WHO: WBLS & National Action Network’s Reverend Al Sharpton and Hot 97’s Ebro of Ebro In The Morning
WHAT: Reverend Al Sharpton and Hot 97’s Ebro will be hosting a Town Hall discussion around COVID 19 and its impact on communities of color. Joined by various leaders in business, law enforcement, health and government officials, they will tackle topics such as the need for support of minority owned businesses and economic recovery, NYPD and the policing of social distancing and testing sites and resources in communities of color. This conversation will tackle the hard truths about the virus and highlight the practices that will help communities of color survive this crisis together.
CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS:
Hosts:
Rev.
Al Sharpton, National Action Network�Ebro Darden, HOT 97’s Ebro in the Morning
Panelists: (more to be added)
Eric Adams, Brooklyn Borough PresidentYvette Clarke, Congresswoman (NY’s 9th Congressional District)Wole Coaxum, Founder & CEO, MoCaFiRuben Diaz, Jr., Bronx Borough PresidentEric Gonzalez, Brooklyn District AttorneyRodney Harrison, NYPD Chief of DetectivesHakeem Jeffries, Congressman (NY’s 8th Congressional District) & Chairman of the House Democratic CaucusMelinda Katz, Queens District AttorneyMark Levine, New York City Council Member (District 7) & Chair of Council Committee on HealthAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Congresswoman (NY’s 14th Congressional District)Scott Stringer, NYC ComptrollerNydia Velazquez, Congresswoman (NY’s 7th Congressional District) & Chairwoman of House Small Business Committee
WHEN: Tuesday June 2nd – 7:00-8:30PM EST
WHERE: The Town Hall will be broadcast on-air, streamed live on WBLS’s Facebook Live and HOT 97’s YouTube Channel, and available to access directly by going to www.wbls.com/townhall
