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July 12-17, 2008: 99th Annual Convention - Cincinnati, OH

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Convention Speakers

Julian Bond

Julian Bond
Chairman
NAACP, National Board of Directors


Roslyn M. Brock

Roslyn M. Brock
Vice Chair
NAACP, National Board of Directors


Dennis Courtland Hayes

Dennis Courtland Hayes
Interim President and CEO
NAACP


Bishop George W. C. Walker, Sr.

Bishop George W. C. Walker, Sr.
Senior Bishop
Zion Methodist Episcopal Church


Religious Leaders Luncheon Keynote speaker
Monday, July 14, 2008
Honorable Nathaniel R. Jones

Honorable Nathaniel R. Jones
Blank Rome LLP


Clarence Mitchell Memorial Luncheon Speaker
Monday, July 14, 2008
Arlene Holt Baker’s experience as a union and grassroots organizer spans more than 30 years. On Sept. 21, 2007, she was approved unanimously as executive vice president by the AFL-CIO Executive Council, becoming the first African American to be elected to one of the federation's three highest offices and the highest-ranking African American woman in the union movement. In this position, Holt Baker builds on her legacy of inspiring activism and reaching out to diverse communities to support the needs and aspirations of working people.

Arlene Holt Baker
Executive Vice President
AFL-CIO


Labor Luncheon Keynote Speaker
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Honorable Mark Mallory

Honorable Mark Mallory
Mayor
City of Cincinnati


Greetings
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Christopher Smitherman

Christopher Smitherman
President
Cincinnati NAACP Branch


Greetings
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Bundles

A'Lelia Bundles
Author, journalist and network television executive


WIN Empowerment Forum/Brunch
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Johnson

Marilyn D. Johnson
Vice President, Market Development
IBM


WIN Empowerment Forum/Brunch
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Adams

Dr. Nelson L. Adams
President
National Medical Association


Health Symposium
Keynote speaker
Saturday, July 12, 2008

Convention Home


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