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TUESDAY, APRIL 2nd

6:30 amNational Action Network Membership Reception
Newark Tech Academy, 400 Hawthorne Ave, Newark, NJ 07112

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3rd

8:00 am – 5:00 pmCONVENTION REGISTRATION
Metropolitan Foyer – 2nd Floor
9:30 am – 10:00 amOPENING RIBBON CUTTING with Rev. Al Sharpton, Chairman Rev. Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, National Action Network Leadership & Elected Officials
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
10:00 amPLENARY – *The Honorable Beto O’Rourke, Former U.S. Representative
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
10:00 amBOOK CONVERSATION – Valerie Jarrett, Former Senior Advisor to President, Obama Administration *Biography available for purchase onsite
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
10:20 amPLENARY – *Andrew Yang, Entrepreneur & Founder, Venture for America
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
10:30 amPLENARY – Eric H. Holder, Jr., 82nd Attorney General, United States
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
10:40 amPLENARY – Tom Perez, Chairman, Democratic National Committee (DNC)
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
11:00 amPLENARY – *The Honorable Julián Castro, 16th Secretary,
U.S. Housing and Urban Development
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
11:00 am – 12:30 pmMOTHERS OF THE MOVEMENT
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
Opening Remarks:
Benjamin Crump, Esq., Attorney, Ben Crump Law, PLLC
Moderator:
Angela T. Rye, Esq., CEO and Principal, IMPACT Strategies
Panelists:
Gwen Carr, Mother of Eric Garner
Dr. Tiffany Crutcher, Twin Sister of Terrace Crutcher
Allisa Findley, Sister of Botham Jean
Lezley McSpadden, Mother of Michael Brown
Sybrina Fulton, Mother of Trayvon Martin
Se’Quette Clark, Mother of Stephon Clark
Benjamin Crump, Esq., Attorney, Ben Crump Law, PLLC
*Gwen Carr will be sign her book “This Stops Today: Eric Garner’s Mother Seeks Justice After Losing Her Son” afterwards.
12:30 pm – 2:00 pmTHE ROLE OF PROGRESSIVE THOUGHT IN THE AGE OF TRUMP
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
Moderator:
Dr. Jamal Watson, Executive Editor, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
Panelists:
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Georgetown University
Dr. Eric Foner, Columbia University
Dr. Christina Greer, Associate Professor of Political Science, Fordham University
Maya Wiley, Henry Cohen Professor, Senior Vice President for Social Justice, The New School, and MSNBC/NBC Legal Correspondent
Rev. Charles Williams, II, Midwest Regional Director, National Action Network
2:00 pmPLENARY
Empire Ballroom – 2nd Floor
Stacey Abrams, Founder, Fair Fight and Former Georgia Gubernatorial Candidate
2:30 pm – 3:30 pmCONVERSATION & BOOK SIGNING
Empire Ballroom – 2nd Floor
FOUR HUNDRED YEARS LATER: UNDERSTANDING SLAVERY AND FREEDOM THROUGH THE EYES OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS
A conversation between Rev. Al Sharpton, Dr. David Blight, Yale Historian and Professor Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Professor of Sociology, Georgetown University

*Dr. David Blight will sign his book: Frederick Douglass Prophet of Freedom afterwards.
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson will sign his book: What Truth Sounds Like: Robert F. Kennedy, James Baldwin, and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race in America afterwards.

