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November 12, 2008
Wednesday

  • The 2008 CIN Caribbean Lecture Series

  • Nov 12, 2008 all day
  • Location: The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
  • Description: The 2008 CIN Caribbean Lecture Series will feature the young, outstanding Jamaican entrepreneur, Lowell Hawthorne O.D., Founder, President and CEO of Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill, the largest manufacturer, distributor and franchisor of Caribbean baked products in the United States. Hawthorne brings to this position a wealth of experience and a solid record of Achievement, both as an accountant and entrepreneur. Lowell Hawthorne graduated from Oberlin High School and Gratham College in Jamaica before migrating to the United States in 1981. He was employed as an accountant to the New York Police Department while pursuing studies leading to an Associate degree obtained at Bronx Community College. He later studied Business Administration at Baruch and Lehman Colleges and is a product of the City University of New York system. In 1989 he, with his close-knit family, opened his first baked goods retail outlet on East Gun Hill Road in the Bronx selling breads, buns and pastries.
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November 11, 2008
Tuesday

  • HISTORIC PAN-AFRICAN/BLACK CONFERENCE IN RIO!

  • Nov 11, 2008 to Nov 13, 2008
  • Location: UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO
  • Description: This conference is for all Black people including Continental and Diasporic Africans, Dalits, Tribals, Aboriginal Australians, and Pacific Islanders! Ibraheem O. Muheeb Centre for Black African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC) National Theatre Iganmu, Lagos, Nigeria 2348077981151 2348023187605 234-1-4765635 TEACHING AND PROPAGATING AFRICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE TO THE DIASPORA AND TEACHING DIASPORA HISTORY AND CULTURE TO AFRICA, NOVEMBER 11-13 2008, STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS Africa has a very rich, vibrant and resilient culture. However, there is very little that is known by Africans at home and those overseas about themselves and the resultant linkages. The Atlantic slave trade marked the beginning of the dispersal of people of African descent to the new world. This has continued to have a debilitating effect on Africa and the African Diaspora's development. African history has for years been distorted in the same manner that
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November 2, 2008
Sunday

  • FREE Online History Course: "Blacks in the City"

  • Nov 2, 2008 all day
  • Location: CBPM's website
  • Description: Announcing: African History Courses being offered at CBPM's website for FREE! The Collective Black People's Movement (CBPM) is excited to announce the offering of the course "Blacks in the City (and other courses), now being offered for free at the CBPM's website, African History Page: (www.cbpm.org/files/AfricanHistory) "Blacks in the City" is a class offered at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook, by the African Studies Department. Professor Amiri Baraka was the department Chair and also taught the course "Blacks in the City", a look at the struggles of Black People in the United States from reconstruction (1865) through the Civil Rights Movement (1960's). The information given by Professor Amiri Baraka is vital for all Black People to know because unless we go to College or University and take African History classes, most of us probably would not be exposed to this vital information that is not taught in the public schools of the United States of America. Plea
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November 1, 2008
Saturday
 

  • The Baobab Project's SECOND "Letter Writing Circle"

  • Nov 1, 2008 all day
  • Location: AFIBA Center
  • Description: The Baobab Project's SECOND "Letter Writing Circle" of the year will be on Saturday, November 1st, from 2 pm to 4 pm, during the Harambee Farmer's Market, at the AFIBA Center located at 5730 S. Crenshaw Blvd, between Slauson and 57th Street. The Baobab Project's purpose is to connect with our brothers and sisters behind prison walls; to break down the alienation and the isolation they are subjected to by providing a lifeline to the 'outside' world. Come on time and be ready to write! For more info, call 213-321-0575 or email blkaugustla@gmail.com The Baobab Project Letter-Writing Circle Saturday, November 1, 2008 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Harambee Farmer's Market AFIBA Center, 5730 S. Crenshaw Blvd between Slauson and 57th Street
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October 31, 2008
Friday

