State of the Black World Conference will gather in New Orleans
by Katy Reckdahl, The Times-Picayune
Wednesday November 19, 2008, 8:00 AM
The State of the Black World Conference will bring a who's who of African-American scholars, orators, church leaders and organizers to New Orleans for the five-day event at the Astor Crowne Plaza and the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
The conference -- featuring notables including Urban League president and former New Orleans mayor Marc Morial, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and actor Danny Glover -- is generally limited to paid registrants.
Three events, however, are open to the public: a free National Town Hall Meeting on Thursday night; a ticketed musical and spoken-word concert and awards ceremony Saturday evening; and a ticketed address by Minister Louis Farrakhan for the conference's concluding session Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to noon.
Tickets for the concert and Farrakhan speech will be sold at the Convention Center.
Convened by the Institute of the Black World 21st Century, a progressive "African-centered, action-oriented" think tank in New York led by scholar-activist Ron Daniels, the conference will assemble a federal agenda of issues critical to black and urban communities, in the wake of President-elect Barack Obama's historic victory.
"We deliberately came to New Orleans because it's a city in need of recovery and one that was neglected by the prior administration, " Daniels said, but it's a metaphor for what's been happening in other urban areas, like Bronx County, N.Y., the birthplace of hip hop, he said, where nearly half of black and Hispanic young men are out of work.
The conference will consider specific and practical solutions to problems facing education, the economy and criminal justice, he said, and will also zero in on what he called "internal" solutions: "what we can do in the African-American community that doesn't need legislation."
Other speakers and round-table participants include the Rev. Al Sharpton; U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and dean of the Congressional Black Caucus; Susan Taylor, former editorial director of Essence magazine; Maulana Karenga, the creator of Kwanzaa; economist Julianne Malveaux; hip hop pioneers Grandmaster Mele Mel and Kool Moe Dee; and poets Sonia Sanchez and Haki Madhubuti.
Speakers from New Orleans include the Orleans Parish School Board president, the Rev. Torin Sanders; the Rev. Tom Watson; hip hop artist Joe Blakk; political consultant Vincent Sylvain; Beverly Wright, director of the Deep South Center on Environmental Justice at Dillard University; Mtumishi St. Julien, director of the Finance Authority of New Orleans; and Dr. Dwayne Thomas, former head of Charity and University hospitals.
The Town Hall Meeting will discuss the policy agenda and will be held Thursday from 7-10 p.m. at the Convention Center, Hall B 2-2. Moderated by radio and television host Bev Smith, its 10 panelists include Morial, Sharpton, Jackson, Malveaux, E. Faye Williams, president of the National Congress of Black Women, and Ron Walters, director of the African American Leadership Institute and Scholar Practitioner Program at the University of Maryland.
Cyril Neville & Tribe 13 along with poets Sanchez and Madhubuti headline Saturday night's awards ceremony at 9:30 p.m. at the Convention Center.
Awards will be conferred upon some of the conference's most prominent participants as well as the Neville Brothers; Vincent Harding, one of the original founders of the Institute of the Black World in 1969; and Obama's former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, whom Daniels called "an extraordinarily accomplished person who got caught in the crossfire of American politics."
Daniels is well aware that Wright and Farrakhan have been controversial figures, as has his longtime friend, the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
Certainly, Institute members don't agree with every word uttered by award recipients, Daniels said.
"But we see them as having made enormous contributions toward the advancement of black people in this country."
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Obama is in the White House! So, What's Next?
Obama is in the White House!
So, What's Next?
Register Now!
State of the Black World Conference
New Orleans, LA Convention Center
Hotel: Astor Crowne Plaza
Nov. 19 – 23, 2008
The First, Great Gathering of the African Diaspora following this Historic Election!
Phone: 877-774-2921 (that's toll free!)
