April 2020 Speakers Magazine

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byPam Pery

SpeakersMagazineispartneringwithEbony & JetMagazinestobringthe#EBONYCon,a virtualconference.Thisonlineevent,atthe end ofthismonth,wilfeature financial information,entertainmentand educational workshopsbyauthors,expertsandspeakers (includingourcoverstorythismonth,KearnChery and the Speakers Magazine 2020 featuredspeakers).Thegoalistocreatea community thatsupports networking and resource sharing and disemination while restoringhope.Forinformationandtoregister, visit:www.EbonyJet.org.Please join us.We’realinthistogether.We’lgetthrough this.Keepthefaith.

TheefectsofCOVID19hascausedanew wayoflifeforusal.We’vealhadthingsto pivot,switch,postpone,change,haltasthe nation began itsnecesary lock-down and quarantinetacticstosavelives.Thispandemic hastrulyshakenustothecore–especialy thosewhotraveltospeakatliveeventsand thosewhoputonmajorconferences.Income thatspeakersandeventhostswerecounting on,hasvanished.Butweareresilient.

Now morethanevertheinspirationalvoices and motivational mesages from African American speakers are needed.We must continuetoshareandbeabeaconoflight duringthiscrisis.Putonourarmor,girdupand speakuptohelpthosewhoareafraid,hurting orgrieving.WhatI’veseenduringthisseason ofof COVD19 – more colaborations and obviouslymorevirtualevents.

Ourgoalistohelpconferencehostsgettherightpeepsintheseats– andatracttherightsponsors. Reachouttomeatpam@pamperypr.com orcal(248)690-6810