The Atlantic’s Progress Report: The State of the Black Community
Last year was a wake up call for America.
Black Americans have battled inequalities for centuries—limited access to health care, housing discrimination, disparate education opportunities, and a widening racial wealth gap. But the coronavirus pandemic, and last summer’s protest against police brutality, magnified the glaring injustices in this country. So where do we go from here?
Building off The Atlantic’s legacy of explicating and illuminating American ideals, we produced a series of conversations that unpacked the state of race relations and progress in America. We convened social-justice advocates, economists, scholars, and others to outline how we can harness 2020’s cultural momentum to enact systemic changes that will create a more equitable America.
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Speakers
Daryl Atkinson
Co-Director, Forward Justice
Eddie Bocanegra
Director, Heartland Alliance READI Chicago
Underwriter Session
Raphael Bostic
President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Melissa Bradley
Founder, 1863 Ventures and Co-founder, Ureeka
Dorothy A. Brown
Asa Griggs Candler Professor, Emory University School of Law
Ron Brownstein
Senior editor, The Atlantic
Roger Crandall
Chairman, President and CEO, MassMutual
Underwriter Session
LaFawn Davis
Group Vice President of Environmental, Social & Governance, Indeed
Sidney Dillard
Partner, Loop Capital Markets
Underwriter Session
Marcia Fudge
U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
George Gascón
LA County District Attorney
Jemele Hill
Contributing writer, *The Atlantic*
Maurice A. Jones
CEO, OneTen
Monique King-Viehland
Director, State and Local Housing Policy, Urban Institute
Hope Knight
President and CEO, Greater Jamaica Development Corporation
Ashley Lewis
Vice President, Edelman and Fellow, CEO Action for Racial Equity
Underwriter Session
Michael Lomax
President and CEO, United Negro College Fund
Annie Lowrey
Staff writer, The Atlantic
David Mitchell
Founder and CEO, Better Outcomes for Our Kids
Underwriter Session
Candace Montgomery
General manager, AtlanticLIVE and Senior vice president, The Atlantic
Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman
Co-founder, The Sadie Collective
John Palfrey
President, MacArthur Foundation
Underwriter Session
Mario Rizzo
Chief Financial Officer, Allstate
Underwriter Session
Hayley Romer
Chief Revenue Officer and Publisher, The Atlantic
Cecilia Rouse
Chair, Council of Economic Advisers
Susan Saulny
Contributor, AtlanticLIVE
Shannon Schuyler
Chief Purpose and Inclusion Officer, PwC US
Underwriter Session
Clint Smith
Staff writer, The Atlantic
Kelly Walsh
Principal Policy Associate, Urban Institute
Roy Weathers
Vice Chair, Societal Engagement and Policy Solutions, PwC and CEO, CEO Action for Racial Equity
Underwriter Session
Gillian B. White
Managing editor, The Atlantic
Felicia Williams
Senior Vice President, Macy’s, Inc and Fellow, CEO Action for Racial Equity
Underwriter Session
AgendaApr 15
Welcome
Speakers
Candace Montgomery
General manager, AtlanticLIVE and Senior vice president, The Atlantic
The Biden Plan for Equity
Speakers
Ron Brownstein
Senior editor, The Atlantic
Cecilia Rouse
Chair, Council of Economic Advisers
The Economic State of Black America
Speakers
Raphael Bostic
President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Gillian B. White
Managing editor, The Atlantic
Ideas Out Loud
Speakers
Clint Smith
Staff writer, The Atlantic
Allstate Presents: Breaking with Tradition: Expanding Diversity on Wall Street
Summary
Produced by our underwriter and not The Atlantic’s editorial team.
Speakers
Sidney Dillard*
Partner, Loop Capital Markets
Mario Rizzo*
Chief Financial Officer, Allstate
The Business Community’s Response
Speakers
LaFawn Davis
Group Vice President of Environmental, Social & Governance, Indeed
Hope Knight
President and CEO, Greater Jamaica Development Corporation
Annie Lowrey
Staff writer, The Atlantic
Networking Break
Host Remarks
Speakers
Candace Montgomery
General manager, AtlanticLIVE and Senior vice president, The Atlantic
The Affordable Housing Crisis
Speakers
Marcia Fudge
U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Jemele Hill
Contributing writer, *The Atlantic*
MacArthur Foundation Presents: Equity and Opportunity
Summary
Produced by our underwriter and not The Atlantic’s editorial team.
Speakers
Eddie Bocanegra*
Director, Heartland Alliance READI Chicago
John Palfrey*
President, MacArthur Foundation
Ideas Out Loud
Summary
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Centering Racial Equity in Criminal Justice Reform
Speakers
Ron Brownstein
Senior editor, The Atlantic
George Gascón
LA County District Attorney
Exploring the Intersection of Criminal Justice Reform & Affordable Housing
Speakers
Daryl Atkinson
Co-Director, Forward Justice
Ron Brownstein
Senior editor, The Atlantic
Monique King-Viehland
Director, State and Local Housing Policy, Urban Institute
Kelly Walsh
Principal Policy Associate, Urban Institute
Networking Break
Host Remarks
Speakers
Candace Montgomery
General manager, AtlanticLIVE and Senior vice president, The Atlantic
HBCUs and The Next Great Era of Black Prosperity
Speakers
Jemele Hill
Contributing writer, *The Atlantic*
Michael Lomax
President and CEO, United Negro College Fund
Investing in Women
Speakers
Dorothy A. Brown
Asa Griggs Candler Professor, Emory University School of Law
Susan Saulny
Contributor, AtlanticLIVE
Ideas Out Loud
Speakers
Annie Lowrey
Staff writer, The Atlantic
PwC Presents: Leading with Purpose: The Urgency for Inclusive Business
Summary
Produced by our underwriter and not The Atlantic’s editorial team.
Speakers
Candace Montgomery
General manager, AtlanticLIVE and Senior vice president, The Atlantic
Shannon Schuyler*
Chief Purpose and Inclusion Officer, PwC US
The Multi Pronged Approach to Progress
Speakers
Melissa Bradley
Founder, 1863 Ventures and Co-founder, Ureeka
Maurice A. Jones
CEO, OneTen
Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman
Co-founder, The Sadie Collective
Susan Saulny
Contributor, AtlanticLIVE
Host Remarks
Networking Break
PwC Presents: How Businesses are Advancing Racial Equity Through Public Policy
Speakers
Roger Crandall*
Chairman, President and CEO, MassMutual
Ashley Lewis*
Vice President, Edelman and Fellow, CEO Action for Racial Equity
David Mitchell*
Founder and CEO, Better Outcomes for Our Kids
Hayley Romer
Chief Revenue Officer and Publisher, The Atlantic
Roy Weathers*
Vice Chair, Societal Engagement and Policy Solutions, PwC and CEO, CEO Action for Racial Equity
Felicia Williams*
Senior Vice President, Macy’s, Inc and Fellow, CEO Action for Racial Equity
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Thursday, April 15, 2021
11:15 am EDT
