Students Attend Congressional Black Caucus Conference

For the first time, members of Potomac’s Black Student Union and juniors and seniors who identify as Black and/or African American attended the Congressional Black Caucus’s Annual Legislative Conference (ALC). The conference gave the students an opportunity to attend workshops and interact with various Black stakeholders in politics, journalism, entertainment, activism, and other fields. It was a great opportunity for the students to develop their networking skills and gain insights into how the federal government operates and how to advocate on issues affecting the Black community. Among those that the Potomac group met were Tony Coles, CEO of Black Information Network; Harim Jackson, CEO of Real Times Media; and noted journalists Ed Gordon and Soledad O’Brien.