{"id":18195,"date":"2025-02-18T15:00:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T20:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/alumni\/?page_id=18195"},"modified":"2026-01-23T15:35:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T20:35:57","slug":"black-history-month-alumni-career-panel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/alumni\/black-history-month-alumni-career-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"Black History Month Alumni Career Panel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 6 p.m.<\/strong><br>Julian Abele Room (The Great Hall Room 104)<br>Free Event<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Presented by The Intercultural Center, Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving, and Career Development<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us for an engaging panel discussion featuring Black alumni as they share their journeys from college to career, the challenges they faced, and valuable advice for building a successful career. All alumni are welcome to attend. The panel will be followed by a mixer, providing an opportunity to connect with students and fellow Hawks. Enjoy complimentary food and beverages while networking!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-in-page-has-chevron\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/campusgroups.monmouth.edu\/Intercultural\/rsvp_boot?id=375694\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Register Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" style=\"object-position: 49.939% 56.401%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/665\/2026\/01\/Alumni-Panel-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19397 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/665\/2026\/01\/Alumni-Panel-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/665\/2026\/01\/Alumni-Panel-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/665\/2026\/01\/Alumni-Panel-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/665\/2026\/01\/Alumni-Panel.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"moderator-and-panelists\">Moderator and Panelists<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-5 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"18207\" style=\"object-position: 52.915% 28.58%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/665\/2024\/01\/Kuree-Cain-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Kuree Cain sitting on a chair backwards\" class=\"wp-image-18207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/665\/2024\/01\/Kuree-Cain-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/665\/2024\/01\/Kuree-Cain-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/665\/2024\/01\/Kuree-Cain-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/665\/2024\/01\/Kuree-Cain-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/665\/2024\/01\/Kuree-Cain.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Moderator<\/strong><br>Kure\u00e9 Cain &#8217;12<br>Founder and CEO Ninalem&#8217;s Party and Member, Alumni Association Board of Directors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"19404\" style=\"object-position: 53.67% 29.39%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/665\/2026\/01\/Juneteenth-2024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/665\/2026\/01\/Juneteenth-2024.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/665\/2026\/01\/Juneteenth-2024-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/665\/2026\/01\/Juneteenth-2024-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/665\/2026\/01\/Juneteenth-2024-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Panelist<\/strong><br>Michelle Washington Wilson &#8217;77<br>Chef, Storyteller, and Teaching Artist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" data-id=\"19403\" style=\"object-position: 48.68% 30.085%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/665\/2026\/01\/Tasha-YoungBlood-image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/665\/2026\/01\/Tasha-YoungBlood-image.png 600w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/665\/2026\/01\/Tasha-YoungBlood-image-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Panelist<\/strong><br>Tasha Youngblood Brown &#8217;97, &#8217;03M<br>CEO and Founder of EvolvED Technology Ventures Corporation &amp;&nbsp; Member, Monmouth University Board of Trustees<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"548\" height=\"673\" data-id=\"19402\" style=\"object-position: 49.72% 40.805%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/665\/2026\/01\/A-Jones-2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/665\/2026\/01\/A-Jones-2026.jpg 548w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/665\/2026\/01\/A-Jones-2026-244x300.jpg 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Panelist<\/strong><br>Aiyana Jones&nbsp; &#8217;14<br>Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Specialist, Affirm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"543\" data-id=\"19405\" style=\"object-position: 44.885% 28.805%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/665\/2026\/01\/Share-3766986444235341987.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/665\/2026\/01\/Share-3766986444235341987.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/665\/2026\/01\/Share-3766986444235341987-300x272.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Panelist<\/strong><br>Aaron Williams &#8217;22,&nbsp; 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