Real Talk With Dr. Valencia Campbell: Becoming Equipped To Take Action Now chats with Dr. Alvin

              Dr. Valencia Campbell, author of “Advice From the Top: What Minority Women Say about Their Career Success,” speaks with Dr. Alvin concerning the climate of activism and protest surrounding the police brutality that led to the deaths young people like Mike Brown in Ferguson, MO and Freddie Gray in Baltimore, MD and others around the country like Eric Garner in New York. The discussion can be heard at:  Dr. Valencia Campbell chat with Dr. Alvin on Real Talk

 

One of the important conferences coming up this September include National African American Drug Policy Coalition (NAADPC) Fall Conference on September 14-15 at Howard University School of Law. The theme will be: ACHIEVING SOLUTIONS TO RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN HEALTHCARE, JUSTICE AND EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES. The Conference Registration can be found at NAADPC 2015 Conference Registration Form.  Some issues discussed will including, achieving solutions to problems of police contact, as well as problems of police contact. These dynamic discussions will include Prince George’s County Drug Policy Coalition members Duke Haggins and Chayla Jackson, J.D.

 

 





Dr. Campbell also mentioned the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference which will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington DC from September 15, 2015 to September 18, 2015. There will be a number of sessions addressing pertinent issues of the day, including the Black Lives Matter Movement, the My Brother’s Keeper Initiative, and police reform legislation.

 

 

 



September should be a month of action and there are many opportunities and forums for concerned and engaged folk to get involved. Once again, the discussion can be heard on Dr. Valencia Campbell chats with Dr. Alvin on Real Talk.  For more information, Dr. Campbell can be reached at campbell@advicefromthetop.com or pgcdpc@hotmail.com  as well as 240-416-0435.