Email: sobwc@ibw21.org
The Institute on the Black World 21st Century congratulates President-Elect Barack Hussein Obama on this historic victory. The world celebrates, globally, as we celebrate nationally! We also extend our congratulations and praise to all of the community organizers, new voters and volunteers who turned out and made the critical difference and ushered in this new victory!
Barack Obama is in the White House! --- So, What’s Next?
We, the people, cannot rest on our laurels just yet!
You and I both know that the work has only just begun.
“We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest Until It Comes!”
--- Sweet Honey N’ The Rock
CLICK HERE for more information on this important gathering!
CLICK HERE for Cheap Flights from your location!
CLICK HERE to access the Astor Crowne Plaza Conference Hotel --- It’s Fantastic!
That is why I am asking you to join me in New Orleans to explore and set a purposeful, focused Agenda with:
Esteemed Elders, Scholars and Leaders – Dr. Ron Daniels, Bev Smith, Rev. Al Sharpton, Dr. Julianne Malveaux, Marc Morial, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, George Fraser, Dr. Elsie Scott, Atty. Faya Rose Sanders, Susan Taylor, Dr. Iva Carruthers, Emira Woods, Dr. E. Faye Williams, , Dr. Maulana Karenga, Haki Madhubuti, Sonia Sanchez, Jim Clingman, Danny Glover, Greg Akili, Congressman John Conyers, Councilwoman JoAnn Watson, Councilman Charles Barron, Kimberly Richards, Rick Adams, Mtangulizi Sanyika, Jaribu Hill, Askia Muhammad Toure, Nkechi Taifa, Adjoa Aiyetoro, James Early, Minister Akbar Muhammad, Marc Batson, Bob Bullard, Dr. Beverly Wright, Dedrick Muhammad and the Hon. Minister Louis Farrakhan
The New School Leaders and Scholars - Dr. Kimberly C. Ellis, Africana Studies Scholar, Artist and Activist, Marc Lamont Hill, Temple Univ. Professor, Fox News Correspondent, Monifah Bandele, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, Davey D, Hip Hop Journalist, “Breakdown FM”, Malika Sanders, 21st Century Movement, Selma, AL, Bakari Kitwana, Author / Cultural Critic, “The Hip Hop Generation”, Veronica Conway, CPCC, Black Coaches Association, Makani Themba-Nixon, The Praxis Project
Hip Hop Heads - DJ Cool Clyde from NYC, MC Mele Mel (Beat Street breakdown, RRRAAHH!!) from NYC, Clifford Benton from NYC, Kool Moe Dee from NYC,
Paradise Manifest (X-Clan) from NYC and Pittsburgh, NYOIL the Ideal from NYC, Sess 4-5 from Nawlins, Dr. Goddess from Pittsburgh, Joe Blakk from Nawlins, Sister “Theory” from Michigan, Jasiri X from Pittsburgh, “This Week With Jasiri X”, Maybe even . . . Master P!
Pan-African Policy Experts - Confirmed and Invited Speakers and Panelists Include:
Hon. Dudley Thompson, former Foreign Minister and Minister of Security, Jamaica, Hon. Zainab Bangura, Foreign Minister of Sierra Leone *, Hon. Prince Olagunsoye Oyinola, Governor of Osun State, Nigeria *, Hon. H.E. Amina Ali, African Union Ambassador to the U.S., Dr. Ousmane Sene, Director, West African Research Center, Senegal, Danny Glover, Chairman of the Board, Trans Africa Forum, Emira Woods, Co-Director, Foreign Focus, Institute of Policy Studies, Nicole C. Lee, President, Trans Africa Forum, Dr. Niara Sudarkasa, President Emeritus, Lincoln University, Dr. James Turner, Chairman Emeritus, Africana Studies/Research Center, Cornell University, Maurice Carney, Friends of the Congo, Ben Afrifa, African Federation, Briggs Bomba, Africa Action, James Early, Director, Cultural Heritage, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Joseph Beasley, President African Ascensions, Dr. Jemadari Kamara, Black Studies Department, UMass/Boston, Minister Akbar Muhammad, Nation of Islam
After this Historic Election . . .
