CONGRESSWOMAN JOHNSON AND CONGRESSMAN DAVIS TO HOLD PANEL DISCUSSION ON ROLE OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN NATIONAL SERVICE MOVEMENT
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and Congressman Danny Davis, Chairs of the Congressional Black Caucus Community Reinvestment Task Force, will hold a panel discussion, “The African-American Role in the National Service Movement,” tomorrow in the Cannon House Office Building. Topics to be discussed include opportunities for African-Americans to serve and ways the African-American community can make the most of the recently-passed Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. Featured panelists include: · Wendy Kopp, Founder and President of Teach For America · Colonel Robert L. Gordon III, Senior Vice President of Civic Leadership, City Year · James Cleveland, President, Jumpstart · Shirley Sagawa, Visiting Fellow, Center for American Progress. What: “The African-American Role in the National Service Movement” Panel Discussion Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Location: 121 Cannon House Office Building ###