  • All Eyes On Detroit For Action-Oriented African/Black People

  • Oct 31, 2008 to Nov 1, 2008
  • Location: Cleaster Mimms Boarding School
  • Description: Hotep/Greetings all.The Nationalist Black Leadership Meeting is launching it's second official chapter the Weekend of October 31-November 1, 2008, in Cincinnati Ohio. Those who are not members are invited to the TOWN HALL MEETING (location below) whitch will start excactly at 1:30 PM, Saturday, November 1, 2008. Check the information Below:FOR INTERESTED, ACTION-ORIENTED "CONSCIOUS" AFRICAN/BLACK FOLK:The general meeting will take place on November 1st at the Cleaster Mimms Boarding School, Belkenton Avenue, starting at 1:30 PM sharp and will last till 4:30 PM. Contact number for out of town guests: (In case you get lost) 513 315 9866. Although there is at least one Bed and Breakfast that is Black-owned (Six Acres Bead and Breakfast), there are no Black-owned hotels their, but NBLC members will try their best to direct you to decent lodging. Also, recommended hotels and motels are nearby: Just check information for rooms near "Kennedy Heights" and "Silverton". See instructions below fo
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October 30, 2008
Thursday

  • Poets & Passion: The Manley Memoirs: In Conversation with Beverley Anderson-Manley

  • Oct 30, 2008 all day
  • Location: Brooklyn Public Library - Flatbush Branch
  • Description: From stationmaster’s daughter to wife of one of Jamaica’s most charismatic prime ministers Beverley Manley’s life has been an odyssey. Told incessantly that she was good for nothing, she defied her mother’s prophecy, and triumphed over her ordinary beginnings first as a model in London, later becoming a household name in local radio, television and theatre, to becoming embroiled in the ideological politics of the 1970s that would eventually lead to her estrangement from Michael Manley, the destruction of their marriage, her flight into the arms of a rival lover and finally to a self-imposed exile in the US. D.Fleming@brooklynpubliclibrary.org
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October 27, 2008
Monday

  • Resist AFRICOM Rally and Protest!

  • Oct 27, 2008 all day
  • Location: Taft Memorial Park (near Union Station)
  • Description: Resist AFRICOM Rally and Protest! Host: Resist AFRICOM - http://www.resistafricom.org Monday, October 27, 2008 4:30pm - 8:00pm Taft Memorial Park (near Union Station) C St. NW & Louisiana NW Washington, DC On October 27th, military contractors and mercenaries will come to DC to attend a conference on "Engaging AFRICOM." Under the umbrella of the International Peace Operations Association (IPOA), these contractors will discuss opportunities for making money off of the Pentagon's new military command. IPOA only encourages and enables the militarization of Africa through AFRICOM. U.S. Government spending – our tax dollars – should not enable the Department of Defense to pursue its Middle East agenda in Africa. Whether victims of domestic policing or foreign occupation, anti-war activists or liberation fighters, environmentalists or people of faith, citizens must stand united against the military’s newest exertion of power! Join us on October 27th to protest AFRICOM and the IPOA Con
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October 26, 2008
Sunday

  • Philadelphia Area Black Radical Congress

  • Oct 26, 2008 all day
  • Location: Free Library of Philadelphia
  • Description: The Philadelphia Area Black Radical Congress Invites You To A ForumPREPARING OURSELVES FORTHE NOVEMBER 4TH ELECTIONVOTER PARTICIPATION!VOTER PROTECTION!LEARN HOW TOMAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT!Sunday, October 26, 2008 – 2 to 4P.M.Free Library of Philadelphia,1901 Vine Street, Skyline RoomA Film, Speakers, Refreshments, Entertainment, LiteratureYOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCEGET INVOLVED IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS.ASK QUESTIONS.GET INFORMED.VOTE ON NOVEMBER 4thThis is a Non-Partisan Public Meeting.All are welcome.For Information: 215-848-1806Labor Donated
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  • Winter Solstice Retreat

  • Oct 26, 2008 to Oct 29, 2008
  • Location: 29 Center Point Drive
  • Description: Come join us for 3 days of Meditative Peace and Tranquility in a pristine enviroment. There will be chanting, drumming, yoga, Kemetic concert, fire ritual and philosophy. The Annual Kemetic Religion and Kemetic Yoga Winter Solstice Retreat and Festival will be held December 26 through 29 2008. Address: 129 Center Point Drive, Dahlonega, Ga. 30533 Contact: Asar Un Shen 832.392.5311 Djeddu Kheru 404.563.9440 Asar Setna 678.437.7768 Fee: $450 (Include Lodging and meals) Due by: 12/05/2008 For more information on Sema Institute see www.egyptianyoga.com
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October 25, 2008
Saturday

  • Nana Camille Yarbrough to be Enstooled!

