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March 26, 2009
Thursday

  • "Women and Immigration" The Shabazz Center Human Rights Round Table

  • Mar 26, 2009 from 2:30pm to 5:00pm
  • Location: The Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial, Educational and Cultural Center 3940 Broadway, New Yor
  • Description: In the pursuit of its monthly Human Rights Round Table, in March 26th at 6:30pm, the Shabazz Center will host a discussion focused on Women and Immigration within the context of the World Conference Against Racism Review, Durban II, to be held by the United Nations in April 2009, Geneva, Switzerland.Gathering participants from community organizations, feminist activists, migrants unions, public and international officials to share their expertise the Round Table will address the issues of gender-based inequities and discrimination at the workplace, the household, the political stage and in healthcare services.As regards to the Durban Declaration and Plan of Action and others international legislation, the debate will advance concrete proposals to end immigration policies based on racism and discrimination, to promote the recognition of Women's Human Rights, fundamental freedoms and social protection in order to free them from abusive situations.The discussion will be aired by Manhattan
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March 25, 2009
Wednesday

  • Take Back the Land Fundraiser!

  • Mar 25, 2009 from 3:00pm to 6:00pm
  • Location: Black Mangrove Collective
  • Description: PLEASE SUPPORT BRO. MAX'S RIGHTEOUS CAUSE, THEY ARE HOUSING THE HOMELESS, Y'ALL! ================================================================= Join your community in a party of support for Take Back the Land. The party, featuring professional DJs in for the Winter Music Conference, is on Wednesday, March 25, 2009, starting at 7:00pm at the Black Mangrove Collective, 138 NW 37th St., Miami, FL. Take Back the Land's most recent work has been in the area of the foreclosure crisis in Miami. We are challenging our communities and society by asserting housing as a human right. Come shake your booty with DJ Subtech Derelict and other WMC performers in support of housing for the people! $10 suggested dough-nation Want to support, but can't make it that night? Learn more or make an online donation by visiting www.takebacktheland.org
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March 24, 2009
Tuesday

  • Black & White In Memphis Media~Panel Discussion

  • Mar 24, 2009 from 3:00pm to 6:00pm
  • Location: Michael D. Rose Theatre
  • Description: Prominent Local Figures Discuss Media and Race at U of M’s Annual Freedom of Information Congress on March 24 For information, contact: Joseph Hayden (901) 678-4784 How do Memphis journalists cover race in their stories? What kind of images, perceptions and stereotypes abound? Are local race relations really so black and white? The University of Memphis’ 27th annual Freedom of Information (FOI) Congress will address these issues in a panel discussion entitled “Black and White in Memphis Media” on Tuesday, March 24, at 7 p.m. in the Michael D. Rose Theatre. Panelists include Memphis Mayor W.W. Herenton, Joe Birch, WMC-TV news anchor; Donna Davis, former WMC-TV news anchor; Otis Sanford, editor for opinion and editorials at for The Commercial Appeal and the newspaper’s editorial board director; news directors Bruce Moore of WREG, Ken Jobe of WHBQ, and Jim Turpin of WPTY-TV; Dr. Karanja Ajanaku, executive editor of the Tri-State Defender; and Johnnie Turner, executive director of the
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March 21, 2009
Saturday

  • How to Fight White Supremacy When the President is Black

  • Mar 21, 2009 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm
  • Location: Nubian Village Academy
  • Description: HOW TO FIGHT WHITE SUPREMACY WHEN THE PRESIDENT IS BLACK Lecture by Ewuare X. Osayande Donations accepted at the door. This lecture is part of the "Black! Empowerment Sessions" sponsored by Happily Natural Day. Now that Barack Obama has been elected President of the United States, many are proclaiming that racism is no longer a reality or problem. In this presentation, author and political activist Ewuare X. Osayande lays out a critical analysis of how the system of white supremacy continues to wreak havoc on the lives and aspirations of Black people and other people of color in this country and around the world. Malcolm X once stated that "racism is like a Cadillac, they make a new model every year." Osayande will address how this "new" model of white supremacy in the era of Obama must be confronted, exposed and resisted. Topics addressed include: -The Racism of the Republican and Democratic Parties -How and Why Obama Actually Won -The Resurgence of White Supremacist Organization
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  • CELEBRATING NUBIAN WOMEN