6:00 pmKEEPER’S OF THE DREAM RECEPTION
7:00 pmKEEPER’S OF THE DREAM DINNER AND PROGRAM

THURSDAY, APRIL 4th

8:00 am – 5:00 pmCONVENTION REGISTRATION
Metropolitan Foyer – 2nd Floor
10:00 am – 3:00 pmNAN RESOURCE CENTER
Liberty 1 & 2 – 3rd Floor
10:00 amPLENARY – *The Honorable John Delaney, United States House of Representatives, (MD-6)
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
10:15 amPLENARY – *The Honorable Pete Buttigieg, Mayor, South Bend, Indiana
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
10:15 am – 11:45 amINFORMED OPPOSITION: CHALLENGES FOR DIVERSE REPORTING IN THE AGE OF TRUMP
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
Moderator:
Errol Lewis, CNN Contributor, Host, Road to City Hall, NY1 News
and Director, Urban Reporting, City University of New York, Graduate School of Journalism
Panelists:
Midwin Charles, Esq., CNN and MSNBC Legal Analyst, Contributor Essence Magazine
Tiffany Cross, Co-Founder & Managing Editor, The Beat DC
Trymaine Lee, MSNBC Correspondent, and National Reporter, NBC BLK
Chris Hayes, Host of All in with Chris Hayes, MSNBC
Karen Hunter, The Karen Hunter Show, Urban View, Sirius XM Radio
Lawrence O’Donnell, The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell, MSNBC
David Wilson, Senior Vice President, BET Digital
11:45 am – 12:30 amMENTAL HEALTH: CONVERSATION & BOOK SIGNING
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
Moderator:
Angela T. Rye, Esq., CEO and Principal, IMPACT Strategies
Panelists:
Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder & President, National Action Network
Charlamagne tha God, Co-Host, The Breakfast Club and Best-Selling Author
12:30 pm – 2:00 pmPRESENT & ACCOUNTED FOR: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CENSUS 2020
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
Moderator:
Joe “The Black Eagle” Madison, Joe Madison Show, SiriusXM
Panelists:
Ashley Allison, Executive Vice President of Campaigns and Programs, The Leadership Conference Education Fund
Melanie Campbell, President and CEO, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation
and Convener, Black Women’s Roundtable
Alicia Garza, Founder, The Black Census Project and Co-Founder, Black Lives Matter
Marina Jenkins, Litigation Director, National Democratic Redistricting Committee
Julie Menin, Census Director, New York City
and Executive Assistant Corporation Counsel, Strategic Advocacy
Derek Perkinson, NYC Field Director, National Action Network
12:30 pm – 2:30 pmWOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT & NETWORKING LUNCHEON (TICKETED EVENT)
Co–Chairs:
Michelle Ebanks, President, Essence Communications
and Board Member, National Board of Directors, National Action Network
and Board Member, National Board of Directors, National Action Network
Tanya Lombard, Head of Multicultural Engagement and Strategic Alliances, AT&T and Board Member, National Board of Directors, National Action Network
Host:
Joy-Ann Reid, Host, AM JOY, MSNBC
Honorees:
Kimberly Blackwell, CEO, PMM Agency
Jotaka Eaddy, Vice President of Policy, Strategic Engagement, and Impact, Lend Up
Traci Otey Blunt, SVP Corporate Communication, National Football League
Sarah Glover, President, National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)
Kelly Price, Award-Winning Recording Artist and Actress
LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Actress and Producer
Claire Sulmers, Editor-in-Chief, The Fashion Bomb Daily
Muthoni Wambu Kraal, National Political and Organizing Director, DNC
2:30 pm – 4:00 pmDAUGHTERS OF THE MOVEMENT
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
Moderator:
Dominique Sharpton-Bright, Daughter of Rev. Al Sharpton,
and National Director of Membership, National Action Network
Panelists:
Rev. Leah Daughtry, President and CEO, On These Things, LLC
Jennifer Jones Austin, Daughter of Rev. William A. Jones, Jr.
Santita Jackson, Daughter of Rev. Jesse Jackson
Suzanne Kay, Daughter of Dianne Carroll
Stacy Lynch, Daughter of Political Strategist Bill Lynch
Dr. Hasna Muhammad, Daughter of Ossie and Ruby Dee Davis
Ilyasah Shabazz, Daughter of Malcom X and Betty Shabazz
Keisha Sutton James, Granddaughter of Percy Sutton

4:00 pm – 6:30 pmTHE CASE FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
Moderator:
Jennifer Jones Austin, CEO, Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, (FPWA) and Board Member, National Board of Directors, National Action Network
Panelists:
Spencer P. Boyer, Director, Washington Office, Brennan Center for Justice, NYU Law School
Darcel Clark, District Attorney, Bronx County
Scott Hechinger, Senior Staff Attorney,
and Director of Policy, Brooklyn Defender Services
Donna Lieberman, President, NYCLU
Rev. Jonathan Moseley, Western Regional Director, National Action Network
Johnny Perez, Director, U.S. Prison Programs, National Religious Campaign Against Torture
Cy Vance, District Attorney, Manhattan and New York County
7:00 pm – 9:00 pmTRUTH TO POWER REVIVAL
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
Bishop Noel Jones, Senior Pastor, City of Refuge Church

