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Problems watching this webcast? help@broadcasturban.net 		Welcome to the webcast of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
2002 Annual Legislative Conference September 11-14, 2002

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CBCF Main Programs

Opening Ceremony
Rep. Bobby Rush, Rep. William Jefferson, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, Rev. Dr. Leonard N. Smith, Imamn Johari Abdul Malik, Rabbi Brett R. Isserow, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Danny Davis and Members of the Congressional Black Caucus

National Town Hall Meeting: Sponsored by:
Rep. Bobby Rush, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Barbara Lee, Charles Rangel, Donald Payne, Dr. Hilary Inyang, Dr. Joel Cohen and Richard A. Gephardt

Jazz Issue Forum and Concert: Arturo Sandoval
Rep. John Conyers

Gospel Extravaganza

CBCF Annual Prayer Breakfast:
A Time for Prayerful Rejuvenation
Rep. Sheila Jackson, Donnie McClurkin, Yolanda Adams and more

CBCF Awards Dinner:
Soul Children of Chicago
The Honorable Kwame M. Kilpatrick, Mayor of Detroit
Jeff Majors, Harpist
Sen. Carol Moseley Braun
Rep. Floyd Flake
Loretta Devine
Morris Chestnut
Rep. Bobby Rush
Rep. William Jefferson
The Honorable Al Gore, Former US Vice President

CBCF Awards Dinner Concert:
Rufus featuring Chaka Kahn
CBCF Braintrusts
Braintrust 1:
Generation X, Y and Wealth
Rep. Elijah Cummings

Braintrust 2:
Community Development Corporations: Building Strategies for Community Empowerment
Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones and Rep. Barbara Lee
Braintrust 3: Sponsored by:
Telecommunications in the 21st Century
Rep. Bobby Rush, Rep. Albert Wynn and Rep. Edolphus Towns
Braintrust 4 :
The Economics of Hip Hop Culture
Rep. Cynthia McKinney

Braintrust 5: Sponsored by:
Science and Technology after 9/11: A Business Perspective
Rep. Eddie Berncie Johnson

Braintrust 6:
Building Wealth in the African-American Community: Entrepreneurship, Saving and Investing
Rep. William J. Jefferson and Rep. Harold Ford, Jr.
Braintrust 7: Sponsored by:
African-American Women & Technology: The Digital Dividend
Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald
Braintrust 8:
Judiciary Braintrust Safe Streets without Sacrficing Civil Liberties
Rep. John Conyers, Jr.
Braintrust 9: Sponsored by:
Improving Care for African Americans Near the End of Life
Rep. Donna Christian-Christensen and Rep. Edolphus Towns
Braintrust 10: Sponsored by:
Aging Braintrust: " A Look at Prescription Drug Coverage"
Rep. Carrie P. Meek

Braintrust 11:
The Judge A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. Memorial Braintrust: 2002 Redistricting: Successes and Failures
Rep. Melvin Watt and Rep. Corrine Brown
Braintrust 12:
The Veterans Braintrust: The High Price of Freedom: Personal Stories of Courage, Sacrifice, Hope and Families...
Rep. Corrine Brown and Rep. Sanord D. Bishop, Jr.

Braintrust 13:
Taking Back Our House: Strategies For Change
Rep. Charles Rangel
Braintrust 14:
Environmental Justice Braintrust
Rep. James E. Clyburn

Braintrust 15:
Transportation Post 9/11...Are We Really Safe?
Rep. Elijah Cummings
Braintrust 16: Sponsored by:
Practical Applications for Technology
Rep. Major R. Owens
Braintrust 17: Sponsored by:
Reparations and Health Care: "Reclaiming What We've Lost/Demanding What We're Due"
Rep. Donna Christian-Christensen, Rep. Edolphus Towns, Rep. Stephanie Tubbs-Jones and Rep. John Conyers, Jr.
CBCF Issue Forums

Issue Forums 1:
After the Black Farmer's Lawsuit: What Has Changed for Black Farmers?
Rep. Eva M. Clayton, Rep. John Conyers, Jr., Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., Rep. Earl F. Hilliard and Rep. Bennie G. Thompson
Issue Forums 2:
How Census Data Can Bring Power and Precision to Future Planning

