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New Voice Youth Group hosts an Intergenerational Conversation
by the Beloved Community Center
Sep. 8, 2008
Arletha Jowers and Erica Mayo, both coordinators of New Voice Youth Group, a program for youth ages 14-20 years of age, hosted and facilitated the First Intergenerational Conversation held at the Beloved Community Center on September 2, 2008. The conversation was the beginning of an effort to rebuild unity and close some of the actual and perceived generational gaps between younger and older persons in the African-American community.
Several issues were raised during the conversation, some of which were, education, self-awareness, cultural identification, urban renewal, the degeneration of African-American communities, and the loss of community financial institutions.
Those who attended and joined in the conversation expressed how inspired they were by the dialogue and the stories shared. The participants were encouraged to join in future conversations and continue to ponder and discuss these things among their peers and in their community.