2024 MLK Sunday Supper Program

2024 MLK SUNDAY SUPPER CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO: GETTING INTO GOOD TROUBLE

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WELCOME! Jay Cranman

Welcome to our 10th annual MLK Sunday Supper. I’m thrilled you could join us tonight for a meaningful conversation about "challenging the status quo." Together, through important conversations like this, I believe we can move Atlanta closer to Dr. King’s vision of the Beloved Community.

President & CEO, Hands On Atlanta

Thank you for joining us at the table.

THE PROGRAM

5:00 PM

Doors Open Networking/Happy Hour

6:00 PM

Program Begins Soul Food Cypher – Good bars Jay Cranman - CEO, Hands On Atlanta Cheryl Preheim – Morning Anchor, 11 Alive Sean Lee - SVP, Chief Customer Experience at Coca-Cola

CHERYL PREHEIM Morning Anchor, 11Alive (Emcee)

6:15 PM

Panel Discussion - Dinner is served

6:40 PM

Table Conversations

7:30 PM

Rap Up

Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon - Founder, The Village Market Bem Joiner - Co-Founder, Atlanta Influences Everything Dr. Eloisa Klementich - President/CEO, Invest Atlanta

3 big questions Approximately 15 minutes per question

Reflection free-style

7:40 PM

Challenge Speaker Jay Bailey - President/CEO, The Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs

8:00 PM

Event Concludes

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FEATURED SPEAKERS

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SPECIAL GUESTS

JAY BAILEY President/CEO of the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs

DR. LAKEYSHA HALLMON

Founder of The Village Market

BEM JOINER

Co-Founder of Atlanta Influences Everything

DR. ELOISA KLEMENTICH

President/CEO of Invest Atlanta

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TABLE FACILITATORS

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ATLANTA CHANGEMAKERS

RON ALSTON

CHLOE BARZEY

LORI GEORGE BILLINGSLY

Senior Vice President, NotFor-Profit & Government Banking Leader, Truist Bank

ATL Market President, Accenture

Board Member, Shake Shack & Pioneer Natural Resources

JACORIA BORDERS

FRANK BROWN

MARANIE BROWN

President/CEO, TCG Impact

CEO, Communities in Schools of Atlanta

VP Data Platforms and Solutions, BlackRock

TODD CROOM

ALEX EBANKS

ADRIAN EPPS

Chief Financial Officer, Jackson Spalding

VP Communications, Essence Ventures

Dean, Bagwell College of Education, Kennesaw State University

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DR. STEVE GREEN

CARL HILL

RAPHAEL HOLLOWAY

President, Senior Adults for Greater Education (S.A.G.E)

Director of Multicultural and Community Affairs, Coca-Cola Bottling UNITED

CEO, Gateway Center

DAVID JERNIGAN

KWAME JOHNSON

DR. ELOISA KLEMENTICH

President & CEO, Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta

President & CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta

President & CEO, Invest Atlanta

EILEEN LEE

KELLY HARPER LEE

SABA LONG

Managing Director, Endeavor Atlanta

Director of Community Impact, Atlanta Dream

Executive Director, ATL Civic Circle

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ATLANTA CHANGEMAKERS

CORA MILLER

YASIR MIRZA

AISHA MOODY

Co-Founder, Young King Hair Care

Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company

Co-Founder and Chief Program Officer, Atlanta Music Project

APRILLE MOORE

TIFFANI NEVELS

GIGI PEDRAZA

Major; Training, Background, & Recruitment, Fulton County Sheriff’s Office

Managing Director, Accenture

CEO/Founder, Latino Community Fund

LISA JOHNSON SHARP

MONIQUE SHIELDS

CJ STEWART

Compliance Vice President, PulteGroup

CEO, Breakthrough Atlanta

Co-Founder, LEAD Center for Youth

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FABIOLA CHARLES STOKES

RYAN WILSON

MICHELLE WIRTH

Head of Global Sites Strategy, North America, Google

CEO/Founder, The Gathering Spot

Sr. Director of Communications, Georgia Charter School Association

JOEY WOMACK

AMAL YUSUF

AMBER HALL

Founder/CEO, Goodie Nation

GM Airport Operations, Delta Air Lines

Chief Compliance & Privacy Officer, Cox Enterprises

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HOW IT WORKS

TIPS FOR A GREAT CONVERSATION

HOW IT WORKS This is a conversation exploring the status quo, who it benefits, how we challenge it, and how we fuel the fire within to build the Beloved Community.

