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Earlier today, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo was a guest onMSNBC's Politics Nation with Reverend Al Sharpton.

AUDIOis availablehere.

Arushtranscriptof the Governor's interview is available below:

Reverend Sharpton:Joining me now, the Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo. Thank you for joining us, Governor.

Governor Cuomo:Good to be with you, Reverend. Happy New Year.

Reverend Sharpton:Happy New Year to you. Governor Cuomo, something thatkind ofoutraged me, I want to go through first. I want to play a little more ofthat audiofrom the top, President Trump leaning on Georgia officials to basically give him a win there. Listen to this:

President Trump:We won the election andit'snot fair to take it away from us like this.Andit's going to be very costly in many ways and I think you have to say that you're not going to re-examine it and you can re-examine it but re-examine it with people that want to find answers, not people that don't want to find answers.

Reverend Sharpton:Now,I'veknown you a long time. How would you, as Governor, react if you heard that the President was trying to lean on your state officials like that?

Governor Cuomo:Well, you know Reverend as shocking and disappointing as it is, the movie is going to end the way the movie started. This is a President who never respected the position, who never respected the law. That happened for 4 years andthat'swhy he's no longer going to be the President. I thinkthey'redesperate, they're clearly desperate. The election is over. I thinkit'spointless.

That conversation is right on the line of ethics or legality. It sounds like find the votes.itsounds like he's suggesting the Secretary of State commit election fraud. An aggressive prosecutor could say there was a conspiracy to commit election fraud. Youcan'tfind votes. Thatdoesn'thappen. People cast votes and you count them, youdon'tfind them.

Reverend Sharpton:You and I worked a lot down through the years of trying to get people to register to vote, get people to come out to vote. How disheartening is this to hear people that have already been cynical about voting that we finally got some enthusiasm and hear this kind of chicanery from - despite whatever personal views I have of Donald Trump - is coming out of the mouth of the President of the United States?

Governor Cuomo:This is 2021, Rev, andI'mtrying to find the positive.We'veseen enough darkness. The good news is,it was rejected. Itwas rejected. These tactics by the President are not new. This telephone conversation is not new. He has violated the law, in my opinion, all through his presidency.

The good news is, the people of this country realized it, rejected it, came out, voted in record numbers and he lost. Idon'tsee his behavior here as anything different than he has done for 4 years.I'lltell you the truth.He'smore desperate about it.They'relooking at the clock and they're counting the days, but it's not new, Rev. It's what they've done from day one.

Reverend Sharpton:I join you in giving credit to the people, as well as to the Republican officials that resisted this - Republican officials in Georgia. Governor, I understand, and why I actually asked you to come on, you have some big news regarding the vaccine and your own efforts to calm fears particularly in the Black and Latino and theLatinxcommunities around its distribution in New York. A lot of us have been concerned about fair distribution and you have some big news in that area.

Governor Cuomo:Reverend, we should be concerned about fair distribution. The COVID virus ravaged us, but the COVID virus also showed us the underlying injustices that we have in society: The social, racial, economic injustices.

Blacks died at twice the rate as whites during COVID. The Hispanic community died at one-and-a-half times the rate. Higher infection rate in the Black and Hispanic and poor communities and less COVID testing, because these are health care deserts and there were underlying health care disparities.

We'renow going to do the vaccine.Let'slearn in 2021, and let's understand that we need to have special efforts to reach out to these communities.AndI don't think there's been enough focus on this, frankly. If we just do the vaccine the waythey'retalking about doing the vaccine, frankly, richer people, white people, they'll find the vaccine.It'sgoing to be the poor communities that are left behind.

Sowhat I said is, here's my statement.I'mnot going to take the vaccine until the same people are eligible and it is available in the Black and Hispanic and poor communities in this state.That'swhere the focus has to be. It was a terrible injustice during COVID. It has to be corrected during the vaccination process, andwe'lldo it in this State and it should be done nationwide.