What Will be the State of YOUR Black World?
The State of the Black World Conference is a unique opportunity to connect with some of our most cutting edge local and national leaders in politics, culture, grassroots community organizing and academia---to talk and learn from one another as we build for this next phase of Black power and politics in America and beyond.
CLICK HERE for more information on this important gathering!
CLICK HERE for Cheap Flights from your location!
CLICK HERE to access the Astor Crowne Plaza Conference Hotel --- It’s Fantastic!
New Orleans would love to see you!
You’re not going to let Barack do all the work, are you?
Surely, you jest!
Come and Re-connect now that you’re Re-inspired and know that Change is possible as long as you believe . . . and get to work!
Join us for the Pre-Conference Damu Smith Training Institute on November 19-21 and learn how to put the “organizer” back into your “community” by receiving proper training and education in this new world. The Institute will provide up to 200 people with real quality time with some of our leading organizers and practitioners to develop real skills and concrete plans to keep the momentum going.
Register Today Without Delay!
Phone: 877-774-2921 (that's toll free!)
Email:sobwc@ibw21.org
So, What's Next?
Register Now!
State of the Black World Conference
New Orleans, LA Convention Center
Hotel: Astor Crowne Plaza
Nov. 19 – 23, 2008
The First, Great Gathering of the African Diaspora following this Historic Election!
Phone: 877-774-2921 (that's toll free!)
Email: sobwc@ibw21.org
The Institute on the Black World 21st Century congratulates President-Elect Barack Hussein Obama on this historic victory. The world celebrates, globally, as we celebrate nationally! We also extend our congratulations and praise to all of the community organizers, new voters and volunteers who turned out and made the critical difference and ushered in this new victory!
Barack Obama is in the White House! --- So, What’s Next?
We, the people, cannot rest on our laurels just yet!
You and I both know that the work has only just begun.
“We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest Until It Comes!”
--- Sweet Honey N’ The Rock
CLICK HERE for more information on this important gathering!
CLICK HERE for Cheap Flights from your location!
CLICK HERE to access the Astor Crowne Plaza Conference Hotel --- It’s Fantastic!
That is why I am asking you to join me in New Orleans to explore and set a purposeful, focused Agenda with:
Esteemed Elders, Scholars and Leaders – Dr. Ron Daniels, Bev Smith, Rev. Al Sharpton, Dr. Julianne Malveaux, Marc Morial, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, George Fraser, Dr. Elsie Scott, Atty. Faya Rose Sanders, Susan Taylor, Dr. Iva Carruthers, Emira Woods, Dr. E. Faye Williams, , Dr. Maulana Karenga, Haki Madhubuti, Sonia Sanchez, Jim Clingman, Danny Glover, Greg Akili, Congressman John Conyers, Councilwoman JoAnn Watson, Councilman Charles Barron, Kimberly Richards, Rick Adams, Mtangulizi Sanyika, Jaribu Hill, Askia Muhammad Toure, Nkechi Taifa, Adjoa Aiyetoro, James Early, Minister Akbar Muhammad, Marc Batson, Bob Bullard, Dr. Beverly Wright, Dedrick Muhammad and the Hon. Minister Louis Farrakhan
The New School Leaders and Scholars - Dr. Kimberly C. Ellis, Africana Studies Scholar, Artist and Activist, Marc Lamont Hill, Temple Univ. Professor, Fox News Correspondent, Monifah Bandele, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, Davey D, Hip Hop Journalist, “Breakdown FM”, Malika Sanders, 21st Century Movement, Selma, AL, Bakari Kitwana, Author / Cultural Critic, “The Hip Hop Generation”, Veronica Conway, CPCC, Black Coaches Association, Makani Themba-Nixon, The Praxis Project
Hip Hop Heads - DJ Cool Clyde from NYC, MC Mele Mel (Beat Street breakdown, RRRAAHH!!) from NYC, Clifford Benton from NYC, Kool Moe Dee from NYC,
Paradise Manifest (X-Clan) from NYC and Pittsburgh, NYOIL the Ideal from NYC, Sess 4-5 from Nawlins, Dr. Goddess from Pittsburgh, Joe Blakk from Nawlins, Sister “Theory” from Michigan, Jasiri X from Pittsburgh, “This Week With Jasiri X”, Maybe even . . . Master P!