  • Mar 21, 2009 at 9:00am to Mar 22, 2009 at 1:00pm
  • Location: Museum in Docklands
  • Description: The month of March is a special time for remembering the significant contribution of women to society. As part of International Women’s Month, The Equiano Society and Windrush Foundation in association with Museum in Docklands present a unique weekend event in celebration of NUBIAN WOMEN. Nubia is the homeland of one of Africa's earliest black civilization, with a history that can be traced from about 10,000 B.C. through Nubian monuments and artifacts. In antiquity, Nubia was a land of great natural wealth, of gold mines, ebony, ivory and perfumes. Its glorious history and heritage predate that of Egypt. The main speaker on 21 & 22 March at Museum in Docklands will be a Nubian: Mrs Thanaa Mossa, Deputy Director of Nubia Museum, Aswan, Egypt, and her topic is: Queen Nefertari, wife of Ramesses II. Thanaa will also discuss the contribution of Nubian women to society (both in Nubia and Egypt). The programme also includes the screening of Louis Buckley’s NUBIAN SPIRIT, a beautiful
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  • Michael Duncan for NY City Council

  • Mar 21, 2009 from 6:00am to 9:00am
  • Location: 225-12 Merrick Blvd
  • Description: URBAN RENAISSANCE INC 142 ROCKAWAY AVE, BROOKLYN NY 11233 718 485 9199-Fax 718 701 0672 Email:marcusgarveyppp@aol.com I take this opportunity to invite you to breakfast Saturday, March 21st 10am . 225-12 Merrick Blvd Laurel ton NY 11413. The occasion Breakfast and News conference to announce the candidacy of Michael Duncan for the city council of NYC. Michael Duncan is a Garveyite all who understand the meaning of the red black and green have an obligation to be part of this exercise. We have an opportunity to control our community at the grassroots level, you owe it to your ancestors and progeny to stand up and be counted. Please call me so that we could discuss this matter, 646 296 8468 Respectfully, Moses Emanuel Henriques
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  • Join us at the March on the Pentagon

  • Mar 21, 2009 all day
  • Location: The Pentagon
  • Description: A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition http://www.answercoalition.org/ Join us at the March on the Pentagon Saturday, March 21 to demand "Bring the Troops Home Now" The ANSWER Coalition is joining with other coalitions, organizations, and networks in a March 21 National Coalition to bring people from all walks of life and from all cities across the United States to take part in a March on the Pentagon on the sixth anniversary of the Iraq war: Saturday, March 21 A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition http://www.answercoalition.org/ info@internationalanswer.org National Office in Washington DC: 202-544-3389 New York City: 212-694-8720 Los Angeles: 213-251-1025 San Francisco: 415-821-6545 Chicago: 773-463-0311
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March 18, 2009
Wednesday
March 15, 2009
Sunday

  • African Socialist International to Meet in Nairobi, Kenya in March 2009

  • Mar 15, 2009 to Mar 18, 2009
  • Location: TBA
  • Description: The African Socialist International (ASI) will be holding its Eastern Africa Regional Conference in Nairobi, Kenya from March 15-18, 2009. The East Africa Regional Conference is the second ASI regional conference to be held in Africa with the aim of bringing together African revolutionaries, progressives, individuals and groups involved in struggle for a free, united Africa to discuss and adopt the strategy and tactics of African internationalism. The East Africa Conference is expected to bring together representatives from Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Sudan, Congo, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Cameroon, Liberia, Ghana, Guinea-Conakry, Equatorial Guinea, Mali, Senegal, Ivory Coast, South Africa, England, United States of America, Nicaragua, Jamaica, Venezuela, Honduras, and other parts of the world. The East Africa Regional Conference is also part of an ongoing international campaign organized by the African Socialist International to unite and consolidate the separate effo
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March 11, 2009
Wednesday
March 10, 2009
Tuesday
March 4, 2009
Wednesday
 

  • Advancing the Success of African-American Boys

  • Mar 4, 2009 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm
  • Location: PS 125
  • Description: losing the Achievement Gap is a year long program sponsored by the NYCDOE Office of Curriculum and Professional Development, Division of Teaching & Learning and designed to engage educators, education advocates, parents, politicians, and all interested members of our community in collective knowledge sharing, dialogue and strategy development related to closing the achievement gap. The series is a component of our Campaign for Middle School Success and focuses on, but is not limited to, the middle grades. Cost: free RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/BanksPryor
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February 28, 2009
Saturday

  • NCOBRA Town Hall Meeting: Why They Owe Us?

