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Digital Equality and 35th Anniversary Kickoff
MMTC hosted our inaugural Champions of Digital Equality and 35th Anniversary Kickoff event today! 
 
We kicked off our 35th anniversary by honoring Erwin Krasnow, Esq., MMTC Co-founder, longtime Vice Chair, and Chair of MMTC’s Mentoring Committee for his many years of outstanding contributions and leadership. We also featured an engaging fireside chat with House Majority Whip Hon. James Clyburn, and a keynote address by FCC Commissioner Hon. Geoffrey Starks. We closed things out with a roundtable discussion of leading experts on MMTC’s “AI and Civil Rights” White Paper Series commenting on civil rights and artificial intelligence in the age of big data with a focus on the way that big data and algorithms can either marginalize, or benefit, communities of color. See the full video discussion by using the link below.
Thank you to our speakers!

MMTC’s 35th Anniversary Kickoff:
Honoring Our Past, Celebrating Our Future

Remarks and Acknowledgements:
Hon. Geoffrey Starks
Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission

Ronald Johnson
Chair, MMTC Board of Directors

Maurita Coley
President and CEO, MMTC

Michelle Persaud
Chief Policy Counsel, Government and External Affairs, T-Mobile

Honoring:
Erwin Krasnow
MMTC Co-Founder and Co-Vice Chair of MMTC Board of Directors;
Head of MMTC’s Mentoring Committee

Fireside Chat:
Hon. James Clyburn
Majority Whip, U.S. House of Representatives

Ari Q. Fitzgerald (Interviewer)
MMTC Policy Co-Chair, Member, MMTC Executive Board;
Partner, Hogan Lovells

AI Roundtable and Presentation of MMTC’s AI and Civil Rights Series Paper

Clint Odom
Senior Vice President Policy and Advocacy & Executive Director
Washington Bureau, National Urban League

Alejandro Roark
Executive Director
Hispanic Technology and Telecommunications Partnership (HTTP)

Nicol Turner-Lee, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Technology Innovation, The Brookings Institution

DeVaughn Jones (Moderator)
Cathy Hughes and Henry Geller Fellow, MMTC
MMTC PSA