Invitation to “Challenges Facing Young African American Men”

Anyone who will or can be in the D.C. area on Friday

afternoon, November 17^th, is invited to attend a conference titled "Challenges Facing Young African American
Men, Their Families, and Their Communities: The Role of Policy Culture,
Culture, and Faith." The conference
will be held at the D.C.
Convention Center, room
145A, from 1:00 – 4:30.

The program is as follows:

Session One: The
Costs of Neighborhood Exclusion and Isolation (1:00 -2:30)

Moderator: Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune

Panelists: Margery
Austin Turner, Urban Institute

Darryl Trimiew, Medgar Evers
College

Joe Pettit, Morgan State
University

Session Two:
Improving Work and Family Prospects for Young African American Men (3:00 – 4:30)

Moderator: E.J. Dionne,
Washington Post

Panelists: William A. Galston, The Brookings Institution

Ronald B. Mincy, Columbia University

Joseph T. Jones, Center for Fathers,
Families, and Workforce Development

The event is co-sponsored by the Religion, Public Policy,
and Political Change Consultation of the American Academy
of Religion, the Urban Institute, and the National Campaign to Prevent Teen
Pregnancy. Additional information can be
found at www.teenpregnancy.org/religion.

RSVPs are preferred, but not required and can be sent to me,
Joe Pettit, at [email protected] (please
don't RSVP by posting a reply on this site). Feel free to spread the word about this conference to anyone who might
be interested in attending.