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The Daily OrangeGore campaign manager to lecture
By Matt Powers
Posted: 2/11/05, 12:03 AM EST Section: News
Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign manager will come to Syracuse University Sunday.
Donna Brazile will be the keynote speaker at the African American Male Congress' eighth annual Talented Tenth Leadership Institute. She will deliver the keynote address at the convocation at 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Brazile is now chair of the Democratic National Committee's Voting Rights Institute and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University.
"She's one of the most influential African American women in politics aside from (those in) elected office," said Travis Mason, president of the AAMC. "We're honored to have her come speak Sunday."
Brazile's speech will center on black people in politics.
"I will focus on the importance of reviving the modern civil rights movement and the new leadership that is urgently needed on the political scene," Brazile said in an e-mail.
Brazile will send an important message of perseverance, according to Mason, to anyone who attends the speech. Mason said he is encouraged by Brazile's rise in politics not just because she is black, but also because she is a woman.
"This is not just an event for African Americans," Mason said. "She offers a unique message. She'll be speaking on behalf of the same issues and trials we face when we make it in our own professions."
Brazile will encourage students to join politics in her speech, she said.
"My advice to young people everywhere is to make a commitment to serve our country," Brazile said. "I am looking forward to attending the convocation and to challenge the students to 'make their move' into the political arena."
It is especially important for black people to think about politics as a profession, Brazile said.
"It's important that we tap every community to provide leadership and not solely rely on past models that exclusively focused on white males," Brazile said. "This is an opportunity to transform American politics."
Sam Eschenbrenner, a member of the SU College Democrats, sent out a mass e-mail to other members of the organization asking them to come to Brazile's speech.
Donna Brazile will be the keynote speaker at the African American Male Congress' eighth annual Talented Tenth Leadership Institute. She will deliver the keynote address at the convocation at 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Brazile is now chair of the Democratic National Committee's Voting Rights Institute and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University.
"She's one of the most influential African American women in politics aside from (those in) elected office," said Travis Mason, president of the AAMC. "We're honored to have her come speak Sunday."
Brazile's speech will center on black people in politics.
"I will focus on the importance of reviving the modern civil rights movement and the new leadership that is urgently needed on the political scene," Brazile said in an e-mail.
Brazile will send an important message of perseverance, according to Mason, to anyone who attends the speech. Mason said he is encouraged by Brazile's rise in politics not just because she is black, but also because she is a woman.
"This is not just an event for African Americans," Mason said. "She offers a unique message. She'll be speaking on behalf of the same issues and trials we face when we make it in our own professions."
Brazile will encourage students to join politics in her speech, she said.
"My advice to young people everywhere is to make a commitment to serve our country," Brazile said. "I am looking forward to attending the convocation and to challenge the students to 'make their move' into the political arena."
It is especially important for black people to think about politics as a profession, Brazile said.
"It's important that we tap every community to provide leadership and not solely rely on past models that exclusively focused on white males," Brazile said. "This is an opportunity to transform American politics."
Sam Eschenbrenner, a member of the SU College Democrats, sent out a mass e-mail to other members of the organization asking them to come to Brazile's speech.