  • Feb 28, 2009 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm
  • Location: 6127 NW 7th Avenue
  • Description: Respect is not a Gift but a Reward. So is Freedom. Africans in america have yet to earn either. A starting point for earning both is understanding Ourhistory and our struggle for freedom, justice and respect. Come to Liberty City for a taste of freedom through undestanding the struggle. NCOBRA SOUTHEAST REGIONAL & THE SOUTH FLORIDA NCOBRA CHAPTER Presents the Ultimate FLORIDA BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION & TOWN HALL MEETING Why They Owe Us? Saturday, February 28, 2009 6-9pm 6127 NW 7th Avenue Liberty City, Florida For details call 786.402.5286 Jackson-MS Chapter of N'COBRA African People "Pulling Together to Repair Ourselves" 601.957.2969 or 601.982.0861
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  • NAS Sixth Annual Black History Event

  • Feb 28, 2009 from 1:00pm to 6:45pm
  • Location: CATHEDRAL Conference Center
  • Description:

    NAS International 2009 6th Annual Black History Celebrations At the CATHEDRAL Conference Center, 2121 Harrison Street, Oakland, California 6pm - 12 Midnight DINNER - DANCE -GALA Music by Baba Ken Okulolo and the Nigerian Brothers. DJ George Okereke Drummers lead by Mr. Moses Osawe Welcome - Supervisor Keith Carson, Alameda Board of Supervisors District 5 Keynote Speaker; Hon.Abike Dabiri Erewa, Chair House of Representatives, Committee on Diaspora. Hon. Aminu Shehu Shagari, Chair House of Representatives, Committee on Steel, Speaker Tickets $50 per person, please RSVP to aftashok@nas-int.org, or aftershockzone@gmail.com, or osagie.e@gmail.com. For more information contact: Osagie Enabulele 510.393.6262, Fola Da Silva 925.783.6331, Samuel Ogbu 510.595.7424 Several other Dignitaries expected to attend.
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  • Access the OBAMA in YOU!

  • Feb 28, 2009 from 10:00am to 2:00pm
  • Location: Georgetown Condominiums
  • Description:

    Access the OBAMA in YOU! February 28, 2009 International Black Summit Share "An opportunity to experience the conversation of the International Black Summit" in ***"HOT-LANTA"*** What OBAMA qualities do you already possess and emulate? What OBAMA qualities would you like to emulate? What OBAMA qualities would you like to possess? DATE: February 28, 2009 TIME: 3:00PM LOCATION: Georgetown Condominiums 3075 Colonial Way NW Chamblee, GA 30341 @ the Clubhouse ACCESS CODE: a028 RSVP: 678-428-0513 ***HAVE FAMILY & FRIENDS IN ATLANTA?*** Forward this e-mail on to them and INVITE THEM TO ATTEND! , The International Black Summit - a Conversation being given, by life, to the world, through people of Black African Descent. A Gathering of people of Black African Descent - from diverse backgrounds, countries, lifestyles, opinions and views - who come together to celebrate and empower the vision of the Declaration. An Exploration of Questions and Issues which empower participants to r
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  • NIGERIAN TOWN HALL MEETING

  • Feb 28, 2009 from 8:00am to 12:00pm
  • Location: Oakland City Hall, Council Chambers
  • Description:

    A Discussion for a More Unified Africa - NIGERIAN TOWN HALL MEETINGSaturday, February 28, 2009 at Oakland City Hall, Council Chambers I Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland California 1-5pm. Special Guests; Hon.Abike Dabiri Erewa, Chair House of Representatives, Committee on Diaspora. Hon. Aminu Shehu Shagari, Chair House of Representatives, Committee on Steel Panelists; Various leaders of up to 10 different Organizations. ADMISSION IS FREE. For more information contact: Osagie Enabulele 510.393.6262 or osagie.e@gmail.com

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February 27, 2009
Friday

  • We Honor Nana Camille Yarbrough and "Cornrows"

  • Feb 27, 2009 from 1:00pm to 6:00pm
  • Location: Medgar Evers College/CUNY
  • Description: * MARK THE DATE * FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2009

    COME, CELEBRATE WITH US. MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND YEARS OF TRADITION WE CAN SHARE BRAIDED IN OUR HAIR for more info., please call The Center for Black Literature at 718.270.6976 or AKILA WORKSONGS at 718.756.8501 or email frontdesk@akilaworksongs.com This event is sponsored by the Black History Month Committee at Medgar Evers College/CUNY
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