Friday, July 23, 2010 - Events

March 30, 2010

Tuesday

July 10, 2010

Saturday

Visit Kemet (Egypt) with Ashra & Merira Kwesi
Jul 10, 2010 to Jul 25, 2010
Location: Egypt
Description: Join Ashra and Merira Kwesi for the annual 15 day African-centered“Trip of a Lifetime” - Egypt: from Cairo to Nubia.Annual tour is based on 29 years of study and tour experience in Egypt.Travelers will learn about:• The African builders of civilization• The world's first universities at Karnak & Luxor• Ancient African spiritual concepts that are with us today• The plagiarizing of our ancestral temples, symbols & much, much more...Price for tour includes:• Round trip international airfare from New York• Domestic travel in Egypt• Dynamic African-centered lectures at the sites by Ashra Kwesi• Visually documented Power Point lectures at the hotels by Ashra & Merira Kwesi• 5 Star Hotel accommodations• 2 meals daily• Entrance fees to all sites• Pre-trip planning handbook• DVD - Egypt: From Cairo to Nubia• Book - African Builders of Civilization• Historical & Cultural Booklet on Egypt (Kemet)• End of tour celebration with ceremony & certificates commemorating tour achievement, a "Galabia Part
Created by: Onekoolfella

July 23, 2010

Friday

A TRIBUTE TO RASTAFARI: Commemorating the 118th Earthday of Tafari Mekonem
Jul 23, 2010 from 2:00pm to 5:30pm EDT
Location: UMBC’S SOUTH CAMPUS-1450 SOUTH ROLLING ROAD
Description: HE I-NIVERSAL DEVELOPMENT OF RASTAFARI (IDOR) In Association with UMBC’s AFRICANA STUDIES COUNCIL OF MAJORS …presents Historic focus on the life and heritage of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia (Commemorating the 118th Earthday of Tafari Mekonem) “Ras Tafari Legacy – International Morality/Collective Security! 1450 SOUTH ROLLING ROAD, HALETHORPE, MD. 21227
Created by: SendMeYourNews

A Gathering of the Diaspora
Jul 23, 2010 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm EDT
Location: Charleston, South Carolina
Description: The South Carolina Council of Elders and the Sixth Region Diaspora Caucus Secretariat (SRDC) invite you to the annual conference of the Diaspora being held this year in Charleston, South Carolina. This SRDC gathering is held in various regions of the country and this year, for the first time, we will be in South Carolina. As most of you know, the African Diaspora was the mostly involuntary and scattered movement of Africans and their descendants, predominantly to the Americas, and is one of the largest displacements of a population in pre-modern times. It began in the middle of the 15th century, and as many as twenty million African people were transported to the Western Hemisphere and forcibly enslaved by white Europeans. This 2010 Gathering of the Diaspora begins Friday, July 23rd, at 9 am with a guided tour of Charleston and Gullah areas, including former slave ports. Charleston and its surroundings brought in the largest contingent of captured Africans throughout most of America’s
Created by: TheBlackList