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Virtual Summit Features Ibram X. Kendi, Alicia Garza, john a. powell and More

Contact: Bruce Mirken, Greenlining Institute Media Relations Director,  415-846-7758 (cell)

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – As our nation faces a public health crisis almost beyond comprehension, The Greenlining Institute has moved its annual Economic Summit online – maintaining the same exciting list of speakers, including Ibram X. Kendi and Alicia Garza, and with early bird ticket prices starting at just $5.

Greenlining’s annual Economic Summit brings together thought leaders at the forefront of the fight for justice and equity for a full day of cyber networking, fireside chats, and thought-provoking panels on how we can ensure that recovery efforts reach all communities. The theme, We the Future, expresses the drive for

a nation where all communities have the opportunity to participate in the creation of healthy, thriving, resilient lives. With the COVID-19 crisis weighing particularly heavily on communities of color, discussions will look at specific issues such as the impact on small businesses and community nonprofits as well as broader themes such as movement-building in a time of crisis and reimagining the future with racial equity at the center.

WHAT: Greenlining’s 27th Annual Economic Summit: We the Future, a Virtual Summit on Racial Equity.

WHO: Ibram X. Kendi, Alicia Garza, john a. powell, Lateefah Simon and other distinguished community advocates and leaders.

WHEN: Thursday, May 21, 9:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

HOW TO ATTEND: Purchase tickets online and get all the details via our Economic Summit web page.

For News Media: Media are invited to attend without charge. For a complimentary link, email brucem@greenlining.org

To learn more about The Greenlining Institute, visit www.staging3.greenlining.org.

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