WHAT:

Emerging Black Political Leadership in Cleveland: A Forum Commemorating the Public Service Career of the late Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, presented by Cleveland State University’s Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs

WHEN:

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

WHERE:

Cleveland State University
Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
Glickman-Miller Hall Atrium
1717 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH

WHY:

This is the first annual public forum to honor the memory of the late Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones and it will focus on the future of black political leadership. A new generation of black politicians is choosing careers in public service in a different way. How has political leadership changed? How was it nurtured in the past, how is it nurtured presently, and how should it be nurtured going forward? How can we foster and develop political leadership in individuals? And, what are the qualities and experience needed for a successful career in public service?

WHO:

Keynote Speaker:
Jeff Johnson, Black Entertainment Television (BET) host and producer, radio commentator with NPR’s News and Notes, and political motivator.

Discussion Group:
Nina Turner, Senator, 25th District, Ohio State Senate
Peter Lawson Jones, Commissioner, Cuyahoga County
TJ Dow, Councilman, Ward 7, City of Cleveland
Jala Khateeb, Outreach Assistant, Mount Pleasant Development Corporation

Moderator:
Randell McShepard, Vice President of Public Affairs, RPM International, Inc.

This program is open to the community and supported by the Walter B. Waetjen Endowed Urban Education Lecture Fund. Register at www.urban.csuohio.edu/forum or by calling 216.523.7330.

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