Hillary Nomination Feminist Victory or Empty Symbolism? What does the election of Hillary Clinton as Democratic Party nominee and her possible election as the first woman President mean for the feminist movement. people of color, and progressives? Breaking the “glass ceiling” or symbolism? We will discuss this issue with Zenaida Mendez former President of the National Organization for Women (NOW-NYS), New York state the first woman of color to hold this position. She also served as director of Racial Diversity Programs at (NOW) where she successfully spearheaded a diversity training program, a woman of color and allies summit, and the campaign on the femicide of the women of Juarez and Chihuahua, Mexico. Mendez is founder of the NYC Dominican Women’s Caucus and one of the founders of the National Dominican Women's Caucus.  This gifted woman currently holds the position of Director of Manhattan Neighborhood Network(MNN) Public Access Television El Barrio Firehouse Community Media Center. Zenaida holds a MPA from the City University of New York, Graduate School of Public Affairs, a BA. John Jay College of Criminal Justice, she is also one of the first Fellows at Rutgers University, Fellow Leadership Management for Urban Executives.

3:30 p.m. Jaime  Estades President and founder of the Latino Leadership Institute discusses his recent article in Roll Call entitled " How Clinton Can Win with a Latino VP"  (June 9, 2016)

4 p.m.The emerging demographic and political presence of Latinos in the United States has moved the discussion of race relations beyond the terms of black and white. Betina Cutaia Wilkinson is author of Partners or Rivals? Power and Latino, Black, and White Relations in the Twenty-First Century and an Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Wake Forest University. In her new book she.assesses Latinos', blacks', and whites' perceptions of commonality and opposition in order to reach a more nuanced understanding of the factors affecting political competition versus cooperation among these groups. In  a comprehensive analysis of Latino, black, and white relation she explores the extent to which these groups regard each other as partners or rivals and uncovers the motivations that contribute to those views.