YAC Member Joins In On Conversation On Bullying

On November 20, 2013, the D.C. Commission on Black Men and Boys held a panel entitled “A Candid Conversation on Bullying.” Our very own YAC member, Christian Phillips-Gilbert, was a youth panelist at the event. Christian, a sophomore at Eastern Senior High School and a first year member of the YAC, was able to provide a candid perspective of youth bullying in DC and highlight critical factors when developing anti-bullying initiatives in schools. This well-attended event, held at Martin Luther King Library, was organized by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes-Norton and attended by Mayor Vincent C. Gray.

“The testimony was great. I spoke in front of many people including 6 representatives and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton. The people in the back, including my family and Ms. Latonia, were clapping and cheering for me. After the round table for bullying, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton met me and the Afro American newspaper spoke to me and I (also) ended up speaking to a person that works with 99.1 and was on the radio.” - Christian Phillips-Gilbert