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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to Pew Research, "much of the surge in black voter participation in 2008 was driven by increased participation among black women. The voter turnout rate among eligible black female voters increased 5.1 percentage points, from 63.7% in 2004 to 68.8% in 2008. Overall, among all racial, ethnic and gender groups, black women had the highest voter turnout rate in 2008. The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation's Black Women's Roundtable (BWR) and Higher Heights for America will host a Women's Roundtable during the Democratic National Convention Black Caucus Meeting to discuss how to harness the power of the Black women's vote." The Black Caucus meeting will take place Monday, September 3, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm. The discussion begins at 11:30 am. Registration for Caucus and Council meetings: http://my.democrats.org/page/s/caucus-council.
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Roundtable discussion "Harnessing Black Women's Political Power" The Chisholm Effect 40 Years in the Making
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DATE: Monday, September 3, 2012
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TIME: Roundtable discussion starts at 11:30 AM
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Black Women's Roundtable and Higher Heights for America
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Rev. Leah Daughtry, President CEO of On These Thing, LLC and Former CEO of 2008 Democratic National Convention Committee
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Clayola Brown, President of A. Philip Randolph Institute
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Congresswoman Donna Edwards (D-MD)
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Melanie L. Campbell, President and CEO of National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and Convener Black Women's Roundtable
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Dr. E Faye Williams, National Chair of the National Congress of Black Women
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Glynda C. Carr, Co-Founder of Higher Heights for America
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Hazel Dukes, President of the NAACP New York State Conference and a member of NAACP National Board of Directors
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Charlotte Convention Center, Ballroom CD
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501 South College Street
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Charlotte, North Carolina
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Media contact Edrea Davis edmedia@dogonvillage.com / 818.613.9521.
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BWR is an intergenerational women's network of The National Coalition, a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to increasing civic engagement in Black and underserved communities. For more information visit www.ncbcp.org.
Contact: Edrea Davis
Phone: 770.961.6200 Email: edmedia@dogonvillage.com
SOURCE The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation's Black Women's Roundtable
