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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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  • II marcha por la Reparacion Africana

  • Oct 12, 2008 all day
  • Location: Spain
  • Description:

    Os informamos que el domingo 12 de Octubre 2008, como en ediciones anteriores, volveremos a realizar otra nueva marcha por la Reparación. Esta vez hemos organizado una plataforma abierta llamada PLATAFORMA POR LA REPARACIÓN Y LA NO-VIOLENCIA, desde la que os invitamos a todos. Congreso Panafricanista de España Diciembre 2005, la I Marcha por la Reparacion de África el 12 de octubre del 2006 liderado por la Federacion panafricanista ,la FV-GEV y PH ( en la que firmamos el manifiesto Reparacion para Africa:NO somos delincuentes somos trabajadores, por una nación humana universal b) el Foro Humanista Europeo de Lisboa (2006) y las II Jornadas por el Dialogo entre Culturas, en Lavapies el pasado domingo 21 de junio de 2008. En dichas Jornadas, se decidió dar continuidad a esta Marcha que se realizará el 12 de octubre de cada año, como alternativa a los desfiles militares y folclóricos. Queremos que tenga fuerza y color, pero también denuncia, contendido y la exigencia de la reparación p
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October 11, 2008
Saturday

  • 9th CENTRAL BROOKLYN JAZZ CONSORTIUM CELEBRATION

  • Oct 11, 2008 all day
  • Location: Brooklyn's Jazz966
  • Description: 9th CENTRAL BROOKLYN JAZZ CONSORTIUM ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION "JAZZ & ITS AFRICAN ELEMENTS" The Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium/CBJC presents "Jazz & Its African Elements", our 9th anniversary celebration, on Saturday, October 11, 2008 at Brooklyn's Jazz966 located in Fort Greene section of the borough, 966 Fulton Street, from 3:00 to 7:00 PM. Donations $20 in advance, $25 at the door. For information contact 718.569.1869 or info@cbjcjazz.org Musical presentations by: Dr. Randy Weston / Randy Weston African Rhythms - National Endowment of Arts Jazz Master, vocalist Pauline Jean - New York native of Haitian parentage (influenced by Sarah Vaughan, Nina Simone, Toto Bissainthe) and True Theory - a youth jazz band with a neo-soul/R&B/jazz flavor. CBJC will present its annual Founder's Awards to several members of the arts and culture community whom have enriched the lives of people from central Brooklyn and beyond. They are: Jim Harrison - jazz promoter, Ahnee Sharon Freeman - Grammy n
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October 10, 2008
Friday

  • Jericho 10th Anniversary National March to the United Nations

  • Oct 10, 2008 all day
  • Location: The United Nations
  • Description: "One of the first steps we are going to become involved in as an Organization of Afro-American Unity will be to work with every leader and other organization in this country interested in a program designed to bring your and my problem before the United Nations ... We must take it out of the hands of the United States government." - Malcolm X, Speech at Founding Rally of the OAAU, 28 June 1964 Friday, October 10, 2008 Demand Freedom for Our Political Prisoners and POWs! Evening Concert to Benefit the Prisoners! For more information: www.thejerichomovement.com GET INVOLVED! For more information: nycjericho@riseup.net • 718-853-089 National Jericho Movement • P.O. Box 1272 • NY, NY 10013
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October 8, 2008
Wednesday

  • THE ABORIGINAL INDIGENOUS CONFERENCE NEW YORK CITY

  • Oct 8, 2008 to Oct 11, 2008
  • Location: NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE
  • Description: TO ALL INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ON THIS PLANET SO-CALLED EARTH.. WHAT WHERE YOU BEFORE 1492 WHEN COLUMBUS SAILED THE OCEAN BLUE TOOK YOUR IDENTITIES AND ROBBED YOU? ALL YOU BROTHERS AND SISTERS WITH HUE WHERE HERE UNITED, SO-CALLED BLACK, SO-CALLED BROWN, AND SO-CALLED RED MEN AND WOMEN. THEN HERE COMES COLUMBUS AND WHAT ARE YOU NOW? WHAT IS YOUR NATIONALITY? WHAT IS YOUR BIRTH RIGHT? WHY IS THERE SUCH A SEPARATION BETWEEN SO-CALLED BLACK AND SO-CALLED BROWN? TO FIND OUT THE ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS, TO FIND OUT ABOUT YOURSELF COME TO THE ANNUAL UNIFICATION MEETING AT THE NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE IN HARLEM ON 10/9/08, 10/10/08 AND 10/11/08. LEARN ABOUT YOUR TRUE SELVES. STOP BEING HOODWINKED AND BAMBOOZLED BY THE LIES AND DECEITS. WE ARE NOT A SEPARATE PEOPLE!!! NOW IS THE TIME TO COME TOGETHER AND REUNITE!!! COME ON DOWN AND HEAR SOME POWERFUL BROTHERS AND SISTERS DROP KNOWLEDGE ON BIRTH RIGHTS, NATIONALITY, AND MUCH MORE. THIS IS ABOUT UNITY IN THE COMMUNITY!!!! THIS IS A CALL OUT TO ALL PR
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October 7, 2008
Tuesday