Pan-African Policy Experts - Confirmed and Invited Speakers and Panelists Include:
Hon. Dudley Thompson, former Foreign Minister and Minister of Security, Jamaica, Hon. Zainab Bangura, Foreign Minister of Sierra Leone *, Hon. Prince Olagunsoye Oyinola, Governor of Osun State, Nigeria *, Hon. H.E. Amina Ali, African Union Ambassador to the U.S., Dr. Ousmane Sene, Director, West African Research Center, Senegal, Danny Glover, Chairman of the Board, Trans Africa Forum, Emira Woods, Co-Director, Foreign Focus, Institute of Policy Studies, Nicole C. Lee, President, Trans Africa Forum, Dr. Niara Sudarkasa, President Emeritus, Lincoln University, Dr. James Turner, Chairman Emeritus, Africana Studies/Research Center, Cornell University, Maurice Carney, Friends of the Congo, Ben Afrifa, African Federation, Briggs Bomba, Africa Action, James Early, Director, Cultural Heritage, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Joseph Beasley, President African Ascensions, Dr. Jemadari Kamara, Black Studies Department, UMass/Boston, Minister Akbar Muhammad, Nation of Islam
After this Historic Election . . .
What Will be the State of YOUR Black World?
The State of the Black World Conference is a unique opportunity to connect with some of our most cutting edge local and national leaders in politics, culture, grassroots community organizing and academia---to talk and learn from one another as we build for this next phase of Black power and politics in America and beyond.
CLICK HERE for more information on this important gathering!
CLICK HERE for Cheap Flights from your location!
CLICK HERE to access the Astor Crowne Plaza Conference Hotel --- It’s Fantastic!
New Orleans would love to see you!
You’re not going to let Barack do all the work, are you?
Surely, you jest!
Come and Re-connect now that you’re Re-inspired and know that Change is possible as long as you believe . . . and get to work!
Join us for the Pre-Conference Damu Smith Training Institute on November 19-21 and learn how to put the “organizer” back into your “community” by receiving proper training and education in this new world. The Institute will provide up to 200 people with real quality time with some of our leading organizers and practitioners to develop real skills and concrete plans to keep the momentum going.
Register Today Without Delay!
Phone: 877-774-2921 (that's toll free!)
Email:sobwc@ibw21.org
Saturday, November 8, 2008
President Obama to be Focus of Global Black Leaders
Count Down to State of the Black World Conference
November 19 – 23, 2008
New Orleans, LA
Morial Convention Center and Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel
THE FINAL BULLETIN
Still time to register – Discount Airfares Still Available
Rooms still available at The Headquarters Hotel,
Astor Crowne Plaza (739 Canal Street, adjacent to the French Quarter, 504-962-0500)
FARRAKHAN IS COMING TO SOBWC
As hundreds of participants prepare to journey to New Orleans for the potentially milestone conference, we are delighted to announce that the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam and the visionary architect of the historic Million Man March and Day of Atonement, has agreed to attend the conference to accept the Institute of the Black World’s Legacy Award and deliver the keynote address at the final session, The Call to Faith and Struggle, Sunday, November 23. Minister Farrakhan’s address will be a fitting climax to the SOBWC given his strong support for the process of building the Institute of the Black World over the years.