FRIDAY, APRIL 5th

7:30 am – 9:00 amCHAPTER DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
Riverside Ballroom – 3rd Floor
10:00 am – 3:00 pmNATIONAL ACTION NETWORK RESOURCE CENTER
Liberty 1 & 2 – 3rd Floor
9:30 am – 12:00 pmTHE FUTURE OF HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
Moderator:
Dr. Jamal Watson, Executive Editor, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
Panelists:
Dr. Roslyn Artis, President, Benedict College
Dr. Herman Felton, Jr., President, Wiley College
Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick, President, Howard University
Mary-Pat Hector, Student, Spelman College
Dr. David Wilson, President, Morgan State University
The Honorable Frederica Wilson, U.S. House of Representatives, (FL-24)
Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins, President, Bennett College
9:45 amPLENARY – *The Honorable Kamala Harris, U.S. Senate, California
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
10:00 amPLENARY – *The Honorable John Hickenlooper, Governor, Colorado
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
10:15 amPLENARY – The Honorable Sherrod Brown, U.S. Senate, Ohio
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
10:30 amPLENARY – The Honorable Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. House of Representative (NY-14)
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
10:45 amPLENARY – *The Honorable Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senate, Massachusetts
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
11:00 amPLENARY – *The Honorable Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senate, Vermont
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
11:15 am – 12:45 pmDRIVING INVESTMENT IN COMMUNITIES: HOW THE PRIVATE SECTOR CAN HELP REALIZE A PUBLIC GOOD PRESENTED BY MASTERCARD
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
Moderator:
Jeff Johnson, Principal and Chief of Strategy, JIJ Communications
Panelists:
Nichole Francis Reynolds, Vice President, Public Policy, US Markets, Mastercard
Chanelle Hardy, Policy Partnerships and Strategic Outreach, Google
Janaye Ingram, Director, National Partnerships, Airbnb
Sekou Kaalund, Managing Director, Head Advancing Black Pathways, JPMorgan Chase
The Honorable Melvin Carter, Mayor, St. Paul, Minnesota
Arturo Franco, Vice President, Insight, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, Mastercard
John Hudson, EVP, Chief External and Public Affairs Officer,
and President, Southern Company Gas Foundation
The Honorable Greg Meeks, U.S. House of Representatives, (NY-5)
12:00 pm – 2:00 pmREVEREND DR. WILLIAM A. JONES MEMORIAL LUNCHEON (TICKETED EVENT)
Metropolitan West – 2nd Floor
Speakers:
*The Honorable Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senate, Minnesota
*The Honorable Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senate, New York
*The Honorable Cory Booker, U.S. Senate, New Jersey
The Honorable Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senate Minority Leader
The Honorable Frederica Wilson, U.S. House of Representatives, (FL-24)
Honorees:
Dr. Adolphus C. Lacey, Pastor, Bethany Baptist Church, Brooklyn, NY
Bishop Adam J. Richardson Jr., Senior Bishop, AME Church
Mobilizing Preachers and Communities (MPAC)
12:00 pm – 2:00 pmTHE BLACK ECONOMIC AGENDA: DRIVING CAPITAL INTO THE HANDS OF BLACK ASSET MANAGERS AND HOUSING DEVELOPERS
Central Park West – 2nd Floor
Opening Remarks:
Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder & President, National Action Network
Moderator:
Robert Raben, Founder and President, The Raben Group
Panelists:
The Honorable Thomas P. DiNapoli, Comptroller, New York State
Craig Livingston, Managing Partner, Exact Capital
Tracy Maitland, President and Chief Investment Officer, Advent Capital Management
Gabriel Maldanado, Board Member, AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Robert F. Smith, Chairman, Vista Equity Partners
Roy Swan, Director, Mission Investments, Ford Foundation
The Honorable Scott M. Stringer, Comptroller, New York City
William Thompson, Jr., CEO & Partner, Seibert Cisneros Shank, and Former Comptroller, NYC
2:15 pmPLENARY – *The Honorable Cory Booker, U.S. Senate, New Jersey
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
2:30 pm – 4:00 pmTHE BLACK CHURCH: 2020 VOTER PROTECTION AND MOBILIZATION
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
Opening Remarks:
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Founder and President, Rainbow PUSH Coalition
Moderator:
Rev. Nelson Rivers, III, Vice President, Religious Affairs
and External Relations, National Action Network
Panelists:
Stefanie Brown James, Co-Founder, The Collective PAC
Dr. Adolphus Lacey, Pastor, Bethany Baptist Church, Brooklyn, NY
Bishop Frank Madison Reid, III, Presiding Bishop, 3rd Episcopal District AME Church
Dr. Yolanda Pierce, Dean, School of Divinity, Howard University
Bishop Dennis V. Proctor, Presiding Bishop, North Eastern District, AME Zion Church
Rev. Don Tolliver, Vice President, NAN Tallahassee, FL Chapter
Bishop James B. Walker, Presiding Bishop, New York 7th District, AME Church
2:30 pmPLENARY – The Honorable Lucy McBath, U.S. House of Representatives, (GA-06)
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
2:30 pm – 4:00 pmBLACKS IN BLUE: AFRICAN AMERICANS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM SLAVE PATROLS TO LEADERS IN 21ST CENTURY POLICE REFORM
Location: TBA
Opening Remarks:
Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder & President, National Action Network
Moderator:
The Honorable Kendrick Meeks, Former U.S. House Representative, (FL-17)
Panelists:
Ret. Major Neill Franklin, Executive Director, Law Enforcement Action Partnership
Chief Vera Bumpers, President, NOBLE
Chief John I. Dixon, Past President, NOBLE
Commissioner Jiles H. Ship, New Jersey Police Training Commission
3:00 pm – 4:30 pmBIG DATA X SOCIAL JUSTICE: CONSUMER PRIVACY AND THE IMPACT ON COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
Central Park West – 2nd Floor
Opening Remarks:
The Honorable Eric Swalwell, United States House of Representatives, (CA-15)
Moderator:
William Allen, MPA, Director, National Crisis & Services, National Action Network
Panelists:
Khaliah Barnes, Privacy and Public Policy Manager, Facebook
Kimberlyn Carter, Secretary, NAN Macon, GA Chapter
Don Cravins, Vice President, Policy and External Affairs, Charter
Donna Epps, Senior Vice President for Public Policy and Strategic Alliances, Verizon
Deborah Lathen, President, Lathen Consulting LLC; Former Chief, FCC Cable Services
Bureau and Member, MMTC Board of Directors
Yvette Pugh, Director, Federal Affairs, AT&T
3:00 pmPLENARY – *The Honorable Jeff Merkley, U.S. Senate, Oregon
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
3:00 pm – 4:30 pmFROM JAIL TO WORK
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
Moderator:
The Honorable Ras Baraka, Mayor, Newark, NJ
Panelists:
The Honorable Frank Gilliam, Mayor, Atlantic City, NJ
The Honorable Ted R. Green, Mayor, East Orange, NJ
The Honorable Adrian Mapp, Mayor, Plainfield, NJ
The Honorable Frank Minor, Mayor, Logan Township, NJ
The Honorable Tony Vauss, Mayor, Irvington, NJ
The Honorable Dwayne Warren, Mayor, Orange, NJ

