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The National Black United Front hosting 34th Annual Convention in Dallas this week

Jeremiah Wright
Jeremiah Wright

From Thursday, July 11 through Sunday, July 14 The National Black United Front (NBUF) will hold its 34th Annual National Convention in Dallas, Texas. The theme of this years convention is: “Africans Must Unite At Home and Abroad; Revisiting The Principles of Pan-Africanism.”

The convention will kick off with a free Town Hall Meeting on July 11 at 7 p.m. at St. Luke “Community” United Methodist Church located at 5710 E. RL Thornton Freeway in Dallas. Dr. Jeremiah Wright will deliver the keynote address on the subject of “Spirituality As A Tool for African Liberation”. Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, Pastor of Friendship West Baptist Church will convene an esteemed local, national and international panel representing multiple faith traditions and spiritual paths in the African world.

The other special guests and presenters include:

The Honorable Samia Yaba Christina Nkrumah (Ghana, West Africa) – National Chairwoman of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Daughter of Osageyfo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, First President of Ghana. Samia is seen as the equivalent of an African Queen by many across the African continent who are already comparing her to the famous Queen Yaa Asantewaa (pronounced YAY A-san-TE-waa). Queen Yaa in 1840 was appointed queen mother of Ejisu of the Ashanti Empire now part of modern-day Ghana by her brother Nana Akwasi Afrane Okpese the Ejisuhene “ruler of Ejisu. In 1900 Yaa Asantewaa led an Ashanti rebellion known as the “War of the Golden Stool” against British colonialism.

Ms. Eryka Badu (Dallas, Texas) – Four time Grammy Award winner, international Hip-Hop and R&B star

The Honorable Cynthia McKinney (Atlanta, Georgia) – Former Congresswoman from Atlanta, GA, international human rights activist

Dr. Ray Winbush (Baltimore, Maryland) – Professor Morgan State University, nationally acclaimed author and scholar

Local and regional representatives from over 50 African and Caribbean organizations will participate in this historic gathering which represents for the first time in American history Immigrant Africans and African Americans will meet and discuss issues of importance to both groups. Also joining the participants will be scholarly grassroots organizers and NBUF activist from across the country who work in the areas of social justice,spirituality and political/economic issues.

On Friday and Saturday the site of the Convention will move to The Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) Dallas Convention Center Theater Complex 650 S. Griffith St., Dallas, Texas 75202. Two days of workshops addressing important issues facing Africans around the world will be presented.

On Saturday night , July 13 The Honorable Samia Nkrumah will deliver the keynote address at the NBUF National Banquet.

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