SPECIAL SESSION ON HAITI
Building a constituency for Haiti in the U.S., particularly among African Americans is the principal international work of IBW via the Haiti Support Project. Accordingly, Dr. Ron Daniels has asked Massachusetts State Representative Marie St. Fleur and Dr. Joseph Baptiste, President of the National Organization for the Advancement of Haitians (NOAH), to join him in Co-Convening a Special Session on Haiti, Friday November 21, 9:00 am – 12:00 Noon at the Astor Crowne Plaza, the headquarters hotel for SOBWC. An invitation has been extended to President Rene Preval or his designee to attend the conference to participate in this session and the Pan African Policy Forum. Congress Members John Conyers, Donald Payne, Yvette Clarke, Gregory Meeks and Kendrick Meek have also been invited to participate in this session – which will take up the following agenda:
▪ Key policy issues which should be addressed by the new administration in order to enhance the process of democracy and development in Haiti.
▪ Creating an effective humanitarian aid and developmental assistance network in the African American community with an emphasis on the education.
▪ Promoting cultural-historical tourism, especially among African Americans, as an important source of economic development.
PAN AFRICAN POLICY FORUM
IBW/SOBWC is eager to contribute to the process of forging mutually beneficial bonds among people of African descent throughout the Black World to achieve the following basic goals:
▪ Promote cultural and educational exchanges as the basis for building functional unity
▪ Encourage cultural historical tourism as a source for economic development for people of African descent nations and countries with significant African populations. Encourage economic/business investment
▪ Encourage the practice of Pan Africanism within the increasing diverse African community in the U.S. by building bridges and promoting operational unity among Continental Africans, Caribbean Americans, Afro-Latinos and African Americans.
▪ Positively impact U.S. policy towards Africa, the Caribbean, Central and South America
Schedule for Pan African Policy Forum
Friday, November 21, 1:00 – 5:00 PM -- A Heads of State, Ministerial, Ambassadorial and Government level Roundtable:
▪ The Role of the Diaspora in Developing Sustainable African Nations
Saturday, November 22, 10:30 AM - 6:30 PM -- Three sessions focused on the following themes/issues:
▪ The New “Scramble” for Africa: Challenges and Opportunities -- 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
▪ Envisioning the Future of Africa in 2050 -- 2:30 - 5:00 PM
▪ Mobilizing the Diaspora to Impact Policy Toward Africa and the Caribbean -- 5:00 - 6:30 PM
Confirmed and Invited Speakers and Panelists Include:
Hon. Dudley Thompson, former Foreign Minister and Minister of Security, Jamaica
Hon. Zainab Bangura, Foreign Minister of Sierra Leone *
Hon. Prince Olagunsoye Oyinola, Governor of Osun State, Nigeria *
Hon. H.E. Amina Ali, African Union Ambassador to the U.S.
Dr. Ousmane Sene, Director, West African Research Center, Senegal
Danny Glover, Chairman of the Board, Trans Africa Forum
Emira Woods, Co-Director, Foreign Focus, Institute of Policy Studies
Nicole C. Lee, President, Trans Africa Forum
Dr. Niara Sudarkasa, President Emeritus, Lincoln University
Dr. James Turner, Chairman Emeritus, Africana Studies/Research Center, Cornell University
Maurice Carney, Friends of the Congo
Ben Afrifa, African Federation
Briggs Bomba, Africa Action
James Early, Director, Cultural Heritage, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Joseph Beasley, President African Ascensions
Dr. Jemadari Kamara, Black Studies Department, UMass/Boston
Minister Akbar Muhammad, Nation of Islam
*Invited/confirmation pending
OPENING PLENARY/INDABA TO SHOWCASE NEW GENERATION OF LEADERSHIP
One of the highlights of SOBWC will be the inclusion of a new generation of young Black leaders in all aspects of the conference. The Opening INDABA will showcase some of the most outstanding young leaders in Black America. Moderated by scholar, activist, cultural artist and University of Pittsburgh Instructor Dr. Kimberly C. Ellis, the opening panel on the Future of the Black Freedom will include:
Monifa Akinwole Bandele, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement
Bakari Kitwana, Author / Cultural Critic, The Hip Hop Generation
Malika Sanders, 21st Century Movement, Selma Alabama
Marc Lamont Hill, Correspondent, Fox News
Davey D, Hip Hop Journalist
Veronica Conway, CCPC, Black Professional Coaches Alliance
Dr. James Turner, Chairman Emeritus, Africana Studies and Research Center, Cornell University will offer opening remarks on the historic role of young leadership in liberations struggles as context for the panel discussion.
