The Coalition for the Development of the Black Family 2nd Annual Conference —
The Time is Now

August 16, 2008

Adam Clayton Powell, JR State Office Building
163 West 125th Street, New York, NY 10027

Morning Session I

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Registration & Coffee

9:45 a.m.- 10:00 a.m.
Opening Remarks — Edward Fordham, President, CDBF, Rev. Robert Royal, Co-Chair, CDBF, Will Brown, Conference Moderator

Education: Peril or Promise

10:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
Religious Impact Within The Black Family — Rev. James L. Seawood

10:25 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
Church and Education — Rev. Maggie Stapleton

10:50 a.m.-11:10 a.m.
Does Special Education Work? — Kendra Haven, Phd.

11:15 a.m.-11:35 a.m.
Q & A: Moderator, Will Brown

Challenge of Entrepreneurship

11:40 a.m.- 12:10 p.m.
Stanley Grayson; President/COO M.R. Beal, Inc., Kevin Walters, Proprietor, Creoles Restaurant, Wendell Niles; President, Niles Advertising

12:15 p.m.-12:30 p.m.
Q & A: Moderator, Will Brown

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12:35 p.m.-1:50 p.m. — Lunch

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Afternoon Session II

2:00 p.m.- 2:15 p.m.
Opening Remarks — Edward Fordham, President, CDBF, Rev. Robert Royal, Co-Chair, CDBF, Stanley Grayson, Bd Member, CDBF , Will Brown, Conference Moderator

2:15 p.m.- 2:45 p.m.
Keynote Speaker: Judge Milton Tingling

2:45 p.m.- 3:50 p.m.
Legal Issues & Legal Entanglements Impacting the black Family — Nadine C. Johnson, Esq., (Panel Moderator), Panelists: Hon. Betty E. Staton, Judge, Kings County Family Court -retired, Hon. Robert R. Reed, Judge, Bronx County Family Court, Melissa Bonaldes, Esq., Law firm of Melissa Bonaldes, Wayne McKenzie, Esq., Former Prosecutor-Kings County DA’s Office, Natasha Demosthene, Esq., Former Corporation Counsel for City of NY, Susan J, Eddington, CEO, Images-Images, “Prevention/Layperson’s Perspective”

3:50 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
BREAK

4:05 p.m.- 4:25 p.m.
From a Youth’s Perspective — Caleb Hunter, Ashley Walters, Jonathan Suncar

4:20 p.m.- 4:50 p.m.
Immigration and Cultural Differences — Hector Martinez; Representative, Santo Domingo, Tony Abula, Nigerian Film Producer

Summary & Conclusion:
Rev. Robert Royal — Edward F. Fordham, Esq.

Networking Reception:
Sponsored By: Brown Companies & Associates, Inc., Will Brown, President