Welcome

"Policy for the People" Summit Series

Welcome to our “Policy for the People” Emerging Leaders’ Summit, proudly hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF).

As you may know, we launched the “Policy for the People” series as a forum to provide policy updates and insights on critical issues affecting the Black community. It is from this foundation that we present our first-ever Emerging Leaders’ Summit featuring Millennial and Generation Z leaders to examine two issues affecting Black economic empowerment: Student Loan Debt: A Barrier to Building Black Wealth and Mission-Driven Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century.

The Emerging Leaders’ Summit will explore these issues that affect building Black wealth through the lived experiences of Millennials and Generation Z leaders. Over two sessions, these leaders will share their views on student debt and examine the unique challenges and opportunities of entrepreneurship. Our dynamic and thoughtful panel and you—our audience members—will grapple with these issues that can either hinder or boost our efforts toward shrinking the racial wealth gap and empowering our community.

Thank you very much for participating. I trust that today’s Emerging Leaders’Summit will both inform and inspire you as we explore these two issues that affect the economic empowerment and Black wealth building ability of Black Millennials and Generation Z—and the entire Black community—now and in the future.

Sincerely,

Tonya Veasey

CBCF President and CEO

As you may know, we launched the “Policy for the People” series as a forum to provide policy updates and insights on critical issues affecting the Black community. It is from this foundation that we present our first-ever Emerging Leaders’ Summit featuring Millennial and Generation Z leaders to examine two issues affecting Black economic empowerment: Student Loan Debt: A Barrier to Building Black Wealth and Mission-Driven Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century.