On Monday night, President of ESSENCE’s Global Black Economic Forum, Alphonso David and Ebony McMorris, AURN White House Correspondent, sat down with a variety of young activists and change makers for ESSENCE’s Youth Empowerment Town Hall. Serving as the second installment to the Paint The Polls Black series, the public conversations aim to educate voters on the main issues and topics Americans are facing and should prioritize for the upcoming election.
To kick off the night, the pair sat down with Gen Z commentator and founder of 1,000 Black Books Marley Dias and Texas activist George “The Conscious” Lee regarding climate change, women’s health rights, and the importance of education. Later on in the night, GU Founder Rechelle Dennis and political activist A.B. Burns-Tucker spoke about the significance of social media and how technology makes an impact on politicians, elections, and the way we vote now and in the future. To end the night, youth advocates Trinitee Stokes and Amber Miller spoke in conversation about what the youth can do to increase political engagement, and education surrounding the next generation and politics.
Scroll below for the ESSENCE Youth Empowerment Town Hall, and for more experiential engagements be sure to register for the upcoming GU Disruptor Summit in Atlanta’s PC&E Soundstage on Saturday, October 12.