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CHAIRMAN & CEO OF FRASERNET INC

Dr. George C. Fraser is Chairman and CEO of FraserNet, Inc., a company he founded over 30 years ago, to lead a global networking and economic development movement for the Black Community.

With close to a million views on his youtube videos, Dr. Fraser learned perfected his networking skills in corporate America. He spent 20 years in leadership positions with Procter & Gamble, United Way, and Ford Motor Company before starting his own business, FraserNet Inc. in 1987.

He’s written 6 best-selling books including Success Runs in Our Race, Click, and most recently, Mission Unstoppable: Extraordinary Stories of Failure’s Blessings, a book he co-authored with Les Brown. Upscale Magazine named him one of the “Top 50 Power Brokers in Black America,” and Black Enterprise magazine called him “Black America’s #1 Networker” and featured him on its cover.

Dr. Fraser has been featured on 7 national magazine covers, He has received over 350 awards and citations to include: Induction into the Minority Business Hall of Fame and Museum, 3 Honorary Doctorate Degrees, Chaplaincy, and much more. In 2016 President Barak Obama awarded Dr. Fraser “The President’s Lifetime Achievement Award.”

Dr. Fraser is most proud of the 2 charter schools, he helped found in Cleveland, Ohio nearly 15 years ago which has educated nearly 300 inner-city Black children, the majority being young men.

Dr. Fraser’s “final act”, is to use his massive network and influence to join the fight for financial literacy in Black America. He is now in the process of launching the WINGS Financial Education Centers and Curriculum. WINGS is a rebranding and upgrading of the “old school” Black church “Wealth Ministries”.

Over the next decade, thousands of new and well-equipped WINGS Centers will be open (free of charge) to all those to want to teach and/or learn the basics of money “free of charge”. Classroom instruction will be provided for free by thousands of underutilized financial services professionals who will get Certified in Financial Education Instruction(CFEI).

The Dangers of Giving Birth

ACTRESS, SINGER, PRODUCER, ACTIVIST, AND HARVARD UNIVERSITY GRADUATE.

Tatyana Ali is best known to millions, worldwide, for playing “Ashley Banks” in the iconic comedy series “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she is a Broadway-trained actress, singer, producer, activist, and Harvard University graduate.

Ali has appeared in numerous television, film, and theatrical projects over her career, which began at four years old including Sesame Street, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway production of Fences, The Young and the Restless, and Disney’s Glory Road. The 5-time NAACP Image Award winner, Harvard Aspiring Minority Business Leader, and Black Girls Rock! the honoree was named one of the most beautiful women in the world by People Magazine en Español and People Magazine.

She holds a gold record for her 1998 debut album Kiss the Sky, which included the hit singles “Daydreamin'” and “Boy You Knock Me Out” and joined both the *NSYNC and The Backstreet Boys world tours. In 1999, her recording of “Precious Wings” for The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland soundtrack won a Grammy Award for “Best Musical Album for Children.” In 2013 Ali digitally released the independent EP “Hello”.

She co-founded HazraH Entertainment, a production company dedicated to creating quality content for underserved communities. The company was a production partner on the Martin Lawrence executive-produced sitcom “Love That Girl!”, the first original scripted program on the TV One Network. HazraH Entertainment also produced the acclaimed web series “Buppies” for BET.com.

Ali has spent the majority of her career engaging in humanitarian efforts. During the 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns, she served as a surrogate for President Obama, speaking to communities and young people across the country about voting as an imperative. She did the same grassroots work for Hillary Clinton’s campaign in 2016. She has hosted the United Negro College Fund’s “Empower Me” Tour 3 years in a row, has been a spokesperson for the Millennium Momentum Foundation for 8 years, and is actively involved in Black Girl’s Rock!, an organization dedicated to educating and mentoring young women. After publishing her first op-ed in Essence magazine in 2019 entitled “Birthright”, Tatyana was asked to serve as a Celebrity Council Advocate for the March of Dimes.

She resides in California with her husband and two sons.

Doulas and Birth Workers’ Importance in the Black Community

DOULA & FOUNDER

Charisse Fontes garnered over 7k followers on Linkedin by sharing the reality of her experience as a full-time employed, unhoused human being. Today, she has 2 successful businesses and is a doula, a skill she learned in Bali.

Charisse Fontes likes people to know that she is human first. Charisse is a visionary, founder, author, educator, and speaker that amplifies the message of humanity and high vibration. As the Founder of Culture Circle, she helps growing companies navigate their culture and inclusion with anthropology and humanity.