Dr. Ron Daniels, President of IBW will conclude the session with the Keynote Address.
CYRIL NEVILLE TO HEADLINE CULTURAL EXTRAVAGANZA
LEGACY AWARDS TO BE PRESENTED TO OUTSTANDING LEADERS
High profile edu-tainment and fundraising event, Saturday evening November 22,, 9:30 PM – 12:00 AM to honor long distance leaders in the Black Freedom Struggle and concluding with a “Party with a Purpose.” Music by Cyril Neville (of the Neville Brothers) and Tribe 13. Poetry and Spoken Word by Haki Madhubuti and Sonia Sanchez. Invited Guest Talib Kweli.
Legacy Awards
Hon. Dudley Thompson, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Susan Taylor, Danny Glover, Hon. Minister Louis Farrakhan, Dr. Vincent Harding, Sonia Sanchez, Haki Madhubuti, Congressman John Conyers, President Imari Obedele, Dr. Adelaide Sanford, Dr. Josef Ben-Jochannan, Dr. Walter Lomax, Grand Master Mele Mel, Kool Moe Dee, the Neville Brothers
Pan African Service Award
Willie Ricks
The Who’s Who of Black America Will Be In New Orleans for SOBWC
Partial List of Confirmed Participants
Bev Smith, Rev. Al Sharpton, Dr. Julianne Malveaux, Marc Morial, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, George Fraser, Dr. Elsie Scott, Atty. Faya Rose Sanders, Susan Taylor, Dr. Iva Carruthers, Emira Woods, Dr. E. Faye Williams, Makani Themba-Nixon, Dr. Maulana Karenga, Haki Madhubuti, Sonia Sanchez, Jim Clingman, Danny Glover, NYOIL, Greg Akili, Congressman John Conyers, Councilwoman JoAnn Watson, Councilman Charles Barron, Grand Master Mele Mel, Kool Moe Dee, Davey D, Bakari Kitwana, Monifa Akinwole Bandele, Malika Sanders, Dr. Kimberly Ellis, Kimberly Richards, Rick Adams, Mtangulizi Sanyika, Jaribu Hill, Askia Muhammad Toure, Nkechi Taifa, Adjoa Aiyetoro, James Early, Minister Akbar Muhammad, Marc Batson, Bob Bullard, Dr. Beverly Wright, Dedrick Muhammad, Kenny Barnes, Mustafa Santiago Ali, Vincent Sylvain, Lorraine Jacques-White and Danny Glover.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Contact Carolyn McClair, SOBWC Administrator:
Toll Free Information Line 888.774.2921 or (917) 686-0854
▪ E-mail: sobwc@ibw21.org
▪ Web Site: www.stateoftheblackworld.org
▪ Blog: http:\\stateoftheblackworld.blogspot.com
▪ Check us out on Facebook, MySpace and YouTube
November 19 – 23, 2008
New Orleans, LA
Morial Convention Center and Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel
THE FINAL BULLETIN
Still time to register – Discount Airfares Still Available
Rooms still available at The Headquarters Hotel,
Astor Crowne Plaza (739 Canal Street, adjacent to the French Quarter, 504-962-0500)
FARRAKHAN IS COMING TO SOBWC
As hundreds of participants prepare to journey to New Orleans for the potentially milestone conference, we are delighted to announce that the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam and the visionary architect of the historic Million Man March and Day of Atonement, has agreed to attend the conference to accept the Institute of the Black World’s Legacy Award and deliver the keynote address at the final session, The Call to Faith and Struggle, Sunday, November 23. Minister Farrakhan’s address will be a fitting climax to the SOBWC given his strong support for the process of building the Institute of the Black World over the years.
