Commission on Black Men and Boys Bullying Forum, with Norton, Mayor Gray, Experts and D.C. Students, Parents and Experts, Today

WASHINGTON, DC – Today's community roundtable hearing, entitled "A Candid Conversation with the Community on Preventing Bullying," led by the Commission on Black Men and Boys, in conjunction with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), will feature remarks from Norton and Mayor Vincent Gray, as well as testimony from D.C. students who have endured bullying and parents of D.C. students who are currently going through bullying, as well as experts. Audience participation will be taken after the witnesses testify.

WHO: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)

D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray

Issac Fulwood, chair of the Commission on Black Men and Boys

Three D.C. students

Two parents of D.C. students

Dr. Joseph Wright, Senior Vice President of Children's National Medical Center

Suzanne Greenfild, Director of DC Bulling-Prevention Program

WHAT: Commission on Black Men and Boys roundtable hearing

WHEN: Today, Wednesday, November 20, 2013, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW, Washington, DC

BACKGROUND: Norton established the Commission on Black Men and Boys, chaired by former D.C. police chief Issac Fulwood, to provide a thoughtful forum for discussion and problem-solving on some of the most persistent and controversial issues faced by African American men and youth and their families. The Commission's well-attended hearings have given voice to many issues that are rarely discussed with public participation.

Published: November 20, 2013