Join us as author Deric A. Gilliard shares insights into how real Americans "outside the beltway struggled for food, jobs, and housing, and the terror of unmerited loss of life during the height of COVID." He will also talk about some of the "daunting challenges fostered by Trump and his White nationalist administration that threaten to bring upheaval to American democracy in the near future."
Deric A. Gilliard served for 25 years as a federal employee working with political appointees in the Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations. Prior to his work as public affairs advisor to the HHS regional directors for the eight southeastern states, Gilliard served as the national communications director for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He also worked in communications for two HBCUs and wrote for USA Today, Time, and the Wichita Eagle-Beacon, and was an editor for the Atlanta Daily World. The author of Living in the Shadows of a Legend: Unsung Heroes and 'Sheroes' who Marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Gilliard earned his B.A. in Journalism at the University of Kansas and his M.A. in African-American Studies at Georgia State University. Gilliard is a proud member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Meet and hear Deric A. Gilliard as he offers first hand knowledge of living and working with political appointees under 5 presidents. In particular, 'A View from the field by a black Fed in the Trump Administration!'
WHAT: CalCoDem Monthly Meeting
WHEN: Thursday, September 26, 2024, 6 pm
WHERE: HQ, 812 Noble Street, Anniston, AL 36201
Pitch in dinner at 6 pm, followed by speaker Deric A. Gilliard.
Please bring a dish to share with others :) If you are unable to bring something this time - that's fine! Come anyway and bring a friend!
----- Beverly Williams
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