{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://horn.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=336", "Rep. Horn to Host Youth Voices - Black Lives Matter Town Hall", "2020-08-07", "2020", "2020-08", "Democrat", "House", "OK", "Kendra Horn", "H001083", "horn.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Today, CongresswomanKendra Horn (OK-5) announced a virtual town hall centered around thevoices, experiences, and concerns of young Oklahomans,YouthVoices: A Black Lives Matter Conversation. The event will feature a panel of elected officials and community leaders to discuss topics such as civic engagement, mental health, education equity, and criminal justice reform. Middle, high school, tech and college students, and young adults are encouraged to participate and ask questions. The event is open to the public but questions will be reserved for students and young adults. Participants can join the town hall and ask questions via Zoom or Facebook Live.\r\nYouthVoices: A Black Lives Matter Conversation\r\nThursday, August 13, 4-6PM\r\nJoin via Zoom ID 968 7652 0904\r\nStreamed Live on Facebook at fb.com/RepKendraHorn\r\nJoining Congresswoman Horn as panelists are:\r\n \r\n    Representative Jason Lowe,District 97  Oklahoma House of Representatives\r\n    Lieutenant Wayland Cubit,Oklahoma City Police DepartmentFounder, OKCPD's Family Awareness and Community Teamwork Unit (F.A.C.T.)YouthOutreach Program\r\n    Jason Brown, Deputy Superintendent  Oklahoma City Public Schools\r\n    Kaitlyn Wilkinson, MSW, Communications Specialist  NorthCare\r\n \r\nOur young people's perspectives are too often overlooked, and this town hall is a forum for an honest conversation with our city and state's future leaders. The unprecedented health and economic challenges facing our communities right now have impacted all of us in many ways. This is especially true for young people, particularly Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, said Congresswoman Horn. COVID-19 has introduced so much uncertainty into their lives on top of the lived experiences of systemic racism highlighted in the protests that followed the murder of George Floyd. I am proud to bring together a panel of local leaders to talk about the issues important to young Oklahomans such as mental health, education, and criminal justice reform. Creating a more inclusive Oklahoma means listening to the next generation and making theirvoicesheard in Congress and in our communities.\r\nOrganizations participating in the town hall include student leadership organizations such as the Douglass High School Law Academy, Generation Citizen, OKC Black Lives MatterYouthLeadership Organization, OKCPDYouthLeadership Academy and the FACT Mentoring Program. Congresswoman Horn's district interns Day'Quann Ervin, Sergio Martinez, Lejend Collins and Charli Stovall will assist with the town hall facilitation.\r\nThis town hall, Congresswoman Horn's 25thof the year, follows a variety of telephone, virtual, and Facebook Live town halls, demonstrating her commitment to hearing from Oklahomans.\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://horn.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=336"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.35200603492558, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}