Congressional Black Caucus Conference Sessions

Higher Education Funding in Current Economic Climate

This session identified a number of barriers facing both prospective and enrolled Black college students in regards to financing their higher education. For assistance in developing a financial plan for your higher education visit: http://www.ecmc.org/


Fixing Our Healthcare System from a Black Woman's Perspective

This session identified the current health issues facing Black women across the country: reproductive justice, access to affordable contraception, diabetes, HIV, among many others.

Single Women, Unmarried Men: What Has Happened to Marriage in the Black Community?

This session was an attempt to foster a productive dialogue between Black men and women around preserving the institution marriage our communities. The panel was sponsored by Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC) and featured Dr. Audrey Chapman, Audrey Chapman Show and Dr. Shane Perrault, African American Marriage Consulting.

The Washington Times published the following article on the panel

http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/oct/06/black-marriage-needs-win-win//print/

Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference

Sui Lang Panoke, Founder/ Director of Women Politics Media attended the 2009 Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference on September 23 - 26, 2009.

Women Politics Media was invited by the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus Foundation to facilitate a media training for their young professionals track at their annual conference in Kansas City, Missouri on July 10, 2009. The young professionals learned how to write an effective op-ed, present themselves and their policy perspectives on radio and television interviews and had an opportunity to shoot professional head shots.

Elizabeth Birks and Rep. Leonard Jonas Hughes volunteered to be "Media Make-Over" candidates whose "Personalized Media Packages" were showcased during the training session.

"Personalized Media Package"

Elizabeth Birks, Outreach Coordinator,

Missouri Office of Supplier and Workforce Diversity

"Increasing Contracting Opportunities for

Minority and Women-Owned Businesses..."

Natalya Madolora, Women Politics Media Photographer; Rep. Leonard Jonas Hughes, MO House of Representatives; Elizabeth Birks, MO Office of Supplier and Workforce Diversity; Alan Greene, Director, MO Office of Supplier and Workforce Diversity; Sui Lang Panoke, Women Politics Media

Women Politics Media was invited by the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus Foundation to conduct a media training for the young professionals track at their annual confernece in Kansas City, Missouri on July 10, 2009. Women Politics Media conducted "Media Make-Overs" on Elizabeth Birks and Rep. Leonard Jonas Hughes. Each "Personalized Media Package" consisted of an op-ed, a 2-3 television segment of them speaking on that same topic and a professional head shot.

Nicole Wallace, One Economy; Paula Hoisington, Netcommunications; Sui Lang Panoke, Women Politics Media at NOBEL Women Conference

Sui Lang Panoke, Founder/ Director of Women Politics Media and Calvin Smyre, President of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) at the NOBEL Women Conference

"Personalized Media Package"

Angela Williams, Candidate for Colorado House District 7

"Education, Innovation and Reform..."

2009 NOBEL National Leadership Institute Graduating Class

Women Politics Media facilitated a media training for the National Organization of Black Elected Legislative (NOBEL) Women's Annual Conference in Chicago, IL on June 18, 2009.

WPM worked with the 18 fellows of the NOBEL National Leadership Institute on writing op-eds, presenting themselves and their policy perspectives on radio and television interviews and took professional head shots of each fellow.