Carol Jenkins, an Emmy-winning former television journalist who anchored and reported the news and hosted her own talk show in New York City for many years, is a sought-after speaker and writer on issues relating to the media, specifically the participation of women and people of color, women’s participation in the political and economic structures in the U.S., and the health of women in developing countries, especially in Africa. Founding President and board member of The Women’s Media Center, the groundbreaking non-profit aimed at increasing coverage and participation of women in the media, she conceived the Progressive Women’s Voices media leadership program, and acquired and expanded the largest portfolio of women experts in the country, SheSource. Carol Jenkins is currently Chair of the Board of Directors of AMREF USA, The African Medical & Research Foundation, based in Nairobi, the largest health NGO in Africa. She is also the co-author of an award-winning biography of her uncle, Black Titan: A.G.Gaston and the Making of a Black American Millionaire. caroljenkinsmedia.com
The Public Square Is Empty (Aside from the Occasional Hanging) – Restoration Nation Theater | 11:20am, Fri
Changing the Stories that Create Culture, And How We Tell Our Own – Restoration Nation Theater | 2:45pm-4:15pm, Fri