Reverend Sharpton:So you are not going to do the vaccine untilyou'resure that those communities have access to the vaccine, and you'll do it at the time that they can do it as well?

Governor Cuomo:That is exactly right. You know, I understand the elected officials,they'retaking it first.I'mtheoretically an essential worker, I could take it first. And I think there's something to that statement, that you want to show peopleit'ssafe, and I agree with that. My mother, Matilda, who you know, is going to turn 90 years old.Don'ttell anyone I said that.Butshe's going to take it as soon as she's available.ButI want to make a different statement. I want to say thatI'mgoing to take it when it's available to my group, my age group, in the Black, Hispanic and poor communities in this state. Because therehasn'tbeen enough focus on coming up with special efforts to get it into those communities. The COVID testing never got into those communities. Health care treatment has never gotten into those communities.Let'slearn in 2021. It has to be a conscious effort andthat'swhere our focus should be.

Reverend Sharpton:I thinkthat'sa big statement. That's big news coming from the governor of New York, and I think that when you do get to that measure and decide to do it and do it publicly, that makes a national statement that a lot of people, I think, should acknowledge, that you're right, there has been neglect in COVID testing and in vaccines. I think by you setting the bar there, I think has some serious implications for those of us that have been raising this issue.

Governor Cuomo:Yeah, and Rev, you know, at one point you put your money where your mouth is, right?Don'tget me wrong, I believe in the vaccine, I want to take the vaccine.I'mover 40 years old. I knowit'shard to tell. I move around a lot, I seea lot ofpeople, and I would like the comfort of having the vaccine.Butmore, I want to make the point, everyone feels that way. Not just governors andCongresspeopleand big shots.Andit has to beavailable to everyone fairly.

I'lltake it when it is available to the poor communities in the South Bronx and the east side of Buffalo, et cetera.Butit has to be a conscious effort, rev, because it's not going to happen unless we make it happen. Itdidn'thappen during COVID. How do you explain twice the rate of death in the Black community? How do you explain that?Let'slearn and let's move on and that's what 2021 is all about.

Reverend Sharpton:All right, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Certainly,that is a big statement you madetonight. Thank you for joining us, andI'veknown you probably 40 years. I can say you are over 40 years old.

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in the Black and Hispanic and poor communities in this state. Thats where the focus has to be. It was a terrible injustice during COVID. It has to be corrected during the vaccination process, and well do it in this State and it should be done nationwide.

On January 3rd, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo was a guest on MSNBCs Politics Nation with Reverend Al Sharpton.

AUDIOis availablehere.

Arushtranscriptof the Governors interview is available below:

Reverend Sharpton:Joining me now, the Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo. Thank you for joining us, Governor.

Governor Cuomo:Good to be with you, Reverend. Happy New Year.

Reverend Sharpton:Happy New Year to you. Governor Cuomo, something that kind of outraged me, I want to go through first. I want to play a little more of that audio from the top, President Trump leaning on Georgia officials to basically give him a win there. Listen to this:

President Trump:We won the election and its not fair to take it away from us like this. And its going to be very costly in many ways and I think you have to say that youre not going to re-examine it and you can re-examine it but re-examine it with people that want to find answers, not people that dont want to find answers.

Reverend Sharpton:Now, Ive known you a long time. How would you, as Governor, react if you heard that the President was trying to lean on your state officials like that?

Governor Andrew Cuomo

Governor Cuomo:Well, you know Reverend as shocking and disappointing as it is, the movie is going to end the way the movie started. This is a President who never respected the position, who never respected the law. That happened for 4 years and thats why hes no longer going to be the President. I think theyre desperate, theyre clearly desperate. The election is over. I think its pointless.

That conversation is right on the line of ethics or legality. It sounds like find the votes. it sounds like hes suggesting the Secretary of State commit election fraud. An aggressive prosecutor could say there was a conspiracy to commit election fraud. You cant find votes. That doesnt happen. People cast votes and you count them, you dont find them.

