THURSDAY July 13th
6:00 P.M. 10:00 P.M. |
Site: PAMOJA HOUSE, 347 Marcus Garvey Boulevard, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11221
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EVENING'S PARTICIPANTS
- Bro. Razek Ishanghi Opening Ceremony
- Sis. Safiya Bandele
- Imiri Baraka
- Margo Butts
- Cummings Choir
- Julius Garvey
- Job Mashriki
- Lois Moses
- Non Stop Productions
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Al Vann
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FRIDAY July 14th
9:00 A.M. 10:30 A.M. |
OPENING PLENARY: Highlights of the MovementTHE PAST 50 YEARS
Moderator: GERRI PICKETT esq.
Participants: OBA T'SHAKA, Oakland California, Department Chair of Black StudiesSan Francisco State College; NSEA AKUFFA BEA, President, Local 215, Social Service Employees; ROSEMARY MEALY; SAM ANDERSON; RON DANIELS
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| 10:30 A.M. 12:30 P.M. |
WORKSHOP OPENING SESSIONS
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Electorial Politics / Voting
Convenyor: BARBARA SMITH-BOYD
Participants: CHARLES BARRON; MARY FRANCE-DANIELS; CHARLES ROLLAND, New York City Councilwoman ANNETTE ROBINSON
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Labor Workers Movements
Convenyor: SEYDOU NJOYA
Participants: SADIE SANDERS; LES GREENE; JIM HAUGHTON
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Health Issues, HIV & AIDs
Convenyor: MAXINE FLOWERS AMAR
Participants: Dr. BEATRICE KINSLEY; Dr. & Mrs. JACK FELDER; Dr. BARBARA JUSTICE MUHAMMAD; BALM IN GILEAD; Dr. ULYSSES GILMORE III; Bedford Stuyvesant Mental Health, Dr. LORNA BARNETTE, chiropractor
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Prisons / Political Prisoners
Convenyor: KOFI TAHARKA, chairperson Houston Chapter
Participants: HERMAN FERGUSON; SAFIYA BAKARI; BRUCE ELLIS; RAMONA AFRICA; BETTY WARFIELD; chairperson Muskegon Chapter
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Telecommunications / Technology
Conveynor: LEON DIXON
Participants: OSAYANDE ANGAZA; Dr. JAMES McINTOSH; BETTY DOBSON; DON ROJAS; Sis. BETTY DOBSON; Dr. JAMES McINTOSH
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Relationships, Incarceration & the Family (This workshop is presented by the NBUF Sister's Section. We invite the participation of the sisters & brothers.)
Conveynors: SAFIYA BANDELE & Rev. ELIZABETH BUTLER
Participants: HERMAN FERGUSON; SAFIYA BAKARI; BRUCE ELLIS; RAMONA AFRICA; BETTY WARFIELD,chairperson of the Muskengon NBUF Chapter
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| 12:30 2:30 P.M. |
LUNCH |
| 2:30 P.M. 4:30 P.M. |
CLOSING WORKSHOPS SESSIONS |
| 4:30 P.M. 6:30 P.M. |
EVENING PLENARY & THE NATIONAL CHAIRMAN'S REPORT including Messages of Solidarity From Other than English Speaking Africans
Conveynor: SAMORI GRACE
Participants: NICOLE FOLADE; HATI; MARTHA VEGA; Latino Bro. from Senegal; African Dominican Sister; SADIO DIALLO; CARLOS RUSSIL or ESMERALDO BROWN
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| 9:00 P.M. Until |
LIVE JAZZ CONCERT
Site: Medgar Evers College; 1650 Bedford Avenue; Brooklyn, New York |
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SATURDAY July 14th
9:00 10:30 A.M. |
MORNING PLENARY Panel Discussion with noted African Intellectuals and Activists.