  • The Black Millionaires Summit

  • Oct 7, 2008 to Oct 9, 2008
  • Location: The Sheraton Hotel
  • Description: Dallas, TX (BlackNews.com) - African Americans are among the top spenders in the nation but when it comes to wealth accumulation, they're not in the top five of ethnic groups. A new three-day event aims to change that for good. The first annual Black Millionaires Summit is the nation's premier business and wealth building conference for African Americans. Co-founders WNBA Champion, Fran Harris, Ph.D. and bestselling author, Myron Golden conceived the idea after brainstorming about the kind of legacies they wanted to leave their families. "Myron and I are kindred spirits who have a passion for moving our people forward," said Harris, author of The Intentional Millionaire. "We want to have everlasting impact in the black community -- and there's no better way to make our mark than through economic empowerment." Megapreneur and philanthropist, Russell Simmons is among the millionaire entrepreneurs who'll speak in Dallas at the Black Millionaires Summit on the weekend of November 7-9, 20
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  • Community Investment Network Conference on "Civic Responsibility

  • Oct 5, 2008 to Oct 7, 2008
  • Location: Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center
  • Description: 2008 Community Investment Network Conference on "Civic Responsibility: Re-connecting People to their Communities" October 5-7, 2008 @ the Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center in Durham, North Carolina 27703 The Community Investment Network Conference is an annual gathering where individuals, families, neighborhood associations, foundations, giving circles, community and civic groups come together to discuss various strategies of investing time, talent, and treasure to build communities by design and not out of crisis. Who should attend? Anyone who... * is concerned about their community but doesn't know how to motivate change * is thinking about starting a non-profit * is interested in starting a giving circle or already a member of one * wants to establish a charitable legacy (scholarships, volunteerism, etc.) * desires to maximize their charitable efforts and be more effective We live in a time where collective giving and social networking for social change is on the de
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October 4, 2008
Saturday

  • 5th Annual College Preparation Program -- October 4, 2008 -- 9am-1:15pm

  • Oct 4, 2008 all day
  • Location: East High School
  • Description: "Students Preparing for College and Scholarships: Why Community Service?" Saturday, October 4, 20089 am - 1:15 pm CentralSPECIAL KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dean James McLeodWashington University in St. LouisVice Chancellor for Students and Dean,College of Arts and SciencesDean McLeod was appointed to the position of Vice Chancellor for Students and Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, effective October 1, 1995. He joined Washington University in 1974 as an assistant professor of German, and served as assistant dean of the graduate school of Arts & Sciences from 1974 to 1977. From 1977 to 1987, he was assistant to the then Chancellor William H. Danforth. From 1987 to 1992, he was director of African and Afro-American Studies. In 1992, he was named dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. Prior to joining the Washington University faculty he was at Indiana University in Bloomington.Dean McLeod did his undergraduate work at Morehouse College and graduate work at the University of Vienna and at Ri
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  • Great New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center

  • Oct 4, 2008 all day
  • Location: Baton Rogue, Area Foundation
  • Description: The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center, Louisiana Housing Alliance, the Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation and PolicyLink invite you to a statewide meeting of housing recovery advocatesConfronting Katrina-Rita Unmet Housing Needs, Shaping a More Effective Response to Gustav-IkeOctober 1st, 200810 AM - 2 PMBaton Rouge Area Foundation402 N. 4th St.Baton Rouge, LAThis forum will engage community leaders to review the three year progress report on housing recovery in Louisiana (see www.policylink.org/threeyearslater), and prioritize remedies for the shortfalls of homeowner recovery funds, rental homes recovery, and people unserved by any programs.It will also work to help Gustav and Ike victims shape more effective programs.PLEASE RSVP TO niva@policylink.org
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  • Moyo Afrika Study Tours to Ghana

  • Oct 4, 2008 all day
  • Location: Ghana
  • Description: Moyo Afrika Study Tours warmly invites you, your family, friends & colleagues to Ghana 2008; Black History & Culture Tours a series of stimulating 10 day study tours themed Return to the Source; “Rebuilding bridges between the Motherland & her Diaspora” ACCRA.....CAPE COAST.... KUMASI......VOLTA..... Group 1; Sat 4th – Mon 13th October 2008 Group 2; Mon 20th – Weds 29th October 2008 Group 3; Weds 5th – Fri 14th November 2008 Group 4; Thur 20th – Sat 29th November 2008 Budget Package; £990 per person includes; · Return airfare from London to Accra · Accommodation (double occupancy) · Meals (breakfast & dinner) · All ground transport in Ghana · Contact MAST for quotes from Europe, the Caribbean & the Americas Bookings accepted on a 1st come, 1st served basis. Limited places available on each group. Choose your date, secure your space now! Moyo Afrika Study Tours (MAST); moyowataifa@yahoo.com Tel; + 44 (0) 7903 678 302 + 44 (0) 7757 060 313 Come Home with Us.....
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  • Ellie Charles Artists Awards tribute to Nancy Wilson

