APRIL 14, 2014 COMMUNITY MEETING
Where Do We Go From Here?
A Community Response to the State of Exclusion Report for Lenoir County
St. Augustus AME Zion Church, 318 East North Street, Kinston, NC 28501
Monday, April 14, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
MEETING AGENDA
Welcome Rev. Julian Pridgen, St. Augustus AME Zion Church
Prayer Rev. Veronica Jackson, Emmanuel Hill Memorial FWB
Meeting Purpose Antuan Hawkins, Neuse Regional Library - Kinston
Introduction of Guest Speaker Theresa Williams Bethea, Kinston Promise Neighborhood
The State of Exclusion Report Project Overview Peter Gilbert, Equal Justice Works Fellow
Mark Dorosin, Managing Attorney
UNC Center for Civil Rights
Community Panelists Response to the State of Exclusion Report
Facilitated by Rev. Julian Pridgen, St. Augustus AME Zion Church
The Honorable George Graham, Representative, North Carolina Legislature
Dr. Steve Mazingo, Superintendent, Lenoir County Public Schools
Linda Lanier, Vice President, Kinston-Lenoir County NAACP
David Bell, IndyLeft PAC (Promotions/Advertising/Consulting)
Mr. Jack Harrell, Kinston-Lenoir Chamber of Commerce Human Relations Committee
Rev. Maurice Barnes, White Rock Presbyterian Church
Mr. Courtney Patterson, 4th Vice President for NC State Conference of NAACP
J Lin Dawson, JH Sampson Community Development Corporation
Questions and Answers: (time permitting)
Please complete Q&A form and turn in if you have questions that you would like answered
Next Steps
Next Meeting Date: Monday, May 19, 2014: St. Augustus AME Zion Church
Closing Prayer Rev. Julian Pridgen, St. Augustus AME Zion Church
A Community Response to the State of Exclusion Report for Lenoir County
St. Augustus AME Zion Church, 318 East North Street, Kinston, NC 28501
Monday, April 14, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
MEETING AGENDA
Welcome Rev. Julian Pridgen, St. Augustus AME Zion Church
Prayer Rev. Veronica Jackson, Emmanuel Hill Memorial FWB
Meeting Purpose Antuan Hawkins, Neuse Regional Library - Kinston
Introduction of Guest Speaker Theresa Williams Bethea, Kinston Promise Neighborhood
The State of Exclusion Report Project Overview Peter Gilbert, Equal Justice Works Fellow
Mark Dorosin, Managing Attorney
UNC Center for Civil Rights
Community Panelists Response to the State of Exclusion Report
Facilitated by Rev. Julian Pridgen, St. Augustus AME Zion Church
The Honorable George Graham, Representative, North Carolina Legislature
Dr. Steve Mazingo, Superintendent, Lenoir County Public Schools
Linda Lanier, Vice President, Kinston-Lenoir County NAACP
David Bell, IndyLeft PAC (Promotions/Advertising/Consulting)
Mr. Jack Harrell, Kinston-Lenoir Chamber of Commerce Human Relations Committee
Rev. Maurice Barnes, White Rock Presbyterian Church
Mr. Courtney Patterson, 4th Vice President for NC State Conference of NAACP
J Lin Dawson, JH Sampson Community Development Corporation
Questions and Answers: (time permitting)
Please complete Q&A form and turn in if you have questions that you would like answered
Next Steps
Next Meeting Date: Monday, May 19, 2014: St. Augustus AME Zion Church
Closing Prayer Rev. Julian Pridgen, St. Augustus AME Zion Church