THURSDAY July 10th
6:00 P.M. 10:00 P.M. |
WELCOME RECEPTION at CONVENTION HOTEL
NBUF Milwaukee Convention Committee
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FRIDAY July 11th
9:30 A.M. 10:00 A.M. |
OPENING SESSION & WELCOME
- Welcome & Greetings: Oshiyemi Adelabu, NBUF Milwaukee Chair
- Libation
- Pledge to the "Red , Black & Green"
- Black National Anthem
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NBUF Theme Song: Ayodele Bakari, NBUF Detroit
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| 10:00 A.M. Noon. |
PLENARY I: The Prison Industrial Complex
- Moderator: Kofi Taharka, NBUF Houston
Presenters:
- Ayodele Bakari, NBUF Detroit
- Seydou Njoya, NBUF New York
- Yolanda Perry, CICS Student Chicago
- Lee Taylor, NBUF Lansing
- Betty Warfield, NBUF Muskegon
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| Noon 1:00 P.M. |
LUNCH |
| 1:00 P.M. 3:00 P.M. |
PLENARY II: Economic Challenges
- Moderator: Iris Dunmore, NBUF Chicago
Presenters:
- Gaston Armour, MATAH, NBUF Chicago
- Ronald Pounds, NBUF Milwaukee
- Charles Rolland, NBUF Seattle
- Ajamu Webster, NBUF Kansas City Chair
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| 3:00 P.M. 3:30 P.M. |
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| 3:30 P.M. 5:30 P.M. |
PLENARY III: African Centered Educational Challenges
- Moderator: Somari Grace, NBUF Kansas City
Presenters:
- Hannibal Afrik, Millions for Reparations, Port Gibson, MS
- Peter Clark, NBUF St. Louis
- Leon Dixon, NBUF Kansas City
- Richard Dockett, NBUF St. Louis
- Taki Raton, NBUF Milwaukee
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| 5:30 P.M. 6:00 P.M. |
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| 6:00 P.M. 7:30 P.M. |
PLENARY IV: Restoring the Health and Wellness of African People
- Moderator: Willie Davis, Ph.D, NBUF Lansing
Presenters:
- Marcelle Porter, NBUF Chicago
- Makini Reeder, NBUF Detroit
- James Trice, NBUF Minneapolis/St. Paul
- Talibah Worrill, NBUF Chicago
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| 7:30 P.M. 8:00 P.M. |
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| 8:00 P.M. 10:00 P.M. |
DINNER RECEPTION: MILWAUKEE BLACK HOLOCAUST MUSEUM |
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SATURDAY July 12th
8:00 9:30 A.M. |
OPENING SESSION
- LAKEFRONT ANCESTRAL CELEBRATION
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| 10:00 A.M. Noon. |
PLENARY V: Legal, Legislative, and Electorial Strategies in the Reparations Movement
- Moderator: Toriono Granger, NBUF Chicago
Presenters:
- Lionel Jean Baptiste, Esq, Lawyer Corporate Restitution Team, Chicago
- Maxine Flowers, NBUF New York
- Karen McCowin, NBUF Detroit
- Deadria Farmer Paellmann, Esq, Reparations Legal Researcher, New York
- Paul Taylor, NBUF Detroit
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| Noon 1:00 P.M. |
LUNCH |
| 1:00 3:00 P.M. |
PLENARY VI: Organizing Strategies, International Affairs, and the Post 1960's Impact on the African Community in America
- Moderator: Jitu Weusi, NBUF New York Chair & NBUF Founder
Presenters:
- Mickey Dean, Esq, NBUF Kansas City
- Salim Gray, NBUF New Jersey
- Oba T'Shaka, Ph.D, NBUF National Vice Chair
- Conrad Worrill, Ph.D, NBUF National Chair
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| 3:00 5:00 P.M. |
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| 5:00 7:00 P.M. |
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| 7:00 10:00 P.M. |
NATIONAL BANQUET
Keynote Speaker: Raymond Winbush, Ph.D, Director of Urban Research, Morgan State University and Editor of Should America Pay?
- Presentation of the Council of Elders
- Presentation of the Maurice Bishop Award
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SUNDAY July 13th
10:00 |
SPIRITUAL SERVICES & Convention Wrapup
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