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Netroots Nation Conference August 20, 2022 Pittsburgh PA
Love Not Blood Campaign
Host
Our Voices: Fathers of Children Killed by LawEnforcement Speak Up
Panelist
CEPHUS “UNCLE BOBBY” JOHNSON
Cephus “Uncle Bobby X” Johnson, attended San Francisco State University as an undergraduate studying Ethnic Studies and Black Studies. He is presently a Computer System Engineer in Silicon Valley, California. Cephus is a US military veteran.
Uncle Bobby X, is a social justice activist Continue Here
JACOB BLAKE
Jacob Blake Sr. attended Winston-Salem University where he received his degree in Chemistry/Science. Blake Sr. is the son of the late Rev. Jacob S. Blake, a civil rights leader who lead the fight for fair housing in Evanston in the 1960s and 1970s. He also leads the Ebenezer AME Congregation. After the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther Continue Here
MICHAEL BROWN SR.
In Ferguson, MO on August 9, 2014 unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown, Jr. was shot and killed by white police officer Darren Wilson. Michael had just graduated from high school and was scheduled to begin vocational training classes just two days later. After his graduation, he told his father, Michael Brown, Sr. “One day, Continue Here
KENNETH CHAMBERLAIN
Kenneth Chamberlain, Jr. is a skilled human service professional with a wide range of work experiences. Currently, he oversees an Attitudinal Job Readiness Training program and is also a Work Experience Program Developer with the Urban League of Westchester County. In that capacity, he builds relationships with local Continue Here
ANDREW JOSEPH
Andrew Joseph, Jr. a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, and a current resident of Tampa, FL after Hurricane Katrina. Mr. Joseph is a current victim advocate and co-founder of The Andrew Joseph Foundation.org. He is the father of a deceased 14-year-old child named Andrew Joseph, III. His work in community organizing, and advocacy Continues Here
Session Type(s): Featured Panel Room: 315/316
Starts: Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022 11:15 AM (Eastern) Ends: Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022 12:30 PM (Eastern)
The stereotype of the absent Black father gained currency in the 1960s as the political advancements of the civil rights movement failed to translate into economic and social progress for everyday Black Americans. Social science research turned away from structural explanations for inequality toward a search for behavioral causes. Join us for a powerful conversation with Black fathers, uncles and sons whose lives have been impacted by police violence and hear how they are fighting against this pervasive stereotype of the absent Black father.