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East Harris County Empowerment Council - Black Tie GalaPanel Discussion: Empowering Minds, Creating OpportunitiesCrown Plaza - Downtown Houston1700 Smith St Moderator, Alexis "Fly" Jones Associate Producer, Great Day Houston Show President, GrapeVyne Communications Panelists: *Pastor M. Keith Cooksey, New Covenant of Faith Church *Brandy Woods, M.Ed., Youth Minister, New Life in the Word Ministries *Craig Anthony Nicholas, S.E., CTLC, money coach, developer, speaker *Annie Crockett, Dir. of Education, Gospel Hill Missionary Baptist Church 1. How can our public education system better prepare our youth for leadership positions in society? 2. Has the church adapted to meet the emerging needs of today's youth and families? 3. Has social media transformed us to be people of today vs. people of the future? 4. How can we do a better job to prepare the youth to be entrepreneurs? 5. How can we create a safety net for the less fortunate in the community? 6. How can we emphasis the value of personal responsibility to our young people? Special thanks to Terence Narcisse, Founder, EHCEC. Special performance of "I am Poetry" by TinaB of http://TinaBPoetry.com.