ORLANDO, FEBRUARY 2, 2017 – Roland Martin, along with elected officials and business leaders, will kickoff the 2017 Central Florida Urban League’s Empowerment Weekend with a community conversation at St. Marks AME Church (1968 Bruton Blvd) on February 23 at 6 pm. 

The event is free of charge and the public is invited to register for tickets by clicking here.

Martin’s discussion, which will be simulcast live on television, will focus on the issues facing the country today and the importance of being an active, engaged member of your community. Furthermore, he will host two panel discussions that will delve into Criminal Justice and Economic Empowerment & Jobs: 

Criminal Justice: Chief Judge Frederick J. Lauten; and Gerard Robinson, Resident Fellow, Education Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute.

Economic Empowerment and Jobs: Darrick McGhee, Sr. Vice President Government Relations, Johnson & Blanton, LLC; John F. Davis, President, African American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida; and Alvin Cowans, President and CEO, McCoy Federal Credit Union.  

“Our community faces some tough challenges and this conversation is going to serve as the foundation for both the community and experts to bring forward opinions and solutions,” said Glenton Gilzean, Jr., President and C.E.O of the Central Florida Urban League. “We are excited that Roland Martin will help lead these important discussions, which in turn, will help us continue to fulfill our mandate of empowerment by bringing the community together and improving the lives of Central Floridians.”