Black Chamber of Commerce, Cato Host Conference on African-Americans and Social Security

October 29, 2001

The National Black Chamber of Commerce and the Cato Institute are teaming up to co-sponsor a conference on “African-Americans and Social Security,” February 12, 2002. The one-day conference will examine issues such as: whether the current Social Security system is fair to African-Americans; How to increase savings and investment in the African-American community; and whether Social Security should be privatized. Invited speakers include Robert Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television and a Member of President Bush’s Commission to Strengthen Social Security, Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, and Jesse Jackson.

More details will be announced as they become available.

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