SPECIAL SESSION ON HAITI
Building a constituency for Haiti in the U.S., particularly among African Americans is the principal international work of IBW via the Haiti Support Project. Accordingly, Dr. Ron Daniels has asked Massachusetts State Representative Marie St. Fleur and Dr. Joseph Baptiste, President of the National Organization for the Advancement of Haitians (NOAH), to join him in Co-Convening a Special Session on Haiti, Friday November 21, 9:00 am – 12:00 Noon at the Astor Crowne Plaza, the headquarters hotel for SOBWC. An invitation has been extended to President Rene Preval or his designee to attend the conference to participate in this session and the Pan African Policy Forum. Congress Members John Conyers, Donald Payne, Yvette Clarke, Gregory Meeks and Kendrick Meek have also been invited to participate in this session – which will take up the following agenda:
▪ Key policy issues which should be addressed by the new administration in order to enhance the process of democracy and development in Haiti.
▪ Creating an effective humanitarian aid and developmental assistance network in the African American community with an emphasis on the education.
▪ Promoting cultural-historical tourism, especially among African Americans, as an important source of economic development.
PAN AFRICAN POLICY FORUM
IBW/SOBWC is eager to contribute to the process of forging mutually beneficial bonds among people of African descent throughout the Black World to achieve the following basic goals:
▪ Promote cultural and educational exchanges as the basis for building functional unity
▪ Encourage cultural historical tourism as a source for economic development for people of African descent nations and countries with significant African populations. Encourage economic/business investment
▪ Encourage the practice of Pan Africanism within the increasing diverse African community in the U.S. by building bridges and promoting operational unity among Continental Africans, Caribbean Americans, Afro-Latinos and African Americans.
▪ Positively impact U.S. policy towards Africa, the Caribbean, Central and South America
Schedule for Pan African Policy Forum
Friday, November 21, 1:00 – 5:00 PM -- A Heads of State, Ministerial, Ambassadorial and Government level Roundtable:
▪ The Role of the Diaspora in Developing Sustainable African Nations
Saturday, November 22, 10:30 AM - 6:30 PM -- Three sessions focused on the following themes/issues:
▪ The New “Scramble” for Africa: Challenges and Opportunities -- 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
▪ Envisioning the Future of Africa in 2050 -- 2:30 - 5:00 PM
▪ Mobilizing the Diaspora to Impact Policy Toward Africa and the Caribbean -- 5:00 - 6:30 PM
Confirmed and Invited Speakers and Panelists Include:
Hon. Dudley Thompson, former Foreign Minister and Minister of Security, Jamaica
Hon. Zainab Bangura, Foreign Minister of Sierra Leone *
Hon. Prince Olagunsoye Oyinola, Governor of Osun State, Nigeria *
Hon. H.E. Amina Ali, African Union Ambassador to the U.S.