  • Oct 4, 2008 all day
  • Location: Schomburg Center
  • Description:

    Friends, Greetings! We hope your summer is off to a great start! Some news to share: African Voices has re-scheduled its Ellie Charles Artists Awards tribute to Nancy Wilson for Sat., Oct. 4 at the Schomburg Center in Harlem. Tickets available online at www.africanvoices.com. We're asking everyone to support our fundraising benefit by purchasing tickets and journal ads now while you have your $600 tax rebate! If you have any questions, you can call 212 865-2982. Please save the date & Invite friends! All tickets purchased in advance will be honored. You will get a formal invitation in the mail shortly. If you are unable to attend, please make a donation or purchase an ad in our awards journal (one line ads are $15). You can visit our website below. African Voices
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October 2, 2008
Thursday

  • HARLEM ARTS ADVOCACY WEEK

  • Oct 2, 2008 to Oct 7, 2008
  • Location: go to website
  • Description: The Arts in Harlem: Just Good Business New York, NY, September 18, 2008--The Harlem Arts Alliance (HAA) today announced the schedule for its second annual HARLEM ARTS ADVOCACY WEEK taking place from Thursday October 2 through Tuesday October 7 in various locations around Harlem. With a focus on how the arts and business in today’s Harlem share the keys to Harlem’s future, this five-day exchange of ideas, from grassroots advocacy to city and state-funded marketing initiatives to local partnerships, will impact the businesses as well as the cultural institutions and individual visual and performing artists residing and working in the vibrant community of Harlem. HARLEM ARTS ADVOCACY WEEK activities begin with an arts and business partnership seminar and conclude with a special tribute by New York City Councilwoman Inez E. Dickens to arts pioneer Dr. Barbara Ann Teer, founder of the National Black Theatre. The week’s other activities include forums, and arts & business luncheon, special
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  • Annual Convention of the International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement

  • Sep 27, 2008 to Sep 28, 2008
  • Location: St. Petersburg
  • Description: Registration open to the public. (Tune in to Uhuru Radio Sunday at 13:00 U.S. Eastern Time for a live update) The Presidential campaigns of Barack Obama and John McCain have spoken not a single word about ending public policies of police containment or reparations to the African families left homeless through the sub-prime mortgage economic attack on the African community. The InPDUM 2008 Convention is a call for Black Power! A call for an end to all policies of police containment, a call to work in conjunction with all organizations fighting for power in our own hands, self-determination, and community control. White power in Black face is not the answer to the constant state of terror the African community lives in daily. The program includes presentations by African People's Socialist Party Chairman Omali Yeshitela, Black Agenda Report Editor Glen Ford and, of course InPDUM President Ivory Sobukwe-Sodayi, as well as practical workshops on: Political Prisoners Negative Public Pol
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  • 10K Walk-For-Sickle Cell Education & Awareness

  • Sep 27, 2008 all day
  • Location: Bridgeport, CT and Newark, NJ. Philadelphia-Delaware
  • Description:

    In celebration of National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, the Sickle Cell Network in partnership with Tri-State area sickle cell disease organizations will host walks to raise awareness, attention, and fuds to support families and communities affected by sickle cell disease. Simultaneous walks will be held in Bridgeport, CT and Newark, NJ. Philadelphia-Delaware will host its walk Saturday, September 27, 2008. For more information log onto: www.sctpnwalk.org. Thank you for Having A Heart For Sickle Cell.
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September 26, 2008
Friday

  • Protest the bailout: Protect Homeowners - Treasury Dept, WDC

  • Sep 26, 2008 all day
  • Location: RPC,Washington, DC office
  • Description: Hello Colleagues: For those of you who will be in town for CBC, please join Reverend Jackson for an informational picket on Friday, September 26, 2008. Please meet us at the RPC,Washington, DC office no later than 11:45am. Please spread the word. It will take all of us to make this picket a success. COME JOIN!!! Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. AND Rainbow PUSH Coalition For An INFORMATIONAL PICKET (Emphasis: Wall Street Crisis and the Federal Bail-Out) U.S. Department of Treasury 15th street – Between F and G Street Friday, September 26, 2008 12 p.m. until 1 p.m. Participants will meet at 11:45 AM: Rainbow PUSH Coalition Public Policy Institute 727 15th Street, NW - Lobby Washington, DC 20005 Please RSVP by calling: Rainbow PUSH Coalition 202-393-7874 Kimberly Marcus Executive Director Director of Media and Telecommunications Rainbow PUSH Coalition Public Policy Institute 727 15th Street, NW Suite 1200 Washington, DC 20005 Office: 202-393-7874 Fax: 202-393-1495
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