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Broadcaster Tavis Smiley to Moderate Conversation on Need for Black Agenda Public Forum Also to Activate Black Participation in 2010 Census LOS ANGELES (February 23, 2010) Some noted Black leaders recently have suggested publicly that President Obama does not need to focus on Black issues. In response to mounting evidence showing African Americans are disproportionately lagging behind on all economic indicators despite assertions of a so-called post-racial era, Tavis Smiley said Tuesday he will moderate a national conversation examining whether in fact there needs to be a Black agenda and the accountability of leadership to address issues facing Black Americans. The nationally-televised forum, We Count! The Black Agenda is the American Agenda, will be held from 8 am noon Saturday, March 20 at Chicago State Universitys Emil and Patricia A. Jones Convocation Center, 9501 South King Dr., Chicago, IL. The event is free and open to the public on first-come, first-served basis. Advanced registration is available at www.tavistalks.com. From the Carolinas to California millions of Americans are in crisis as a direct result of the recession in historic proportions. Given the joblessness rate compounded by the lack of access to healthcare and the collapse of the housing market, the statistics continue to show that Black Americans in particular are getting crushed, Smiley said. I think the time has come to have an earnest dialogue between Black leaders and Black people about easing ...
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