Reverend Sharpton:You and I worked a lot down through the years of trying to get people to register to vote, get people to come out to vote. How disheartening is this to hear people that have already been cynical about voting that we finally got some enthusiasm and hear this kind of chicanery from despite whatever personal views I have of Donald Trump is coming out of the mouth of the President of the United States?

Governor Cuomo:This is 2021, Rev, and Im trying to find the positive. Weve seen enough darkness. The good news is, it was rejected. It was rejected. These tactics by the President are not new. This telephone conversation is not new. He has violated the law, in my opinion, all through his presidency.

The good news is, the people of this country realized it, rejected it, came out, voted in record numbers and he lost. I dont see his behavior here as anything different than he has done for 4 years. Ill tell you the truth. Hes more desperate about it. Theyre looking at the clock and theyre counting the days, but its not new, Rev. Its what theyve done from day one.

Reverend Sharpton:I join you in giving credit to the people, as well as to the Republican officials that resisted this Republican officials in Georgia. Governor, I understand, and why I actually asked you to come on, you have some big news regarding the vaccine and your own efforts to calm fears particularly in the Black and Latino and the Latinx communities around its distribution in New York. A lot of us have been concerned about fair distribution and you have some big news in that area.

Governor Cuomo:Reverend, we should be concerned about fair distribution. The COVID virus ravaged us, but the COVID virus also showed us the underlying injustices that we have in society: The social, racial, economic injustices.

Blacks died at twice the rate as whites during COVID. The Hispanic community died at one-and-a-half times the rate. Higher infection rate in the Black and Hispanic and poor communities and less COVID testing, because these are health care deserts and there were underlying health care disparities.

Were now going to do the vaccine. Lets learn in 2021, and lets understand that we need to have special efforts to reach out to these communities. And I dont think theres been enough focus on this, frankly. If we just do the vaccine the way theyre talking about doing the vaccine, frankly, richer people, white people, theyll find the vaccine. Its going to be the poor communities that are left behind.

So what I said is, heres my statement. Im not going to take the vaccine until the same people are eligible and it is available in the Black and Hispanic and poor communities in this state. Thats where the focus has to be. It was a terrible injustice during COVID. It has to be corrected during the vaccination process, and well do it in this State and it should be done nationwide.

Reverend Sharpton:So you are not going to do the vaccine until youre sure that those communities have access to the vaccine, and youll do it at the time that they can do it as well?

Governor Cuomo:That is exactly right. You know, I understand the elected officials, theyre taking it first. Im theoretically an essential worker, I could take it first. And I think theres something to that statement, that you want to show people its safe, and I agree with that. My mother, Matilda, who you know, is going to turn 90 years old. Dont tell anyone I said that. But shes going to take it as soon as shes available. But I want to make a different statement. I want to say that Im going to take it when its available to my group, my age group, in the Black, Hispanic and poor communities in this state. Because there hasnt been enough focus on coming up with special efforts to get it into those communities. The COVID testing never got into those communities. Health care treatment has never gotten into those communities. Lets learn in 2021. It has to be a conscious effort and thats where our focus should be.

Reverend Sharpton:I think thats a big statement. Thats big news coming from the governor of New York, and I think that when you do get to that measure and decide to do it and do it publicly, that makes a national statement that a lot of people, I think, should acknowledge, that youre right, there has been neglect in COVID testing and in vaccines. I think by you setting the bar there, I think has some serious implications for those of us that have been raising this issue.

Governor Cuomo:Yeah, and Rev, you know, at one point you put your money where your mouth is, right? Dont get me wrong, I believe in the vaccine, I want to take the vaccine. Im over 40 years old. I know its hard to tell. I move around a lot, I see a lot of people, and I would like the comfort of having the vaccine. But more, I want to make the point, everyone feels that way. Not just governors and Congresspeople and big shots. And it has to be available to everyone fairly.

Ill take it when it is available to the poor communities in the South Bronx and the east side of Buffalo, et cetera. But it has to be a conscious effort, rev, because its not going to happen unless we make it happen. It didnt happen during COVID. How do you explain twice the rate of death in the Black community? How do you explain that? Lets learn and lets move on and thats what 2021 is all about.

