The Root's Best Picks of the CBC's 40th Annual Legislative Weekend in Washington, D.C.:
Date | Time | Event | Location |
Wed. Sept. 15 | 1:30-3:30 p.m. | First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at Healthy Learning Event | Washington Convention Center (Rm. 146-BC) |
Thu. Sept. 16 | 9:00-11:30 a.m. | The National Town Hall Educating to Prosperity | WCC (Ballroom A) |
Thu. Sept. 16 | 1:00-2:50 p.m. | African-American Blogs and Bloggers | WCC (Rm. 143) |
Thu. Sept. 16 | 2:00-3:50 p.m. | CBC Green Roundtable | WCC (Rm. 144) |
Thu. Sept. 16 | 2:00-3:50 p.m. | Food Deserts: Building Healthy Choices | WCC (Rm. 146A) |
Fri. Sept. 17 | 9:00-11:50 a.m. | Science & Technology Braintrust | WCC (Rm. 143-A) |
Fri. Sept. 17 | 9:00-11:50 a.m. | Gov 2.0: Social Interaction/New Media | WCC (Rm. 143-B) |
Fri. Sept. 17 | 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Black Women & Their Hair | WCC (Rm. 209-A) |
Fri. Sept. 17 | 1:30-4:40 p.m. | Immigration Reform: African-Americans and the Diapora | WCC (Rm. 144-A) |
Sat. Sept. 18 | 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Is This the Beginning of a Post-Racial Society? | WCC (Rm. 140-B) |
Sat. Sept. 18* | 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Shut Out: Opportunities on Madison Avenue | WCC (Rm. 143C) |
Sat. Sept 18 | 9:00 p.m.-3:00 a.m. | Annual Awards Dinner | WCC (Hall D) |
*The Root is a co-sponsor of "Shut Out: Evaluating Madison Avenue for Disparity in Advertising Media and Creative Services"