Issue Forums 3:
Protecting Our Protectors: A Briefing On Prostate Cancer
Rep. Bennie Thompson

Issue Forums 4:
Revisiting Fatherless and Rebuilding the Black Community...
Rep. Julia Carson

Issue Forums 5:
Security Challenges at Home and Abroad: One Year After 9/11
Rep. Harold E. Ford. Jr.
Issue Forums 6:
Civil Rights and African Americans:
Have We Forgotten the Fight?
CBC Spouses
Issue Forums 7: Sponsored by:
The Student Bill of Rights: Moving Education in the Right Direction
Rep. Chaja Fattah
Issue Forums 8: Sponsored by:
A More Perfect Union: Advancing an Education Right
Rep. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.
Issue Forums 9:
Equally Represented: Political Inclusion of Africans In the Americas
Rep. John Conyers
Issue Forums 10: Sponsored by:
The Community Health Center Success Story: Reducing and Eliminating Health Disparities in Access to Care
Rep. Danny K. Davis
Issue Forums 11: Sponsored by:
Jazz Issue Forum: Honoring Dizzy Gillespie
Rep. John Conyers
Issue Forums 12: Sponsored by:
Media & The Shaping of Images "What's Real & What's Not"
Rep. John Conyers and Rep. Diane Watson
Issue Forums 13: Sponsored by:
How Hip-Hop Has Influenced the Arts, Culture & Wall Street
Rep. Maxine Waters
Issue Forums 14: Sponsored by:
Blacks In Film
Rep. Earl F. Hilliard
Issue Forums 15: Sponsored by:
Piracy-How It Impacts the Entertainment Industry
Rep. Diane E. Watson and Rep. John Conyers, Jr.
Issue Forums 16: Sponsored by:
Runaway Productions: Luring Film and Television Comapanies Back to the U.S.
Rep. Donald M. Payne
Issue Forums 17: Sponsored by:
Mobilizing for the Movement: Lessons in Healthcare Global HIV/AIDs Update 2002
Rep. Donna Christian-Christensen
Issue Forums 18:
Foreign Policy Issue Forum: A Dialogue on Peace and Harmony In the Middle Eas and Africa:...
Rep. John Conyers, Jr.
Issue Forums 19: Sponsored by:
Prime Time Sisters Call to Action: Reclaiming Our Health
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson

Issue Forums 20:
Strategies for Raising Successful African American Men
Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Issue Forums 21: Sponsored by:
A More Perfect Union: Advancing a Healthcare Right
Rep. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.
Issue Forums 22: Sponsored by:
Leaving Our Children Behind: Racial Bias in the Education System
Rep. Bobby Scott

Issue Forums 23:
Gender Equity: African-American Women's Empowerment Issue Form
Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald

Issue Forums 24:
Diversifying the 21st Century America: Culturally, Politically, Financially, and Globally
Rep. Gregory W. Meeks
Issue Forums 25:
U.S. Intelligence: Diversity Is The Key
Rep. Alice L. Hastings, Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. and Rep. Bennie G. Thompson
Issue Forums 26:
African-American Farmers and Global Agriculture
Rep. Eva M. Clayton and Rep. Sanford D. Bishop. Jr.

Issue Forums 27:
Where Are Our Missing Children and Why Can't They Be Found?
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee

Issue Forums 28:
African-American Land Loss: Where Have the 40 Acres Gone? Turning the Tide on Black Land Loss
Rep. Eva Clayton and Rep. Sanford Bishop

Issue Forums 29:
Consolidation in the Media: The Message, The Meaning, and the Motive
Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick

Issue Forums 30:
Crisis to Calamity
Rep. Donna Christian-Christensen

Issue Forums 31:
Reclamation, Re-Entry, and a Second Chance for Ex-Offenders
Rep. Danny K. Davis

Issue Forums 32:
Expanding Opportunities for Public & Private Sector Procurement
Rep. Albert Wynn, Rep. Bobby Rush and Rep. Edolphus Towns

Issue Forums 33:
Keeping the Faith: The Promise of Cooperation, The Perils of Government Fundin-The President's Faith Based Initiative
Rep. Robert C. Scott and Rep. Melvin Watt
Issue Forums 34: Sponsored by:
Mobilizing for Reading: The Kingpin Skill
Rep. Major Owens
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