Reverend Sharpton:All right, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Certainly, that is a big statement you made tonight. Thank you for joining us, and Ive known you probably 40 years. I can say you are over 40 years old.

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As a fellow Morehouse College graduate, Patrick Delisser feels inspired by Rev. Raphael Warnocks historic Senate victory.

Delisser, a 32-year-old urgent care doctor, said Warnock embodies the will of Black men and HBCU graduates to beat the odds.

This is an exciting time, this is monumental, said Delisser, who is also Warnocks Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity brother. HBCUs put us in positions that people arent aware of, and Warnock shows people what we can achieve.

Delisser is among the Black Georgia voters celebrating Warnock and fellow Democrat Jon Ossoff flipping two Senate seats that will give Democrats control of the Senate since Vice president-elect Kamala Harris will have the tie-breaking vote. Warnock and Ossoff will be the first Black and Jewish senators, respectively, to represent Georgia.

Supporters and organizers were optimistic that Democrats gaining control of the Senate would result in passing legislation that benefits Black Americans. Black voters say they want to see racial justice, police accountability, expanded health care access and an end to the Covid-19 pandemic, which has disproportionately impacted Black communities.

Warnock and Ossoff campaigned on ending the coronavirus crisis in order to reopen the economy. They also pushed for debt-free public college and a new Voting Rights Act.

Grassroots organizers also rejoiced Wednesday after Warnocks and Ossoffs wins, saying months of canvassing in Georgia paid off.

LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter, said Wednesday she felt both resolved and hopeful.

Black folks rose to the occasion, Brown told CNN. Pressure has a way that it can crush you or it can propel you. We took our trauma and our pain and we created possibilities.

The excitement around Warnocks and Ossoffs victories was clouded Wednesday when protesters who refuse to accept President Donald Trumps election loss stormed the Capitol where Congress was certifying President-elect Joe Bidens win.

Brown said she was angry to see the unrest.

White folks have so much privilege and there is so much deference to White power and there is such a tolerance for racism that you see them storm what is historically the seat of power, Brown said. Ive seen them be more aggressive with peaceful (Black Lives Matter) protesters. But that is indicative of how this country continues to coddle White supremacy.

Evan Wayne Malbrough, founder of the Georgia Youth Poll Worker Project, said Warnocks and Ossoffs wins showed a shift in Black progressives who organized and made sure their voices were heard at the polls.

The organizing, including Malbroughs efforts to recruit young poll workers for communities in need, led to higher turnout and improved voter access, Malbrough said.

Its great to see that all the work paid off by so many people, Malbrough said. Its great to see a win in Georgia.

Warnock and Ossoff were celebrated beyond the state, with supporters from across the US recognizing what the wins meant for Black Americans and political control in Washington.

Angeanette Thibodeaux, of Houston, has spent the last three months in Georgia canvassing voters. Thibodeaux, who organized with the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America, knocked on doors, registered voters, distributed information about early voting and offered voters rides to the polls.

Thibodeaux said she was determined to help Warnock and Ossoff because of their promise to fight for Black Americans. Black people, she said, need affordable health care and jobs.

We are so energized and empowered just to see this historic turnout, she said. We feel like the mission has been accomplished.

Warnock and Ossoff are following in the footsteps of earlier civil rights heroes from Georgia who fought for equality.

Warnock is senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once preached. Warnock often speaks out from the pulpit about racial injustice. Ossoff said he was the protg of the late Rep. John Lewis, who championed voting rights.

The Rev. Al Sharpton was among the civil rights leaders who applauded Warnock and Ossoff.

Sharpton, who heads the National Action Network, said in a statement that the record turnout demonstrated the strength of our democracy and Georgians determination to use their right to vote to determine their futures.

Georgia electing its first Black Senator-elect and first Jewish American Senator-elect in our time is a sign of a new America. We are bringing America back to where we ought to be and moving forward towards change, Sharpton said.