  • Oct 25, 2008 all day
  • Location: O’Keefe Common
  • Description:

    Traditional Stool Presentation to NANA CAMILLE YARBROUGH presented by ABLADEI USA, Inc. (Dr. John Henrik Clark’s Gaa Community in the United States) join us for the 20th Anniversary Celebration & Fundraiser Saturday, October 25, 2008 10:00 pm - 3:00am O’Keefe Common | Fordham University | Bronx, NY

    In keeping with sacred African traditions and customs, Abladei, Inc. will give office to NANA CAMILLE YARBROUGH and requests the presence of the community to witness and acknowledge her acceptance. Music • DJ’s • Dance • Cultural Presentations • Traditional Foods Donations: $25.00 (in advance) | $30 (at the door) for more information, contact Stanley Lokko at 201.894.8403 or send an email to yarbroughchosan@aol.com for more info on NANA CAMILLE YARBROUGH, visit www.ancestorhouse.net or www.myspace.com/camilleyarbroughmusic
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  • A Thousand Women In White" Procession For Women and Girls of African Descent

  • Oct 25, 2008 all day
  • Location: Mother Bethel Church
  • Description: You Are Invited To Participate and Support The "A Thousand Women In White" Procession The Official Observance and Celebratory event of the historic Million Woman March and the global initiation of the MWM Universal Movements Thousand Women In White Procession

    For All Women and Girls of African Descent October 25, 2008 Libation 10:00 am Mother Bethel Church Procession Assembly Time at Broad and South St: 10:30 am Procession Begins: 12:00 noon (Down Broad St. North Towards City Hall) Standing, Walking, and Taking Action Together For Power, Prosperity, and Peace Greetings: Thank you for your interest in participating in the A "Thousand Women In White" Procession. The registration fee and/or donation for this historic official Million Woman March 11th year anniversary observance is $25.00. Registered participants will receive an official 2008 MWM Participants certificate signed by the MWM Founder and the official "Thousand Women In White" Badge. Your support will help to keep the tr
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October 24, 2008
Friday

  • Annual Wofabe: African Dance and Drum Festival

  • Oct 24, 2008 to Oct 26, 2008
  • Location: Science Park High School
  • Description: Newark, NJ (BlackNews.com) - Umoja Dance Company (Umojadance.com) a New Jersey-based, multi-cultural company of dancers founded in 1993 by Karen Love, will present Wofabe: African Dance and Drum Festival 2008 at Science Park High School, 260 Norfolk Street, Newark, New Jersey. In celebration of the third anniversary, the festival will be held three days from Friday, October 24 through Sunday, October 26, 2008. The event, presented in collaboration with Performing Arts Services, is the only African dance and drum festival of its kind in the state. Renowned choreographer, Baba Chuck Davis, Founder and Artistic Director of the African American Dance Ensemble, will serve as host. Wofabe: African Dance and Drum Festival will examine traditional African dance, how traditions have evolved and how they have been interpreted by contemporary artists. There will be a panel discussion open to the public, African dance classes with emphasis on movement from Guinea, Ghana and the Caribbean and drum
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October 18, 2008
Saturday

  • Guinea-Conakry at 50

  • Oct 18, 2008 all day
  • Location: Saint Stephens Church
  • Description: The All-African People's Revolutionary Party (GC) Requests Your Presence at a Historic Reception Guinea-Conakry at 50: Honoring the Pan-African and International Contributions of the Revolutionary People's Republic of Guinea under the Leadership of President Ahmed Sekou Toure The All-African People's Revolutionary Party (GC) is organizing a celebration and commemoration of the noble and heroic struggle of the Guinean people to found the Revolutionary People's Republic of Guinea, October 2, 1958, under the leadership of the revolutionary Pan-Africanist President Ahmed Sekou Toure. It will be an evening of education, festivity, revolutionary solidarity, and fellowship. All People of goodwill are warmly encouraged to join us and acknowledge and celebrate another milestone in the arduous, yet glorious struggle for Pan-Africanism, one unified socialist Africa, and a world of prosperity, international justice, and peace. Invited Participants Include: Republic of Cuba, Republic of Zimb
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  • Black Holocaust Slavery Museum

  • Oct 18, 2008 all day
  • Location: Black Holocaust Museum of Slavery
  • Description: On Saturday, October 18 @ 4:00 P.M. at our Phila. museum located, 3650 Richmond St. (off I95N & Allegheny Ave.) we will be hosting an intimate and informative talk by S. E. Anderson, author of The Black Holocaust For Beginners blackeducator.org. His thought provoking book offers a real view of the African Slave Trade experience. He will provide a critical analysis and information that will help advance all forward-thinking people. The timing could not be more appropriate given the changing political climate we're presently experience. In addition, to his talk you will have an opportunity to tour our museum and see our compelling collection of slavery artifacts, slave documents, Jim crow memorabilia and other related items. You will also have a chance to see our "Room Of Sorrow" which contains numerous photos of lynchings of Blacks in the past and hundreds of obituaries of young Black men killed as a result of "Black On Black" crime today. The comparisons are gripping! The cost for thi
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October 17, 2008
Friday

