Confronting Challenging of 21 Century Youth

Our youth are brilliant, talented, and ready to change the world. The National Youth Summit on Education, Justice, and Leadership is designed to help them do exactly that.  For a 7th year, the 2021 summit is once again prepared to bring together talented high school student leaders to work virtually with civil rights legends, leading educators, academics, international activists, and economists to examine the school to prison pipeline, immigration, the environment, gun violence, constructive innovative tools that focus on inherent strengths of all. That experience is being converted to a online experience open to students and educators worldwide. Participants will be challenged to pursue a resurgence of academic excellence, highly engaged educators, and exceptional expectations for themselves and those that serve them.

This year’s summit was scheduled to be held on the campus of Alabama State University. Located in the historic city of Montgomery, Alabama, a sight of the Civil War, home to Rosa Park’s historic stance, and the location of the ensuing bus boycott that ignited the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement, Montgomery offers a plethora of history to experience. We continue to be grateful for the enthusiastic welcome of Alabama State University President, Dr. Quinton T. Ross Jr. More information about Montgomery and ASU can be found online.

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AGENDA OVERVIEW

Opening Ceremony: The opening ceremony will take place virtually on October 3rd, 2021. The ceremony will allow a virtual meet and greet with participants from around the world, will include presentation of the Ambassador Andrew Young Awards, the final competitive debate and presentation of the debate trophy.

Day 1:  The Summit will open with plenary sessions beginning at 10:00 a.m. EST with TheNYS documentary short, CHANGE, a conversation with civil rights legends, and keynote and plenary speakers.  All sessions will be recorded for replay during time zones around the world.

Day 2:  Workshops will be held concurrently from 10:00 a.m. EST to 3:00 p.m. EST where students will have an opportunity to work with civil rights legends, a judicial panel, international experts in education, justice, law enforcement, gun violence, immigration, leadership and the environment as well as a conversation between Dred Scott‘s great-great-granddaughter and Frederick Douglass‘s great-great-great-grandson. All sessions will include a Q&A and will be conducted to allow students to engage with a local expert regardless of the time zone.

Students will work with:

More than 20 local, national experts from universities, agencies, and business
Civil rights legends
Nationally acclaimed Keynote Speaker
Plenary speakers
Educators 

Please join us in supporting this effort. Your fully tax-deductible donation will help make it possible for students to participate in these two extraordinary days working with international experts from universities and social justice agencies.