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Dr. Joy DeGruy, nationally and internationally renowned researcher, educator, author and presenter, will deliver the 2021 address for Maryville Universitys annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

DeGruy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in communication, a masters degree in social work (MSW), a masters degree in clinical psychology and a PhD in social work research. She serves as an assistant professor at Portland State University and the president of JDP Inc. DeGruy has more than 25 years of practical experience as a professional in the field of social work. She conducts workshops and trainings in the areas of mental health, social justice and culture specific social service model development.

DeGruy authored the book entitled Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: Americas Enduring Legacy of Injury and Healing, which addresses the residual impacts of trauma on African Descendants in the Americas. Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome lays the groundwork for understanding how the past has influenced the present, and opens up the discussion of how we can eliminate non-productive attitudes, beliefs and adaptive behaviors and build upon the strengths we have gained from the past to heal injuries of today.

Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: The Study Guide is designed to help individuals, groups and organizations better understand the functional and dysfunctional attitudes and behaviors that have been transmitted to us through multiple generations. The Guide encourages and broadens the discussion and implications about the specific issues that were raised in the P.T.S.S. book and provides the practical tools to help transform negative attitudes and behaviors into positive ones.

DeGruy has published numerous refereed journal articles and has developed the African American Male Adolescent Respect Scale, an assessment instrument designed to broaden our understanding of the challenges facing these youth in an effort to prevent their over-representation in the justice system.

Randall Robinson, Al Sharpton and many more have praised the book. Susan Taylor, editorial director of Essence Magazine says that Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome is a master work Her book is the balm we need to heal ourselves and our relationships. It is the gift of wholeness.

Adelaide Sanford, vice chancellor of the Board of Regents for the State of New York, states that Dr. Joy DeGruys mesmerizing, riveting book is vital reading for our time With Dr. DeGruys potent words we can and will heal.

In addition to her pioneering work in the explanatory theory and book, Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome, DeGruy has developed a culturally based education model for working with children and adults of color.

DeGruy will speak on Tuesday, January26 at 12 p.m. The celebration will be a virtual event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Registration details will be available soon.

Additionally, Maryvilles Office of Diversity and Inclusion is hosting a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Video Competition answering the question The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: Where do we go from here? Videos should address social justice, diversity, equity and inclusion and be no longer than 90 seconds. All submissions are due January 10. Winner receives a $100 gift card. Contact the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at inclusivemu@maryville.edu for more information.

Posted on 12.14.2020

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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and a coalition of groups today issued a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar calling for a fair and equitable federal vaccination program. The current federal distribution program still remains focused on a misguided distribution plan which ignores Black, Brown, Asian and poor communities. Under the leadership of Governor Cuomo, New York has fought to modify the plan to engage community and faith-based leaders to instill confidence in the vaccine, and assist with its distribution to these historically underserved communities.

"As we approach the start of the COVID-19 vaccination program, I continue to urge the federal government to amend their plans to include equitable distribution in the communities hardest hit by the pandemic," Governor Cuomo said. "Black, Hispanic, Asian and low-income communities paid the highest price during COVID-19. Historically underserved by healthcare institutions, it is up to the federal government to rectify their program to focus on providing these communities with the highest quality care and access to the vaccine. With the first round of vaccines being distributed as soon as next week, there is no time to waste. I urge the administration to act and provide solutions quickly."

The full text of the letter is below:

December 10, 2020

Dear Secretary Azar:

We stand together in expressing serious concern with the Trump administration's vaccine distribution plan. While we are encouraged by recent reports regarding the vaccines' efficacy, there is urgent work to be done to ensure vaccination efforts are both expeditious and fair.

Governors need federal funding in order to execute comprehensive distribution plans to guarantee that all communities have access to the vaccine. The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials estimates that a comprehensive vaccine distribution program would cost approximately $8 billion. To date, the Trump Administration has administered a mere $200 million to the states.