Together we’ll explore three big questions that take us on a journey of shared learning.

No one is expected to be an expert, but everyone is invited to participate by sharing their experience and ideas. Your table facilitator will lead each round of questions and ensure everyone has an opportunity to share.

REMINDERS BE CURIOUS + WILLING TO LEARN

Conversation is as much about listening as it is about talking. Listen and be open to hearing all points of view.

BE MINDFUL AND SHOW RESPECT Conversations encourage vulnerability. Be mindful of people’s privacy and acknowledge their bravery. What is said here stays here, what is learned here leaves here.

LIVED EXPERIENCE Be respectful of those with lived experience.

Avoid tokenizing them or putting an undue burden on them by asking them to educate or explain. Let them take the lead with how much they want to share.

QUESTIONS? For more info on the Hands On Atlanta MLK Sunday Supper visit: www.handsonatlanta.org/sunday-supper Need more help? Email Tim Adkins at: tadkins@handsonatlanta.org.

SUSPEND JUDGEMENTS + ASSUMPTIONS Setting judgments aside opens you up to learning from others and helps them feel respected and appreciated. Rather than making assumptions, listen and ask questions to better understand who another person is and where they are coming from.

BE AUTHENTIC + WELCOMING Speak authentically from your personal experience. Personal stories open our hearts.

Look for common ground and appreciate the differences in the beliefs and opinions of others.

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CONVERSATION GUIDE

3 BIG QUESTIONS

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QUESTION 1

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Share your name, how long you’ve lived in Atlanta, and give a toast to someone who has challenged the status quo or sparked good trouble.

Just like a flame reveals what’s hidden in the dark, our anger and passion can bring awareness to injustice all around us that may otherwise go overlooked.

Describe a time when you experienced or witnessed a moment of injustice where you thought - “That’s not right. That’s not fair.”

What new awareness or truth came to you?

QUESTION 2

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke out fearlessly for building the beloved community, even amongst hatred, and even though doing so put him and his family’s lives at risk. You could say his fire within burned brighter than the fire around him.

How does the current status quo impact you, for better or worse?

What fears hold you back from leading change within your community?

QUESTION 3

In his book ‘Where Do We Go from Here?’, Dr. King warns against the peril of complacency. He writes…“One of the great liabilities of history is that all too many people fail to remain awake through great periods of social change. Every society has its protectors of the status quo and its fraternities of the indifferent who are notorious for sleeping through revolutions. But today our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change.”

What’s one concrete step you can take to challenge the status quo and bring about more equity in your community, social circle or workplace? What resources, connections or support would you need to stick with it, even when things get tough?

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SPECIAL THANK YOU The 2024 Hands On Atlanta Board of Directors Amber Hall Cox Communications

Stephanie Bedard Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP

Carl Hill Coca-Cola Bottling Company

Chris Bruce ACLU of Georgia

Yasir Mirza McKinsey & Company

Beth Cabrera Cabrera Insights

Laura Murvartian Arte GA

Elizabeth Chrane OneDigital Health and Benefits

Tiffani Nevels Accenture

Todd Croom Jackson Spalding Adrian Epps Bagwell College of Education, Kennesaw State University Ellen Brown Landers Heidrick & Struggles Fontaine Lee J.P. Morgan Private Bank Eileen Lee Endeavor Atlanta Andrew Liebler Alston & Bird

Terreta Rodgers Amazon Kelli Bacote Ross City of Atlanta Sarrah Schoenewald UPS Lisa Johnson Sharp PulteGroup Adrienne White South State Bank Amal Yusuf Delta Air Lines

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