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Innovation&Equity24 registrants get an exclusive treat as we move into the stretch drive of Our10Plan: the African-American economic strategy. In addition to the VOTEBLACKBUSINESS: State of Black Business, 21st ed. and monthly Journal of Black Innovation, you’ll receive the first release of the updated Come This Far By Faith: African-Americans 1980-2024 as we deliberate the path forward moving to America’s 250th anniversary. It is a 40-year perspective based on the longitudinal demography of John William Templeton, The Black Encyclopedia, whose first book, The Illustrated National Guide to Black Households is a snapshot of Black America in more than 100 metropolitan areas before the fastest growth in African-American population in history — a 70 percent increase in the last 44 years. It is the Cultural Mastery(TM) and Competitive Knowledge(TM) we’ve counted on from Templeton during his 52-year career as the Black Encyclopedia.
Our patron saint, Roy L. Clay Sr., has transitioned and this will be our first Innovation&Equity without him. Join us at the Hyatt Centric Fisherman’s Wharf to set the agenda for African-American technology, infrastructure and health care during the new administration on the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It is also a showcase for the 80 Cities Initiative, connecting the 80 cities in Africa and the Caribbean with more than one million population with the top experts and practitioners in the fields that 1.5 billion Black people demand to reach the goals of Africa 2063. It will also be the inauguration of Pan African Place, a concept of the New Black Urbanism that puts our creativity at the forefront of global progress and commerce. The theme is Artistic Intelligence, a nod to the Sargent Johnson National Museum of African-American Art next door. The Honorable Aprille J. Ericsson, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Technology, is the 2025 Roy L. Clay Sr. Technology Pinnacle Awardee.
