Circle of Sisters 2009

Missed the 2009 Circle of Sisters? Here’s a little recap of 2009′s panels, concerts, appearances & more!

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Saturday

Steve Harvey Live at Circle of Sisters

• featuring: Steve Harvey (Comedian, Radio Personality & Author of Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man)

Panels

• Relationship Panel – featuring: Ann Tripp (WBLS On-Air Personality) – Moderator, Jess McCann (Author, Dating Coach & Reality TV Star), Dr. Michelle R. Callahan (TV host, Relationship Expert, Coach & Developmental Psychologist), Boom (Author), Dr. Jeff Gardere (America’s Psychologist)
  

  

• Think Rich, in a Poor Economy – featuring: Shon Gables (Host of Black Enterprise Business Report) - Moderator, Alfred Edmond, Jr. (Senior Vice President/Editor-In-Chief of
  

  BlackEnterprise.com), Carla Harris (Managing Director Strategic Client Group, Morgan Stanley Investment Management), Valerie Morris (Journalist Financial Literacy Activist)

• You’re Hired!! Tips to Move Forward In Your Career – featuring: Lauren Lake (TV Personality & Certified Renaissance Woman) – Moderator, Roger Watkins (Founder of WorkplaceDiversity.com), Kelly Chapman (Director Diversity Recruiting at Microsoft), Noelle Elaine
• State of Black America – featuring: Gary Byrd (WBLS On-Air Personality) – Moderator, David C. Banks (President of The Eagle Academy Foundation and was the Founding
  

  Principal of The Eagle Academy for Young Men), Al Sharpton (President & Founder of (NAN) National Action Network), Kevin Powell (Speaker), Jeff Johnson aka “Cousin Jeff” (Journalist, Social Activist & Political Commentator)

R&B Concert

• featuring: BBD (Bell Biv DeVoe), Salt N’ Pepa, J. Holiday, Big Daddy Kane, Marley Marl, Dreamgirls, introducing Syesha Mercado, Adrienne Warren and Moya Angela (the cast of Dreamgirls) premiering at the Apollo

Children’s Pavilion

• Mr. Chris’ Musical Experience
• Jerry Craft
• Zykeya McLeud
  

The Grace Foods Cooking Pavilion

• featuring: Mr. Tod (Mr. Tod’s Pie Factory), Grace Foods Chefs, Sunny Anderson (Food Network Chef and Host of Cooking for Real and How’d That Get On My Plate?), Amos Zereoue (Owner of NY Restaurant Zereoue’), Aliyyah Baylor (Make My Cake)

Celebrity Walk-Throughs

• Ronald McDonald
• Charlie Wilson (Recording Artist)
• Wendell Pierce (Actor)

Live Broadcasts

WBLS

• Brian Carter
• Jeff Foxx
• Classic Flavors with Chubb Rock

WLIB

• Bishop Hezekiah Walker
• Morgan Dukes
• Liz Black

Sunday

Love Fellowship Tabernacle Worship Service

• featuring: Bishop Hezekiah Walker

Panels

• The Gift featuring: Morgan Dukes (Radio Personality) – Moderator, Jacqueline Cherry (Psychotherapist), Yolanda Adams (Radio Personality & Recording Artist), Sil Lai Abrams (Empowerment Specialist)
• Maintaining a Healthy Balanced Lifestyle – featuring: Terrie Williams (President & Founder, Stay Strong Foundation) – Moderator, Dr. Melanye Maclin (Dermatologist, founded Innovative Hair Technology, Inc.), John Palmer (Executive Director of Harlem Hospital Center and the Renaissance Health Care Network in New York City), Deborah Norville (Television Broadcaster and Journalist), Charlie Wilson (Recording Artist)

Gospel Explosion

• featuring: Smokie Norful, Hezekiah Walker & The WLIB Choir, Rizen, Vickie Winans, Karima Kibble

Children’s Pavilion

• Mr. Chris’ Musical Experience

The Grace Foods Cooking Pavilion

• featuring: Carl Redding (Formerly of Amy Ruth’s), Grace Foods, Nikki Shaw (Celebrity Chef)

Celebrity Walk-Throughs

• Darryl Dawkins (Former NBA Player)

Live Broadcasts

WBLS

• Brian Carter
• Sunday Classics with Hal Jackson & Debi B.

WLIB

• Liz Black