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Nielsen Community Alliances Hosts Black Thought Leadership Summit

5 minute read | April 2015

On the heels of the release of our 360-degree report on the Black consumers, โ€œPower. Growth. Influence. The African-American Consumer Report,โ€ Nielsen sponsored the New York Black Thought Leadership Summit, led by African-American Advisory Council Co-Chair, Rev. Jacques DeGraff. The event was attended by more than 50 of New Yorkโ€™s most respected leaders, who discussed issues critical to the cityโ€™s Black community. The leadersโ€”from business, academia, government, civic and nonprofit sectorsโ€”determined that business development and financial literacy are the most prevalent issues they could work on collectively to bring measurable improvement to the cityโ€™s Black community.

The all-day session included opening remarks by CEO Mitch Barns and ended with a reception attended by former New York mayor David Dinkins, and other dignitaries.