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          Our Women’s Leadership Program enables you to take your leadership to the next level by arming you with the most in-demand leadership toolkit.

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          Our Boston’s Future Leaders (BFL) program provides emerging leaders with a socially conscious and civically engaged leadership toolkit, as well as the opportunity to apply their knowledge through experiential assignments.

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          Authentic Professionalism for Early Career Professionals

          In this highly interactive workshop with Strategic Career & Leadership Coach Carole-Ann Penney, you’ll define your professional identity and develop strategies to confidently navigate workplace dynamics.

          Read More
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2022 Fierce Urgency of Now – Opening Ceremony

September 14, 2022 9:30 am – 11:00 am TD Garden – The 1928 Club

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  • It’s our 5th year celebrating Fierce Urgency of Now!
  • Thank you for joining us for an inspiring Opening Ceremony event featuring award-winning author of MISEDUCATED: A Memoir and Founder & CEO of The Veritas School Brandon P. Fleming.

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2022 Fierce Urgency of Now Festival – Opening Ceremony

ABOUT THIS EVENT

Thank you for joining us as we celebrated our 5th annual Fierce Urgency of Now Festival Opening Ceremony, that featured Brandon P. Fleming, a nationally-acclaimed educator, award-winning author of MISEDUCATED, former debate coach at Harvard University, and Founder & CEO of The Veritas School. Fierce Urgency of Now Festival’s mission is about connection and how connections open doors to lasting change. This mission resonates with Mr. Fleming’s work on changing the narrative through transformative programs that amplify access and equity to minoritized individuals. An at-risk youth and college dropout turned award-winning educator, Fleming’s story of struggle, success, and service has inspired millions around the world…. this story is one you can’t miss.

This event is hosted by: The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce

ABOUT FIERCE URGENCY OF NOW

The Fierce Urgency of Now Festival brings together more than 1,000 diverse, young professionals of color and allies for 30+ transformative events. Organized by City Awake, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce’s young professional platform, this is the ultimate festival to build connections, advance careers, and ignite positive change.

This festival is inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s. speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom where he described “the fierce urgency of now” — the pressing need for immediate action and lasting change in the face of racial injustice. Today and every day, we are answering this call to action to forge a more equitable, inclusive future for Greater Boston.

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Brandon P. Fleming

Nationally-Acclaimed Educator, Award-Winning Author of MISEDUCATED, former Debate Coach at Harvard University, Founder & CEO of The Veritas School

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ABOUT BRANDON P. FLEMING

Brandon P. Fleming is a nationally acclaimed educator and author of MISEDUCATED. His story of struggle, success, and service has inspired millions around the world. An at-risk youth and college dropout turned award-winning educator, Fleming is a former debate coach at Harvard University and Founder & CEO of The Veritas School of Social Sciences, formerly known as the Harvard Debate Council Diversity Project. Over the past five years, Fleming has raised over a million dollars to enroll over 150 students of color into Harvard’s international summer debate residency on full scholarship.

Fleming recruits under-served youth with no prior debate experience who he then trains to compete against hundreds of elite debaters from over 25 different countries around the world. For five consecutive years, since the program’s inception in 2017, every cohort trained by Fleming has won the international competition. News of the achievement instantly went viral and broke national headlines, being featured on CNN, ESPN, Good Morning America, and many more. The organization has gained the financial backing of Fortune 100 companies such as The Coca-Cola Company, UPS, Chick-fil-A, and many more. Fleming has established a groundbreaking organization that is positioning Black youth for acceptance into Ivy League and elite colleges & universities. His students have now matriculated to Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and others alike. Fleming’s story and achievements have enabled him to use his voice to inspire and impact lives in places ranging from federal prisons to global platforms such as the United Nations General Assembly.

At the age of 29, Forbes Magazine named Fleming to the Forbes 30 under 30 list. In 2020, The Root Magazine named Fleming one of the top 100 most influential African-Americans in the United States. And in May 2021, North Carolina Wesleyan College bestowed upon Fleming the honorary
Doctor of Humanities degree.

 

FAQs

  • WHAT SHOULD I BRING?

    An interest in connecting with a group of diverse young professionals and learning from nationally-acclaimed educator and author of MISEDUCATED: A Memoir, Brandon P. Fleming.

    Oh, and don’t forget business cards!

  • WHAT SHOULD I WEAR?

    Please come dressed for your day!

  • WHEN SHOULD I ARRIVE?

    Registration & networking begins at 9:30 a.m.

  • COVID-19 POLICY

    You are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as defined by the CDC.

    – You have not had a fever, cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, or new loss of taste or smell that cannot be attributed to another health condition.

    – You have not had contact with a person known to be infected, potentially infected, or exposed to someone infected with COVID-19 within the previous 14 days (Prior to the event date).

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The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce encourages persons with disabilities to participate, and engage fully, in its programs and events.

If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation, including but not limited to, listening devices, closed captioning, large print, wheelchair access, allergies and environmental sensitivities, or if you have any questions about the venue, event format, or virtual platform, please contact us at [email protected].

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