BUILD's 2021 Black History Month Celebration

Blacks United in Leadership and Diversity Black History Month Celebration Agenda

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​THEME: The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity

When: February 18, 2021, 9am – 12pm

This will be a 100% VIRTUAL event. When you call in, you will only be able to hear the meeting, not interact with us – we highly recommend using Zoom if possible.
We will continue to meet virtually until we are able to come together again. Ask your supervisor and/or IT Helpdesk about making sure you’re able to access Zoom. You are also free to download Zoom on your personal device.

Please share this information and encourage your colleagues and state-employed family and friends to attend and get involved! We are a formal, enterprise-wide resource group conducting official state business. Participants are not required to take leave to participate. If you experience any challenges to participating, please let us know.

​If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback, or if you need an accommodation to fully participate in our meetings or events, email us at [email protected].

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AGENDA

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9:00 – 9:15 Welcome to BUILD 2021!
Edwina Martin-Arnold, Co-Chair, with a Land Acknowledgement by Taja Blackhorn
Black National Anthem video viewing by Melinda Doolittle

9:15 – 9:25 A Day in the Life of the BUILD Chair
Executive Leadership Team

9:25 – 9:30 Legislative Update
Terrance McCall

9:30 – 9:40 Black History Month Opening Remarks
Marvin Williams

9:40 – 9:55 Black Families in Media and Black Representation in Government
John Lewis Finding Your Roots video viewing
Lesa Gomez and Jo-El Modeste

9:55 – 10:30 Keynote Speaker: Angelique M. Davis
Associate Professor of Political Science and former director of the African and African American Studies Program at Seattle University

10:30 – 10:35 BREAK

10:35 – 10:45 Black Inventions Scavenger Hunt
Charleen Anderson, Tiffany Nelson, Tammy Pitre and Thais Marbles

10:45 – 11:05 Genealogy, Connecting Past and Present
Marvin Williams

11:05 – 11:15 In Memoriam
Video montage
Lesa Gomez

11:15 – 11:35 Caring For Our Elders
Lesa Gomez

11:35 – 11:50 Helping Black Families Navigate the Pandemic (.pptx)
Dionne Dycus, Connie Singleton, and Kathy McPherson

11:50 – 11:55 Musical Performance
Lesa Gomez

​11:55 – 12:00 Closing
Edwina Martin-Arnold, Co-Chair

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Thank you our members who submitted photos highlighting the milestones and influential people in your life! Claude Burfect has been steadfast, unmovable, and always abounding in the work for a long, long time. That’s why he is a Black History inspiration to member Kevin Allen.

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