neighborhood by his mother and grandparents, Anthony Foxx knows the power of opportunity. Though his family had modest financial means, they made sure Anthony received a great education... Read More → |
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Attorney Fred Gray, Fannie Lou Hamer Award Honoree Veteran civil rights attorney Fred Gray’s legal career began in the midst of America’s modern day Civil Rights Movement. With a quiet demeanor, strong determination and secret commitment made in college, he vowed, “to become a lawyer,... Read More → |
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US Surgeon Benjamin Dr. Regina Benjamin, Health Care Social Justice General Session (invited) Regina M. Benjamin, M.D., M.B.A. is the 18th Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service. As America’s Doctor, she provides the public with the best scientific information available on how... Read More → |
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MaryAnn Black, Health Care Social Justice General Session MaryAnn Black is one of the community’s most respected and experienced leaders whose professional training and knowledge of this community prepare her uniquely for this key role. Ms. Black is a leading health advocate for health and... Read More → |