She is an anthropologist studying cultures, religions, and tribes to enrich humanity-focused work and reach. When she isn't doing this work, Charisse is spending time with her family, hanging out in nature, building a strong community, and serving as a birth doula.

The New Conversations Around Infertility and Black Women

ADVOCATE, PUBLIC SPEAKER & LIBRARIAN

Regina Townsend is an advocate, public speaker, and librarian who uses the intersection of these passions to help others feel seen, heard, and empowered by bringing light to the issues affecting marginalized groups.

As a young Black woman, while I’d heard about infertility, stories of black women and couples seemed nonexistent or rare. As I started to learn more and more about how common infertility actually was, and the fact that it actually affected 1 in 8 couples in the US, I became even more passionate about spreading the word that not only did this disease affect black women, but that we deserved to be heard about it.

Black women experience infertility at almost 2x the rate of our counterparts and yet we are least likely to seek treatment. Many conditions directly impact fertility, such as fibroids, endometriosis, PCOS, and others disproportionately affect black women as well. The stereotypical belief that black women are somehow more fertile, or that we don’t participate in foster care, adoption, or fertility treatments is another factor.

I believe we can combat these things by increasing representation, information, education, and discussion. Infertility is lonely enough without feeling like a minority inside of a minority. I’m a Librarian by profession and writer by passion, and I consider writing and reading to be one of the most personal forms of communication, entertainment and education.

The Role of the Government in Protecting Black Women and Girls

CONGRESSWOMAN

Congresswoman Robin L. Kelly of Illinois is the Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls.

Congresswoman Kelly is dedicated to improving our nation’s health and requires a dedicated and holistic advancement of access to quality and affordable health care. It also requires a strong focus on promoting physical fitness, nutrition, and preventative medicine including increased access to oral health care, and healthcare innovation.

In the United States, there are an estimated 700 pregnancy-related deaths per year and 60 percent of these are considered preventable. The crisis is most severe for Black mothers in America, who are dying at 3 to 4 times the rate of their white counterparts.

“The maternal health crisis has disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and people of color for far too long,” said Congresswoman Kelly. “We need to develop and share best practices to improve maternal health outcomes, but we also need to address some of the underlying biases among medical professionals that might interfere with delivering the best maternal care. While this crisis will not be eradicated overnight, the Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act, along with the more comprehensive MOMMA’s Act, present tangible steps we can take to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity.”

The bipartisan bill would implement evidence-based best practices and policies within the medical community to improve maternal health outcomes. The bill would also support health professional training programs focused on biases that may affect the quality of maternal care for racial and ethnic groups. Additionally, the bill would provide funding to establish rural obstetric networks to improve birth outcomes and reduce maternal morbidity in rural areas.

The Effects of Racism Trauma in the Womb

CEO & PRESIDENT OF POSTIVE RESULTS CENTER (PRC)

Kandee Rochelle Lewis, CEO/President of Positive Results Center (PRC) and Founder of Black Women Leaders of Los Angeles. She is a Master Trainer, certified domestic violence, sexual assault, and suicide awareness prevention advocate, addressing trauma from a cultural and age perspective. Through training for youth and parents, facilitated events, and the creation of youth-peer advocacy programs, Lewis provides tools and strategies to form and maintain healthy, productive relationships.

Lewis's work is well recognized. The LA County Board of Supervisors named Kandee its Women of the Year in 2017. Vanguard recognized her as a Most Influential African American in Los Angeles in 2018. In 2019 she received the Champion of Peace & Non-Violence Award, the Trailblazers Award, and the Community Plus Award. Other awards include the Johnnie L. Cochran Award for Youth Violence Prevention, Woman of the Year, Humanitarian Award, Woman of Distinction, National Trends, Community Leadership.

Kandee has trained with the National Association of Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Assault, the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault, the Women of Color Network, and Casa De Esperanza.

Kandee was a Founding Board Member for South Los Angeles Homeless (TAY) and Foster Care Collaborative, a member of Compton’s Education Task Force, the L.A. City Attorney’s Domestic Violence Round Table, and L.A. Mayor’s Human Trafficking Portal.   Previously, Kandee served as Harbor Area Planning Commissioner for the City of Los Angeles, and on Harbor Gateway North Neighborhood Council.

Born & raised in Los Angeles and married for 39 years, Kandee and her husband Carl have three adult children and a Pit Bull/Boxer!

Charity Partner -The Positive Results Center’s team members are certified domestic violence, sexual assault, and suicide awareness prevention advocates, who address trauma from a cultural and age perspective. We conduct training for youth and parents, of all genders, including facilitated events, speaking engagements, and youth-peer advocacy programs.