National Urban League

2006 WMY Conference

2006 Whitney M. Young Center National Urban Leadership Development Conference

Speakers of Note


(Left to Right) Dr. Edison O. Jackson President Medgar Evers College Dr. Joy Degruy Leary Portland State University Mr. Roland Warren National Fatherhood Initiative Dr. A. J. Robinson (not pictured) Children's Defense Fund Featured Speakers for the Opening Empowerment Breakfast Plenary (moderated by Aaron A. Thomas, III) Topic: Am I My Brother's Keeper-A Solution Driven Discussion focused on the Black Male Crisis in America
	Ms. Pernessa Seale President & Founder Balm in Gilead. New York, NY Featured Speaker for the Health & Quality of Life Empowerment Luncheon Topic: HIV/AIDS in the Urban Community 25 Years Later

	Thomas N. Todd, J.D. Civil Rights Attorney Featured Speaker for the Civic Engagement Empowerment Breakfast Topic: Civic Engagement in America-Working Together To Empower Communities
	Mr. Ted Shaw President and Director-Counsel NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) Featured Speaker for the Civil Rights Empowerment Luncheon Topic: Achieving Civil Rights through Collaborative Leadership in the 21st Century