Secretary Julián Castro Returns to South Carolina for Second Step Presidential Justice Forum, to Meet with #BlackGirlMagic
SAN ANTONIO, TX (October 25, 2019) – Presidential candidate and former Obama Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Mayor of San Antonio, Texas, Julián Castro, will return to South Carolina on Sunday for the Second Step Presidential Justice Forum, a meet-and-greet with #BlackGirlMagic and conversation on maternal death in black women.
Secretary Castro will speak at the Second Step Presidential Justice Forum following the release this week of his First Chance Plan to overhaul the criminal justice system.
After meeting with Black Women 2020, Secretary Castro will join Dr. Kari-Claudia Allen for a conversation with medical health care professionals and other community leaders to discuss how to address and prevent health disparities causing maternal death in black women.
Sunday, October 27, 2019
2019 SECOND STEP PRESIDENTIAL JUSTICE FORUM
WHAT: Secretary Castro speaks at the Second Step Presidential Justice Forum
WHERE: Fine Arts and Humanities Center, Little Theater, Benedict College, 1600 Harden St., Columbia, SC
WHEN: Sunday, October 27, 2019, 1:00 PM ET
WHO: Secretary Castro, Rashida Winfrey, State Rep. Jordan Harris of Pennsylvania, 20/20 Bipartisan Justice Center, National Black Police Association, African American Mayors Association, National Black Caucus, National Black Caucus of State Legislators, and a host of national, state and local African-American leaders and other attendees interested in criminal justice reform
#BLACKGIRLMAGIC MEET-AND-GREET WITH JULIÁN CASTRO HOSTED BY BLACK WOMEN 2020
WHAT: Black Women 2020 will host a meet-and-greet with Secretary Castro. Black Women 2020 is about elevating the voices of black women in South Carolina to feel safe, seen and supported.
WHERE: 2111-A Lady St., Columbia, SC 29204
WHEN: Sunday, October 27, 2019, 2:30 PM ET. Doors open at 2:00 pm.
WHO: Secretary Castro, Kayla Mallet and Black Women 2020
KEEPING OUR MOMS SAFE: A CONVERSATION WITH DR. KARI AND JULIÁN CASTRO ON PREVENTING MATERNAL DEATH IN BLACK WOMEN
WHAT: Secretary Castro will join Dr. Kari-Claudia Allen for a conversation with health care professionals and community leaders in South Carolina to discuss how to address and prevent health disparities causing maternal death in black women
WHERE: The Palmetto Experience, 300 Candi Lane, Columbia, SC 29210
WHEN: Sunday, October 27, 2019, 6:00 PM ET. Doors will open at 5:30 PM ET
WHO: Secretary Castro, Dr. Kari-Claudia Allen and other doctors and community leaders