  • Cheikh Anta Diop International Conference 20th Anniversary REGISTRATION

  • Oct 17, 2008 to Oct 19, 2008
  • Location: Holiday Inn, Historic District
  • Description: Vision, Praxis, and Legacy:Cheikh Anta Diop, Molefi Kete Asante and the Afrocentric Project" October 17-18, 2008 Holiday Inn, Historic District 400 Arch Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106 Reservations: call 1-800-THE BELL OR 215/923-8660 Room Rate: $129/night (Single/Double occupancy) *** Parking: on site $10/day* *You must mention Diop Conference for this rate ***Hotel reservations must be made by September 26, 2008 for this rate For additional lodging options try Priceline.com or Hotwire.com The largest assembly of Afrocentric scholars gathers each year at the Cheikh Anta Diop International Conference in Philadelphia for the latest research and presentations on African agency. The most prestigious awards in the field are given for the best articles, books, and initiatives in Afrocentric research. The Cheikh Anta Diop International Conference is recognized for its outstanding scholarship in all theoretical, methodological, analytical and critical subjects. Please join us. ---
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October 16, 2008
Thursday

  • DARFUR, DARFUR, A Dramatic Cantata

  • Oct 16, 2008 all day
  • Location: WISOMMM Cultural Center
  • Description: Newark, NJ -- On the heals of their successful production of Emmett Till:The Opera about a Chicago boy whose brutal murder in 1955 in the Mississippi Delta came to symbolize the start of the Civil Rights movement in America, Trilogy: An Opera Company presents Darfur, Darfur: A Dramatic Cantata by Michael Raphael. Trilogy’s artistic director, Kevin Maynor, once again, unleashes his cadre of talented opera singers, this time to raise awareness of Darfur a war-torn region in western Sudan, Africa. The event will be held Thursday, October 16, 2008 at the WISOMMM Cultural Center, 15 James Street in downtown Newark, NJ at 8:00 pm. Admission is free and open to the public. In the Sudan, the government-supported Muslim militia known as the janjaweed, has wreaked havoc in the form of genocide on black residents of the region. ”Darfurians are being tortured, killed and all of this is happening for power and no one is paying attention to it because it is not as lucrative as some of these other r
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October 14, 2008
Tuesday

  • NAHSE'S 23RD ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE BUSINESS MEETING

  • Oct 14, 2008 to Oct 18, 2008
  • Location: Hyatt Regency
  • Description: (BlackNews.com) - The National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE) will celebrate its 40th Anniversary while hosting its 23rd Annual Education Conference, Business Meeting, Exhibition, & Diversity Recruitment Expo, October 14-18, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. This year's theme -- "Closing the Healthcare Divide to Improve Health Outcomes: The Integration of Services, Technology, Finance and Training" embraces the association's mission of promoting the advancement and development of black health care leaders, all while elevating the quality of health care services rendered to minority and underserved communities. Rodney E. Miller, Sr., FAHSE, NAHSE president, (recently noted as being one of Modern Healthcare magazine's top 25 minority executives in health care for 2008) is poised to lead his membership, over five days, in a thorough in-depth series of intriguing educational sessions that advocate and provide resources for blacks and minorities in t
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October 12, 2008
Sunday

  • Remembering Walter Stafford: A Celebration of Service, Scholarship and Activism

  • Oct 12, 2008 all day
  • Location: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
  • Description: Remembering Walter Stafford: A Celebration of Service, Scholarship and Activism Sunday, October 12, 2008 @ 3PM Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 515 Malcolm X Blvd at 135th Street, Harlem Dear all, Walter passed away on Saturday morning. Please go to walterstafford.blogspot.com to express your remembrances and condolences. His wife will also make announcements regarding a memorial service on this site. Please feel free to forward this as I may have forgotten some people. We will also do something for him at Wagner; I will definitely keep people informed about that. I wanted however to express that we will be creating a fellowship to honor him and his commitment to not only to communities of color but to public service. If anyone, in particular his former students, want to start a committee to begin fundraising for this initiative please let me know. The Women of Color Policy Network was honored to have had him as our principal investigator for nearly a decade. I have b
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