We are better and stronger together.  Despite this fact too often the fight for social justice is waged in silos.  Join this week's Black Brilliance Roundtable Discussion with social justice advocates working to highlight gaps and to build bridges to ensure that the social justice efforts are radically inclusive.

Ifeoma Ike is a first-generation activist, artist and attorney with experience in both private and public sectors, as well as grassroots and movement organizing.  She is the founder of Pink Cornrows and the Black Policy Lab.  She has served as the former Deputy Executive Director of New York City's Young Men's Initiative; as a liaison to the City’s first ever Young Women’s Initiative; and a Partner at the global strategic firm, Think Rubix, LLC.  She is also a Lehman College professor.

Rebecca Cokley is an American disability rights activist and public speaker who is currently the director of the Disability Justice Initiative at the Center for American Progress working on disability policy.  She previously served as the Executive Director of the National Council on Disability (NCD) and as an appointee in the administration of President Barack H. Obama from 2009 to 2013.  

Vilissa Thompson is a macro-minded social worker from South Carolina.  She founded Ramp Your Voice! to discuss issues that matter to her as a Black disabled woman, including intersectionality, racism, politics, and why she unapologetically makes good trouble.  

Important Notes:
1. When: Thursday June 4, 2020 at 6:00 PM EST
2. All confirmed RSVPs will receive a Zoom link for the session.
3. “Seating” is limited so please RSVP ASAP!

Questions? Email: info@NBJC.org