Without adequate funding, distribution will not be equitable. COVID-19 has laid bare chronic health disparities in our country that led communities of color to suffer disproportionately from this virus. Communities of color disproportionately suffer from pre-existing conditions, such as asthma, obesity and hypertension, that compound the harm the virus can cause -- Black Americans died at twice the rate of white Americans due to COVID, and Latinos died at one and a half times the rate of whites. The underlying reality is that communities of color lack access to healthcare institutions and services. But in its current form, the Trump Administration's vaccine plan relies on private health facilities that have historically excluded Black and brown communities. By relying on a flawed, biased system, the administration's approach will only serve to further widen existing disparities in health outcomes.

The essential workers who carried this nation through the worst of this pandemic are predominately people of color. They especially deserve a national vaccine plan designed to ensure they are protected.

Marc Morial, undersigned and the President and CEO of the National Urban League, has said the Trump Administration's plan is, "thoughtless, careless and needs to be taken back to the drawing board." Derrick Johnson, undersigned and President and CEO of the NAACP, has said that, "any introduction of a vaccine plan devoid of the infrastructure we know is effective within the Black community reinforces the same incompetence that has affected far too many communities that have been neglected in the midst of this global pandemic." The Reverend Al Sharpton, undersigned and the President and Founder of National Action Network said, "I've seen this movie before. Many Black Americans live in healthcare deserts, where there are no hospitals or healthcare centers in our area. This has hurt us badly during the COVID crisis. This unfair treatment is about to happen again. I don't see how we will see equal distribution of the vaccine based on the federal plan. That must be fixed immediately."

The Black and brown communities that were first on the list of who died from COVID cannot be last on the list of who receives the vaccine. Our federal government needs to stand up and deliver a world-class vaccination program that quickly and comprehensively reaches underserved communities of color. The private market alone is incapable. We need to enlist faith-based organizations, neighborhood groups and local non-profits with deep roots in Black, brown and poor communities to get this done. And we need the funding to do so.

This pandemic cannot end, and our country will not truly be safe, until everyone has access to a vaccine. The Trump Administration must implement a national vaccine plan that does not leave any community behind, and it must do so now. Time is short. We stand prepared to work with your team and the federal government to execute a vaccination program worthy of these United States.

Sincerely,

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

Derrick JohnsonPresident & CEONAACP

Marc MorialPresident & CEONational Urban League

Reverend Al SharptonPresident & FounderNational Action Network

Wilbur AldridgeMid Hudson/Westchester Regional DirectorNAACP New York State Conference

Kevin W. AlexanderPresident & CEORockaway Development & Revitalization Corporation

Gregory AndersonPresident & CEOBridge Street Development Corporation

Phillip AndrewsPresidentLong Island African American Chamber of Commerce, Inc.

Bishop Dr. Roger BallFounding PastorFamily Worship Center

Mark BarbeeInternational RepresentativeUAW Region 9

Daniel BarberCCOP PresidentNYCHA Citywide Council of Presidents

Thomas Beauford, Jr.President & CEOBuffalo Urban League

Reverend Dr. A. R. BernardSenior PastorChristian Cultural Center

Twiggy BilluePresidentNational Action Network Syracuse Chapter

Reverend Mark E. BluePresidentBuffalo Branch NAACP

Kyle BraggPresident32BJ SEIU

Bishop Victor A. BrownSenior PastorMount Sinai United Christian Church, Inc.

Linda Brown-RobinsonPresidentSyracuse Onondaga NAACP

Reverend Dr. Calvin O. ButtsSenior PastorAbyssinian Baptist Church

Joy D. CallowayInterim CEOPlanned Parenthood of Greater New York

Reverend Dr. Demetrius S. Carolina, Sr.Pastor & Executive DirectorFirst Central Baptist Church, The Central Family Life Center

Robin Chappelle GolstonPresident & CEOPlanned Parenthood Empire State Acts

Dr. Isma H. ChaudhryChair, Board of TrusteesIslamic Center of Long Island

Dr. Linda ClarkPresident & Co-FounderBlack Physicians Network of Greater Rochester

Bishop Dr. Ismael ClaudioSenior PastorPentecostal Church of Jesus Christ, Inc.

