Charlotte Community Connections Interview
Dr. Antonio “Tony” Knox of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and PHEN’s own Marketing Director Tomeeka Miller took part in an interview with the Charlotte Community Connections podcast. Covering topics ranging from prostate cancer survivorship and grassroots efforts to raise prostate cancer awareness, the interview also promoted the Charlotte Prostate Cancer Disparity Rally educational program, taking place THIS SATURDAY, January 25th.
Listen to the intriguing interview! https://omny.fm/shows/charlotte-community-connections/what-to-know-about-the-2-cancer-that-is-killing-me
Agenda
10:00 am
10:25 am
11:15 am
12:05 pm
12:55 pm
1:30 pm
2:20 pm
2:50 pm
Welcome Remarks and Opening Prayer
Rev. Dr. Derrill A. Blue, Pastor, Little Rock AME Zion Church
Introduction to PHEN
Ms. Tomeeka Miller, Special Assistant to the President, PHEN
Overview of PHEN’s Church Partnership and Disparity Rally
Rev. Adrian Backus, Director of Church Partnerships and Outreach, PHEN
Special Presentation with AME Zion Leaders
Reverend Scot C. Moore, Presiding Elder
Iyabode Beysolow, MD, MPH, Director of Health Ministry
Early Detection Screening Panel Discussion
Moderator: Keith Crawford, MD, PhD, Director of Clinical Trials and Patient Education, PHEN
Panelists:
- Mr. Jimmy Hacket, Prostate Cancer Survivor, member of Little Rock AME Zion Church
- Mr. John D. Richardson, Prostate Cancer Survivor, Member of Omega Psi Phi
- Mr. Joshua McClure, Health Promotion and Community Outreach Manager, Atrium Health
Understanding Your Treatment Options
Moderator: Keith Crawford, MD, PhD
Panelists:
- Blair Townsend, MD, MBA, Urologist, Urology Specialists of the Carolinas
- Vernon E. Mackie, MD, Oncologist, Atrium Health
- Mr. Jerry Womack, Prostate Cancer Survivor, PHEN Ambassador for Charlotte
The Importance of Clinical Trial Participation
Key Speaker: Keith Crawford, MD, PhD
Lunch Break
Prostate Cancer and Genetics
Key Speaker: Keith Crawford, MD, PhD
Mobilizing the Charlotte Community
Panelists:
- Mr. Tony Hill, Director of Health Policy, PHEN and a Prostate Cancer Survivor
- Mr. Mark Jerrell, MBA, Chair of the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners, District 4 Representative
Closing Remarks and Prayer
- Rev. Adrian Backus
- Rev. Dr. Derrill A. Blue
Mr. Thomas A. Farrington, President and Founder, PHEN
United States Congresswoman Alma Adams, Twelfth District of North Carolina
Rev. Dr. Derrill Antonio Blue, Senior Pastor, Little Rock AME Zion Church
Manish Damani, MD, Urologist, Urology Specialists of the Carolinas
Rev. Dr. Clifford A. Jones, Sr., Senior Pastor, Friendship Missionary Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Abdue L. Knox, Senior Pastor, Greater Bethel AME Church
Dr. Antonio “Tony” F. Knox, Sr., Prostate Cancer Survivor, 40th Grand Basileus, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
Representative Nasif Majeed, North Carolina House of Representatives, 99th District
Bishop Darryl B. Starnes, Sr., Presiding Senior Bishop, Presiding Prelate, Piedmont Episcopal District of the AME Zion Church
Mr. Jerry Womack, Prostate Cancer Survivor and PHEN Ambassador
