BXKC: Rebuild Honestly: Recent Episodes
Black Excellence KC
This platform will be home to the voices that enhance our economic value in the Midwest. We pride ourselves in being a cross-generational organization and look forward to creating dialogue that births a unified front.
Join us June 24th at 7pm for our monthly Rebuild Honestly Panel Discussion. In partnership with Jackson County and United WE Appointments Project, we are happy to present Women in Civic Leadership Panel Discussion!
We are hosting a panel discussion on the importance and experience of women serving in government roles, city commissions, and community boards. It is our goal to encourage and give insight to our young professionals. We hope that this will spark their interest to serve and lead the next generation.
Moderated by Marshanna Smith our panel will be as follow:
-Alissa Canady
-McCain Bryant Macklin
-Melissa Patterson Hazley
-Rep. Ashley Bland Manlove
- Mary Rogan-Barnes
Join us on July 22nd at 7 pm for our monthly Rebuild Honestly Panel Discussion.
Black Excellence KC is happy to present the July Rebuild Honestly panel Workforce Development Pipeline.
We are hosting a panel discussion to showcase workforce development professionals who provide resources and services that will support your career advancement. We will discuss various scenarios that impact the workforce within Kansas City. We hope to raise awareness of the tools available to our community built to help them navigate their career.
Moderated by Craig Moore II our panelists are as follows:
Clyde McQueen - Full Employment Council
Nelson R. Gabriel - Made Men
DR. Darren Woodruff - DeBruce Foundation
Chelsea Parker - ihru247
This month's Rebuild Honestly panel discussion is in partnership with Entitled Learning and Urban League of Greater Kansas City.
Join us as we hear from community leaders who are engaged with our youth and their educational paths.
Moderated by Anita Maltbia our panelist are:
-TeAirra Posey - Urban League of Greater Kansas City
-William Wells - aSteam Village
-Tamara Clark Sykes - The W.E.B DuBois Learning Center
-Marquis Hall - Entitled Learning
-Shanelle Smith - HBCU Walking Billboard
Many of us know that the black community has struggled to overcome systemic barriers for centuries. Black economists believe financial freedom is one way to combat systemic oppression. The current devastation of COVID -19 has hardened the task of creating a true economic system for the black community but makes it even more evident that we need one. What does a black economic system look like that fits our culture? This forum is created to start that conversation.
Black Excellence KC is proud to present a panel of experts who are proponents of creating such a system. We hope to conceptualize the idea of sustaining the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services in the black community.
Moderated by NY Times writer, John Eligon. Our panelists are as follows
Dell Gines, MBA, MSF, CEcD | Senior Community Development Advisor of Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City – Omaha Branch
Davin Gordon | Senior Business Development Officer of AltCap
Brandon Calloway | Executive Director & Co-Founder of G.I.F.T
Craig Moore II | Board President & Co-Founder of Black Excellence KC
Black Excellence KC has created this panel to truly understand and display the needs of our future young professionals. We hope to hear their perspective on their preparation for joining the workforce in today's climate. How have the events of 2020 changed, if any, their career trajectory? Do you see the Midwest region as a place you can start and develop your career path? What could the Universities, Organizations, and Government provide to help you in your journey? What would you like to see from corporations to know that they care about you as an employee?
Moderated by Tiffany Hamilton, we will be joined by the following panelist:
- Evalynn Lomax, Rockhurst University - Black Student Union, President
- Amiel Green, Rockhurst University - Black Student Union, Member
- Brittany Pomilee, Missouri University - President | Educational Leadership Graduate Student Association (ELGSA)
- G. Preston Wilson, Jr., Missouri University - Association of Black Graduate and Professional Students, President
- JaRen M. Dailey, Kansas University - Black Student Union, President
- Logan Griggs-Mitchell, Lincoln University - Student Government Association, President
We aim to create a conversation that will trigger true development and support from our community.