3:00 pm – 4:30 pmBLACKFACE IN FASHION?
Empire West – 2nd Floor
Moderator:
Bevy Smith, Host, Sirius XM’s “Bevelations”, and Contributor, Page Six TV
Panelists:
Jay Alexander Martin, Co-Founder, FUBU
Shanny Herrera, Executive Director, NAN Bronx Chapter
Ty Hunter, Celebrity Stylist
Vedeta Hanley, Designer, V. Hanley Collections
Claire Sulmers, Founder, The Fashion Bomb Daily

3:30 pm – 7:30 pmYOUTH HACKATHON & TECHNOLOGY COMPETITION
Liberty 3 – 3rd Floor
7:00 pmPLENARY – The Honorable Jim Clyburn, Majority Whip, U.S. House of Representatives, (SC-6)
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
7:00pm – 9:00pmTRUTH TO POWER REVIVAL AND CONCERT
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
Bishop Marvin Sapp, Gospel Music Artist; Pastor of Lighthouse Full Life Center Church, and Board Member, National Board of Directors, National Action Network
Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson, Gospel Artist

SATURDAY, APRIL 6th

8:00 am – 5:00 pmCONVENTION REGISTRATION
Metropolitan Foyer – 2nd Floor
10:00 amPLENARY
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
Van Jones, CEO, REFORM, Political Contributor, and Host, The Van Jones Show, CNN
10:00am – 12:00pmMEASURING THE MOVEMENT
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
Discussion Leader:
Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President, National Action Network
Leaders:
Kristen Clarke, President & CEO, Lawyers Committee on Civil Rights Under the Law Vanita Gupta, President & CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Janice Mathis, Executive Director, National Council of Negro Women (NCNW)
Marc Morial, President & CEO, National Urban League
Janice Mathis, Executive Director, National Council of Negro Women (NCNW)
12:00 pmOPENING RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY AND YOUTH DAY AWARDS
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
Honorees:
Chanel Taylor, NAN Detroit
Elijah Coles, NAN Virginia
1:00 pmWHOLE FOOD JUSTICE
Empire East – 2nd Floor
Moderator:
Dimonique Johnson, President, NAN Youth Huddle
Panelists:
Dr. Joel Berg, Hungry Free America
Cheryl Clemeny, ECO City Farms
Sammie Paul, MEANS Database
Malaysia Freeman, Vice President, NAN Youth Huddle
Kayla Kennard, Vice President, NAN YouthMove Detroit
Melony Sammuels, The Campaign Against Hunger
Mary Travis, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the City of New York
1:00 pm – 2:00 pmGUN TALK: PEACE, POLICY, PROTECTION
Empire West – 2nd Floor
Moderator:
Michael A. Hardy, Esq., Executive Vice President & General Counsel, National Action Network
Panelists:
The Honorable Brian Benjamin, State Senator, New York
The Honorable Jumaane Williams, Public Advocate, New York City
Monique Chandler-Waterman, Anti-Violence Advocate,
and Founder, East Flatbush Village, Inc.
Darcel Clarke, District Attorney, Bronx, NY
Luis Fernandez, Activist, Youth Over Guns
Rev. Stephen Green, Activist, and Pastor, Heard AME Church, Roselle, NJ
2:00 pm – 3:00 pmDISMANTLING INJUSTICE & CHALLENGING INCARCERATION
Empire East – 2nd Floor
Moderator:
Victor Pate, President, NAN Second Chance Committee
Co-Moderator:
Dr. Vanda Seward, Professor of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, Kingsborough Community College
Panelists:
Donna Hylton, Director, The Women and Girls Project,
Katal Center for Health Equality and Justice
Yolanda Johnson-Peterkin, Chief of Housing Community Activities, NYCHA
Jen Lackard, Founder, Chief Strategist, Re-Entry Link, Publisher, The Reentry Chronicle,
and President, Station of Hope Prison Ministry, Grace Baptist Church, Mt. Vernon, NY
Marvin Mayfield, #FREEnewyork, Campaign Director, JustleadershipUSA
Tyrrell Muhammad, Monitoring Associate Prison Visiting Project,
Correctional Association of NY
Mark Shervington, Community Organizer, Release Aging People in Prison
3:00 pm – 4:30 pmYOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK BUSINESS LEADERS:
DISCUSSING YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP TODAY
Empire West – 2nd Floor
Moderator:
Shawn Swinton, NAN YouthMove, South Carolina
Panelists:
Anthony Anderson, Co-Founder, Brown Boys Lemonade
Jae’den Anderson, Co-Founder, Brown Boys Lemonade
David Carter, NAN YouthMove, Baltimore, MD
Tia Crump, Director, Youth Entrepreneur Institute
Zandra Cunningham, Founder, Zandra Beauty
Malaysia Freeman, Representative, NAN Youth Huddle
Barbara Heisler, Executive Director, Glass Root
Laurianne Lumsby, Representative, NAN, Youth Huddle
Amadeus Thompson, CEO, Platinum Boy
Mason Wright, Founder, Masons Super Dogs
2:00 pm – 3:30 pmGREEK LETTER ORGANIZATIONS AND CIVIL RIGHTS
Empire East – 2nd Floor
Moderator:
Tylik McMillan, South East Director, YouthMove
Panelists:
Kevin Bennet, Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.
Deborah Catchings-Smith, International President, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
Christine Dudley, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc.
Donna P. Edwards, Former U.S. Representative, (MD-4),
and Representative, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Kai Liburd, Representative, NAN Youth Huddle
Chris Rey, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
Kyra Stephenson-Valley, Cessation Director, National Action Network
Henry Stewart, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
4:00 pm – 5:00 pmAFROPUNK: SOLUTION SESSION
Empire East – 2nd Floor
Moderator:
Bridget Todd, AFROPUNK
Panelists:
David Carter, President, NAN YouthMove, Baltimore
Jason Gaines, Area Manager, National Public Affairs, AT&T
DeNora Getachew, Executive Director, Generation Citizen
Gennette Gordova, Contributor, Huffington Post
Mary Pat Hector, National Youth Director, National Action Network
Dometi Pongo, Host, MTV NEWS
Christian Taylor, Entrepreneur, CT3 Strategies
3:30 pm – 7:30 pmYouth Hackathon & Technology Competition
Liberty 3 – 3rd Floor
6:00 pm – 8:00 pmARTIVISM 2019 FASHION SHOW POWERED BY SHARPTON ENTERTAINMENT
Metropolitan East – 2nd Floor
Co-Hosted by:
Rahmeka Cox, Miss NY 2018
T’yanna Wallace, Boutique Owner and Daughter, Biggie Smalls
Lighthouse Honoree:
DeVon Franklin, Franklin Entertainment

*Declared 2020 Presidential Candidates