Claudia CogerTenant Association PresidentAstoria Houses

Annie Cotton-MorrisQueens District ChairNYCHA

Reverend Charles A. CoverdaleSenior PastorFirst Baptist Church of Riverhead

Shirley E. CoverdalePresident & CEOFamily Community Life Center, Inc.

Reverend Dr. Phil CraigPastorThe Greater Springfield Community Church

Robert DarbyPresidentBakery Confectionary Tobacco Workers & Grain Millers Local 36G

Reverend Troy DeCohenPresidentUnited Black Clergy of Westchester

Walter DixieExecutive DirectorJubilee Homes of Syracuse, Inc.

George R. DixonPresidentNAACP Corona East Elmhurst Chapter

Jacob DixonCEOChoice for All

Hazel DukesPresidentNAACP New York State Conference

Tracey EdwardsLong Island Regional DirectorNAACP New York State Conference

Archbishop Eric Figueroa, Sr.Sentior Pastor, New Life TabernacleMetropolitan Archbishop of New Life Covenant Archdiocese

Bishop Orlando FindlayterSenior PastorNew Hope Christian Fellowship

Reverend Dr. Elaine FlakeCo-PastorGreater Allen AME Cathedral

Reverend Dr. Floyd FlakeSenior PastorGreater Allen AME Cathedral

Richard FlateauChairpersonBrooklyn Community Planning Board #3

Gregory FloydPresident, Teamsters Local 237Vice President-At Large, International Brotherhood of Teamsters General Board

Pastor James GilesPresident & CEOBack To Basics Outreach Ministries, Inc.

Reverend Dr. Johnnie GreenSenior PastorMount Neboh Baptist Church

George GreshamPresident1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East

Elaine GrossFounder & PresidentERASE Racism

Dr. Janice HarbinPresident & CEOAnthony Jordan Medical Center

Bishop Lionel HarveySenior Pastor/Teacher, First Baptist Cathedral of WestburyPresiding Bishop, Sword of the Spirit Christian Fellowship, Inc.

Mark HenryPresidentAmalgamated Transit Local #1056

Nicky Hylton-PattersonExecutive DirectorAdirondack Diversity Initiative

Reverend Daren C. JaimePastorPeople's African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

Reverend Larry Jennings, Sr.PresidentNAACP Huntington Branch

Dr. Berenecea Johnson-EanesPresidentYork College

Bishop George Max JonesSenior PastorApostolic Church of Jesus Christ, Syracuse

Dominique JonesExecutive DirectorBoys & Girls Club of Harlem

Vira Lynn JonesExecutive DirectorBedford Stuyvesant Museum of African Art

Jennifer Jones AustinCEO & Executive DirectorFederation of Protestant Welfare Agencies

Hope KnightPresident & CEOGreater Jamaica Development Corporation

Imam Dr. Tahir KukiqiVice PresidentAlbanian Islamic Cultural Center

Reverend Dr. Adolphus LaceySenior PastorBethany Baptist Church

Maggie LarkinsCommunity LeaderFar Rockaway

H. Carl McCallChairman EmeritusState University of New York

Wendy McClintonPresident & CEOBlack Veterans for Social Justice, Inc.

Bishop Isaac MeltonChristian Light Missionary Baptist Church of Long Beach

Terrence L. MelvinSecretary-TreasurerNew York State AFL-CIO

Reverend Greg MerriweatherPastorCalvary Baptist Church

William King Moss IIIPresidentNAACP Islip Town Branch

Reverend Dr. Les MullingsSenior PastorCommunity Church of the Nazarene, Far Rockaway

Jacqueline NelsonPresidentNAACP Rome NY

Wade NorwoodCEOCommon Ground Health

Dr. Philip OzuahPresident & CEOMontefiore Medical Center

Angelica Perez-DelgadoPresident & CEOIbero American Action League

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