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| 10:30 Noon |
WORKSHOPS OPENING SESSIONS
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Police Brutality / Criminal Justice
Conveynor: WEUSI IMAN
Participants: CASSANDRA ROPER; RON DANIELS; ERIC ADAMS; GRAHAM WITHERSOPPN; IRIS BAIZ; RICHIEPEREZ
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Economic Empowerment & Investment
Conveynor: RUTH EASTMAN
Participants: CELESTE MORIS; VELMAN JOHNSON; JACKIE BERNARD; LORETTA VAUGHN, December 12 Coalition; GENA BOLDEN RIVERZ, Community Capitol Bank (RUTH will do outreach to Black Enterprise for a participant); KERMIT EADY, National Black United Fund; MARK GRIFFITH, Central Brooklyn Partnership; BOB SIMMONS; AKILAH PANNIGAN; DAVID JONES
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Reparations, United Nations World Conference on Racism
Conveynor: ONAGE MUID
Participants: Sis. COLETTE PAYNE, December 12th; Dr. CONRAD WORRILL, NBUF National Chairman; DOROTHY BENTON LEWIS, N'COBRA
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Youth Development / Youth Issues
Conveynor: JUDY MARKSMAN
Participants: LUMUMBA BANDELE; GEORGE BURRIS, NAACP; TAKIMA DARNELL; WAYNE WINSTON
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Education of African Children
Conveynor: KOFI (MICHAEL COOPER)
Participants: BASIR MCHAWI; Dr. MWALIMU SHUJAH; PRESTON WILCOX; AGNES GREENE; LAVERNE NEWTON, SANDRA RIVERS; RICHARD DOCKETT; LAVERNE NEWTON, parent, advocate for special education students, DAVID DANIELS, parent leadership facilitator, health advocacy; DOTTIE CONWAY, Parent Advocacy Center, Center for Law & Social Justice at Medgar Evers College.
- International Affairs
Conveynor: MICKEY DEAN
Participants: ELOMBE BRATH; MATHEW MEAD; BISIIDERABDULLAH, representative for December 12 Coalition VIOLA PLUMMER; ROBERT VAN LIEROP; MARTHA BRIGHT
- Black Veterans Affairs
Conveynor: JOB MASHARIKI
Participants:
- Noted African Intellectuals
Conveynor: KAREN McKOWEN, Chairperson NBUF-Detroit
Participants: Professor JAMES SMALLS; Professsor CY EDWARDS, Chairman of the Department of Sociology, Cypress College, California; Dr. LEONARD JEFFRIES; Dr. JOYCE KING; Professor MATHEW MEAD
- The Movement & Families
Conveynor: ADEYEMI BANDELE
Participants:
- African Centered Support Services for Students in Special Education
Conveynor: ANGELA WEUSI, MSW & Founder of Long Life CDC
Participants: CELEST SYLES, ACSW, CSW-R, Deputy Director, Long Life CDC; LYNETTE LOADHOLT; RENE MITCHELL
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| 12:30 2:30 P.M. |
LUNCHEON, TRIBUTE to Dr. CHARSHEE C.L. McINTYRE
"Crimilizing a Race" / "Utilizing the Tool of Scholarship as a Vehicle of Empowerment & Liberation"
Conveynor: Rev. ELIZABETH BUTLER
Participants: GERRI PICKETT; TALIBAH WORRILL; SANDRA DEAN; Rev. AYANA AJANAKU; GWEN WILSON; KEN MuKANDA McINTYRE,
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| 2:30 4:30 P.M. |
CLOSING WORKSHOP SESSIONS |
| 4:30 6:30 P.M. |
WORKSHOP REPORTS |
| 8:00 Midnight |
BANQUET & AWARDS PRESENTATION
Fort Green Service Center
966 Fulton Street (Near Grand Avenue)
Guest Speaker: Dr. ADELAIDE SANFORD
Awardees: Dr. FRANK MICKENS; Dr. LESTER YOUNG; Dr. MILTON BAXTER; AGNES GREENE; Dr. ADELAIDE SANFORD; YOA ASANTEWA NZINGHA
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SUNDAY July 16th
9:00 11:00 A.M. |
SPIRITUAL SERVICE: Convention Closing Ceremony
HOUSE of the LORD PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
415 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
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