WATCH: BYP 100’s Charlene Carruthers to join Oprah, Maria Shriver for Google Hangout
BYP 100’s National Coordinator Charlene Carruthers will join media mogul and talk show queen Oprah Winfrey for a Google Hangout this afternoon.
Journalist, author and former First Lady of California Maria Shriver will host the moderated virtual conversation via “The Shriver Report.”
Nearly 1,500 people registered gatherings to screen and discuss HBO’s Paycheck to Paycheck, and we asked 2 of those impressive women to join Maria, Oprah and Katrina to continue the conversation started with the documentary and the latest Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back from the Brink in partnership with Center for American Progress. Also joining the conversation is a passionate Chicago activist working with the Black Youth Project 100, who is committed to raising awareness around these issues and how we can help the next generation.
Read more at The Shriver Report
As BYP 100’s national coordinator, Charlene Carruthers is committed to the advancement of African American youth. The organization is headquartered in Chicago and Charlene has been featured in many highly visible Twitter chats on the topics of race, gender and class.
The Google Hangout will take place today from 1:30 pm-2 pm ET.
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