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What Matters in Our Community, A Conversation with Political Leaders

July 1, 2011 at 5:00 PM ET by
Summary: 
The annual Essence Music Festival begins today and officials from around the Obama Administration will be there to discuss federal programs and how they affect the African-American community.

This Saturday at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, along with the Honorable Mitch Landrieu of New Orleans, Louisiana and the Honorable Kasim Reed of Atlanta, Georgia, representatives of President Obama’s administration will participate in a CNN hosted panel called: What Matters in Our Community, A Conversation with Political Leaders. 

The featured panelist is Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama, Ms. Valerie Jarrett.

To learn more about the panel and how you can attend, click here.