Dr. Ousmane Sene, Director, West African Research Center, Senegal
Danny Glover, Chairman of the Board, Trans Africa Forum
Emira Woods, Co-Director, Foreign Focus, Institute of Policy Studies
Nicole C. Lee, President, Trans Africa Forum
Dr. Niara Sudarkasa, President Emeritus, Lincoln University
Dr. James Turner, Chairman Emeritus, Africana Studies/Research Center, Cornell University
Maurice Carney, Friends of the Congo
Ben Afrifa, African Federation
Briggs Bomba, Africa Action
James Early, Director, Cultural Heritage, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Joseph Beasley, President African Ascensions
Dr. Jemadari Kamara, Black Studies Department, UMass/Boston
Minister Akbar Muhammad, Nation of Islam
*Invited/confirmation pending
OPENING PLENARY/INDABA TO SHOWCASE NEW GENERATION OF LEADERSHIP
One of the highlights of SOBWC will be the inclusion of a new generation of young Black leaders in all aspects of the conference. The Opening INDABA will showcase some of the most outstanding young leaders in Black America. Moderated by scholar, activist, cultural artist and University of Pittsburgh Instructor Dr. Kimberly C. Ellis, the opening panel on the Future of the Black Freedom will include:
Monifa Akinwole Bandele, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement
Bakari Kitwana, Author / Cultural Critic, The Hip Hop Generation
Malika Sanders, 21st Century Movement, Selma Alabama
Marc Lamont Hill, Correspondent, Fox News
Davey D, Hip Hop Journalist
Veronica Conway, CCPC, Black Professional Coaches Alliance
Dr. James Turner, Chairman Emeritus, Africana Studies and Research Center, Cornell University will offer opening remarks on the historic role of young leadership in liberations struggles as context for the panel discussion.
Dr. Ron Daniels, President of IBW will conclude the session with the Keynote Address.
CYRIL NEVILLE TO HEADLINE CULTURAL EXTRAVAGANZA
LEGACY AWARDS TO BE PRESENTED TO OUTSTANDING LEADERS
High profile edu-tainment and fundraising event, Saturday evening November 22,, 9:30 PM – 12:00 AM to honor long distance leaders in the Black Freedom Struggle and concluding with a “Party with a Purpose.” Music by Cyril Neville (of the Neville Brothers) and Tribe 13. Poetry and Spoken Word by Haki Madhubuti and Sonia Sanchez. Invited Guest Talib Kweli.
Legacy Awards
Hon. Dudley Thompson, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Susan Taylor, Danny Glover, Hon. Minister Louis Farrakhan, Dr. Vincent Harding, Sonia Sanchez, Haki Madhubuti, Congressman John Conyers, President Imari Obedele, Dr. Adelaide Sanford, Dr. Josef Ben-Jochannan, Dr. Walter Lomax, Grand Master Mele Mel, Kool Moe Dee, the Neville Brothers
Pan African Service Award
Willie Ricks
The Who’s Who of Black America Will Be In New Orleans for SOBWC
Partial List of Confirmed Participants
Bev Smith, Rev. Al Sharpton, Dr. Julianne Malveaux, Marc Morial, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, George Fraser, Dr. Elsie Scott, Atty. Faya Rose Sanders, Susan Taylor, Dr. Iva Carruthers, Emira Woods, Dr. E. Faye Williams, Makani Themba-Nixon, Dr. Maulana Karenga, Haki Madhubuti, Sonia Sanchez, Jim Clingman, Danny Glover, NYOIL, Greg Akili, Congressman John Conyers, Councilwoman JoAnn Watson, Councilman Charles Barron, Grand Master Mele Mel, Kool Moe Dee, Davey D, Bakari Kitwana, Monifa Akinwole Bandele, Malika Sanders, Dr. Kimberly Ellis, Kimberly Richards, Rick Adams, Mtangulizi Sanyika, Jaribu Hill, Askia Muhammad Toure, Nkechi Taifa, Adjoa Aiyetoro, James Early, Minister Akbar Muhammad, Marc Batson, Bob Bullard, Dr. Beverly Wright, Dedrick Muhammad, Kenny Barnes, Mustafa Santiago Ali, Vincent Sylvain, Lorraine Jacques-White and Danny Glover.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Contact Carolyn McClair, SOBWC Administrator:
Toll Free Information Line 888.774.2921 or (917) 686-0854
▪ E-mail: sobwc@ibw21.org
▪ Web Site: www.stateoftheblackworld.org
▪ Blog: http:\\stateoftheblackworld.blogspot.com
▪ Check us out on Facebook, MySpace and YouTube
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