Guests

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Caleen Allen

Caleen Allen is Executive Vice President of Sisters Network Inc., 
She leads

  • national strategic partnerships, Fund development, 
  • community engagement and 
  • state policy initiatives.

Over 30 years of experience, Allen is also recognized as an exceptional relationship and coalition builder working with national, state and local elected officials, key corporate business leaders, community/civic advocates, and faith-based leaders.

The Sisters’ Network was founded in 1994 by Karen Eubanks Jackson, a 4-time breast cancer survivor who saw the need for a survivor-run network to support Black women.



https://www.sistersnetworkinc.org/
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Carl E. Douglas

Carl E. Douglas is in private practice at Douglas / Hicks Law in Los Angeles. 

Among his many honors is the “Loren Miller Lawyer of the Year” by the John M. Langston Bar Association twice, and Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles.


Mr. Douglas is the former Managing Attorney for Johnnie Cochran's office. He worked with Attorney Cochran over eleven years until he opened his own practice in March 1998. Mr. Douglas is featured in ESPN’s OJ.: Made In America. for his work coordinating O.J. Simpson’s “Dream Team.” 


Besides O.J. Simpson, Mr. Douglas has represented a broad cross section of celebrities including Michael Jackson, Jamie Fox and Queen Latifah. Victories include $4.9 billion verdict against General Motors Corporation, an $8 million verdict against the LA Sheriff for an in-custody death and $3.8 million verdict for an LA filmmaker seriously injured in the George Floyd protests in 2020.

https://www.douglashickslaw.com/about-us