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To Be Young, Black and Employed?
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Prioritizing Black Professionals
NAACP's Wisdom Cole held a conversation around the state of employment opportunities and working culture, attitudes around voting, and entrepreneurship with young, Black professionals.
Meet Our Panelists
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Wisdom O. Cole
Senior National Director, Advocacy
![Payton Wilkins](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/images/IMG_0874.JPG.webp?itok=7BQU1_aB)
Payton Wilkins
Executive Director, CBTU Education Center
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Kristal Knight
Director, Black Community Voices Fund
![Shevann Steuben - NAACP National Board of Directors](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/images/Screenshot%202023-08-29%20at%2011.01.34%20AM.png.webp?itok=GxJoVLzH)
Shevann Steuben
Youth Board Member, NAACP National Board of Directors
The 2nd Annual NAACP Labor Action Week will bring together union leaders, civil rights change-makers, young professionals, and activists to provide an advocacy framework and solutions for addressing and prioritizing the needs and interests of Black America, while also addressing long-standing issues around the racial wealth gap and systemic racism throughout the nation's employment industries.
This year's theme - The State of Black Labor: Wealth, Wellness, and Worth will be an opportunity to promote wealth equity, ensure wellbeing, and recognize the value of Black workers throughout the nation.
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