The Metropolitan AME Church founded “The Family Room” Speaker Series

Washington, DC (November 15, 2019). The professional meeting planning firm, Howerton+Wooten Events, successfully planned the logistics of the speaker series program called “The Family Room.”  Members of the Metropolitan AME Church, created this speaker services, featuring Nicole Hannah-Jones.

Nicole Hannah-Jones was the Speaker of the “Family Room” Series

During this event, Nicole Hannah-Jones discussed the “1619 Project.” The 1619 Project is a major initiative from The New York Times observing the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. It aims to reframe the country’s history, understanding 1619 as our true founding, and placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of the story we tell ourselves about who we are.

Nikole Hannah-Jones is an award-winning investigative reporter who covers civil rights and racial injustice for The New York Times Magazine.

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Howerton+Wooten Events, LLC is a concierge event management boutique with a reputation for creating ultra-creative, “high touch” conferences, weddings, galas and special events. The company is based in Bowie, Maryland, but its award-winning team has experience designing and managing conferences and events throughout the U.S. Kawania Wooten, CMP, an industry veteran in the meeting and event planning industry founded Howerton+Wooten Events in 2007.

The Family Room is a new conversation series, which marries our past with our future. The historic Metropolitan A.M.E. Church, located in downtown Washington DC, hosts the Family Room. This program is a familial space where ideas are ignited and healing happens through action-oriented, thought-provoking dialogue.