NAACP National Leadership Summit Town Hall Meeting June, 13 1994

The NAACP National Leadership Summit Town Hall Meeting, broadcasted live by the Black College Satellite Network (BCSN) held in Baltimore, MD on the campus of Sojourner-Douglass College on June 13, 1994, brought together prominent African American leaders to discuss unity, civil rights, economic empowerment, education, community responsibility, and strategies for addressing challenges facing Black America. The summit was convened by Benjamin Chavis Jr., then Executive Director of the NAACP, as part of an effort to build greater cooperation among civil rights, religious, civic, and community organizations. The Town Hall Meeting was moderated by television journalist Ed Gordon (BET). The summit is remembered as an important attempt to create a unified national African American leadership agenda during a period of significant social and political change. It also helped lay the groundwork for subsequent national gatherings of Black leaders and discussions that contributed to broader organizing efforts during the mid-1990s. Notable Leaders in Attendance: • Benjamin Chavis Jr. (NAACP Executive Director) • Louis Farrakhan (Nation of Islam) • Rev. Jessie Jackson • Rev. Al Sharpton • Dr. Betty Shabazz • Dr. Cornell West • Dr. John Henrik Clarke • Rep. Kweisi Mfume • Queen Mother Moore • Dr. Lenora Fulani • Jylla Foster (Zetta Phi Beta, Inc) • Rupert Richardson (NAACP, President) • William Gibson (NAACP National Board Chairman) • Yasmin Hurston, (NAACP, Youth Council)