Sharing Black worker experiences

CSEA Capital Region President Shana Davis recently served as a panelist at a Black History Month event sponsored by the Albany County Legislative Black Caucus. Speakers and guests explored this year’s Black History Month theme, African Americans and Labor. Discussion centered on Black workers’ experiences, historical influences, breaking barriers and current pathways to economic and social justice. From left are CSEA Capital Region President Shana Davis, GLS Partner and COO Jasmine Higgins, University at Albany student Troy Jackson, Statewide Pre-Apprentice Program and Community Engagement Director Crickett Thomas-O’Dell and panel moderator and Hudson Valley Community College Chief Diversity Officer Ainsley Thomas.