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Ethnic convention calls for direction
Edited by Columbus Post staff.
Working to help advance and uplift is the aim of the Columbus Black Convention, an organization that is calling for united action as the city heads into the new year.
Housed at the Africentric Personal Development Shop on E. Livingston Avenue, members of the Columbus Black Convention are focused on the expansion of the Black Infrastructure Network (BIN), which was created to implement a 14-point agenda that was approved at last year’s convention.
“The Black Infrastructure Network will serve as a system for community information and community involvement. Our mission is to work in partnership with existing organizations and to address the socio-political and the socio-economic conditions of the Columbus black community,” said convention chairman Khari Enaharo.
One initiative, The Youth Empowerment Corporation, will develop programs that engage young people in a myriad of constructive projects, such as youth-owned and -operated businesses. The Black Health Improvement Commission will be comprised of health care professionals and community members to review and develop policies and programs to address the quality of healthcare given to the black community.
The entire community is invited to get involved in working on all of the initiatives.
The Black Infrastructure Network (BIN) will meet from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Mon., Dec. 12 at TEACH Enterprises, 731 East Broad St., to enlist community participation for the Youth Empowerment Corporation and The Black Health Improvement Commission – two components of the Black Infrastructure Network. Persons who have ideas and resources are encouraged to attend and to get involved in the effort.
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