This Sojourner Truth Legacy Project virtual presentation will highlight the amazing legacy, history, and continued work of Black women leaders who have dedicated their careers to eliminating systemic barriers and ensuring equity for all.
Black women continue to serve as change agents to secure a more equitable nation for the next generation of leaders. During this virtual dual-session presentation, we will recognize the crucial role our most influential and trusted voices play. The Black women we honor during the presentation, advance the important conversations in American politics. This event continues the long-overdue recognition of celebrating Black women, highlighting past and present triumph, and lighting the way for future leaders and accomplishments.
Watch On-Demand
2021
2022
Session One – The Empowered Voter: Navigating Voting Rights And The Influx Of Voter Suppression
Session Two – When Women Lead
Sponsors
Featuring
REPRESENTATIVE
Joyce Beatty
U.S. House of Representatives
Chair, Congressional Black Caucus
REPRESENTATIVE
Yvette Clarke
U.S. House of Representatives
Chair, Sojourner Truth Legacy Project
REPRESENTATIVE
Sheila Jackson Lee
U.S. House of Representatives
Nicole Austin-Hillery
President & CEO, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Session 1: The Empowered Voter
Navigating Voting Rights and the Influx of Voter Suppression
Moderator
REPRESENTATIVE
Yvette Clarke
U.S. House of Representatives
Chair, Sojourner Truth Legacy Project
Participants
REPRESENTATIVE
Gwen Moore
U.S. House of Representatives
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REPRESENTATIVE
Terri Sewell
U.S. House of Representatives
Session 2: When Women Lead
Moderator
REPRESENTATIVE
Yvette Clarke
U.S. House of Representatives
Chair, Sojourner Truth Legacy Project
Participants
Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard
Mount Vernon, New York
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Mayor Veronica Williams
Opa-locka, Florida
Marie Sylla-Dixon
Chief Diversity Officer,
Raytheon Technologies
Telva McGruder
Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer,
General Motors