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Tasmanian Angel |
Although I’ve recorded the most recent State of the Black Union, I still have yet to watch it. I was, however, in a position to pick up a copy of The Convenant in Action, the sequel to The Covenent with Black America. It was the last one on the shelf, so I figured it was just sitting there waiting for me!
 Earlier this week I had a chance to thumb through it … and I was truly amazed!Apparently the fire that was ignited by the initial Covenant has spread far and wide! As promised, the authors did not merely write this book and then go about their own business. There have been seminars and tours, study groups have formed, and community coalitions have bonded together to work towards a better us. The Covenant In Action details many of the progressive movements that have been formed, as well as gives specific courses of study and resources to go to and link with to put you in touch with others who are on the move through this movement. The Covenant With Black America website has gone from a one-page website promising more to come … and been replaced with a completely interactive site, full of blogs of the authors of the original Covenant speaking on their individual subjects, links to resources and organizations, toolkits for helping to set up your own study groups or/or becoming an activist … all for individuals, faith-based organizations, and community coalitions. Coupled with (or possibly an off-shoot of) The State of the Black Union symposium and the two books from it is The Jamestown Project. It consists of scholars, activists, and communities who use strategies to achieve the mission of “making democracy real.†In fact, The Covenant In Action†is part of a three-book collection produced in connection with the Jamestown Project. The Covenant Curriculum Manual and Study Guide and I Dream For You A World: A Covenent For Our Children are the other two companion guides. The Jamestown Project covers everything from retelling the American narrative, democracy, and criminal justice, to family values, morality and our culture, religion, race, health and health care, and militarism. It was always fascinating to me the number of people who dismissed this book as a failure ... many before they even read it. Then there were those that read the book and still dismissed it … although they never even tried to implement even one of the suggestions given, and actually wanted others to believe that they knew for a fact that none of those suggestions would work. That is the epitome of judgmental to me, and what I see as one of the biggest problems in the Black community today. So many Black people are so closed-minded towards things they don't know and are unwilling to learn that I really wonder if enough of us are even capable of seeing viable and solid solutions that might be set before us to make any real progress towards forward movement and change. Others of us tried to read and understand the book, but just didn’t know how or what to do to get started. Well, The Covenant In Action takes care of all of that too! It gives the what, how, and where to advocate politically, to form study circles, to talk to newsgroups and the media, how and where to lobby or become a lobbyist … and more. I will use this thread to post excerpts from the book, as time permits, but I urge you to follow the links and view the websites to find out where The Covenant has gone and is going and to get a better understanding of it’s mission. This may very well be the catalyst that gets our ball rolling, if enough of us are willing to at least give it a try. There is something every one of us can do, individually, to improve our situation. And even if it’s not the same things … to me … that’s what makes it all the better. BLACK by NATURE, PROUD by CHOICE. Before there was ANY history, there was BLACK history. |
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FOREWORD
by Tavis Smiley Perhaps you’ve heard me say that “life is not about the breaths we take, but rather the moments that take our breath away.†The response of the black community to the Covenant with Black America has indeed been breathtaking. My heart is filled with encouragement when I reflect on the past year. The book just caught fire throughout the nation. Immediately fol¬lowing the release of The Covenant in Houston in February 2006, I began what I thought would be a six- or seven-city tour to talk with black people about the book and the issues we are facing as a people. I was amazed by the many thousands of people who came out to churches and community venues to talk about The Covenant goals and the future of Black America. In response to demand, we expanded the tour to about 20 cities, and I wish I could have done more. The hunger to talk about these issues was vast; and the conversations were rich, revealing, and urgent. It seemed that everybody everywhere wanted to read and talk about the Covenant with Black America! Within a month of its release, The Covenant hit number 1 on the bestsellers lists of Barnes and Noble, Borders, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and even the New York Times Book Review, where it not only reached the top spot on the bestsellers list for Paperback/Nonfiction, but it also stayed on that list for 14 weeks. In September it reappeared on the New York Times bestsellers list, probably because so many students were purchasing the book as the school year began. In fact, the book has made history as the first book published by a black publishing company to appear on any of the New York Times bestsellers lists. All of this proved what I had already known for sure— that black folk are thirsty for information about the state of Black America and for an action agenda they can use to address the issues that impact our communities. I have been inspired by the actions black people have taken in response to The Covenant. Churches, civic associations, community organizations, elected officials, neighborhood leaders, and everyday people have picked up the challenge, offering helping hands to others and becoming activists, crusaders, and advocates for change. THE COVENANT In Action tells just a few of the stories of the wonderful things that Black Americans have done to advance The Covenant goals. It describes activities that have been instigated by The Covenant, and it offers profiles of young black activists who exemplify the quality of leadership that is emerging from the next generation. Achieving The Covenant goals will also require the engagement of advocates who are willing to challenge the systems and institutions that make it difficult for black people to advance. We all have the capacity to be effective advocates. To encourage and increase that capacity, THE COVENANT In Action includes a toolkit to help us systematically take on the issues described in The Covenant, whether that means organizing a campaign to change a law, launching a media campaign to draw attention to racial inequity, or getting lawyers to file a lawsuit to address an injustice. Importantly, the toolkit includes innovative and creative techniques to assist communities in getting started, connecting with one another, and moving Covenant issues into action. The Covenant with Black America will not truly be a success unless we realize its promise. To do that we must act, act as individuals to do what we can to improve our lives and the lives of those in our families and communities; that means becoming role models for the changes we seek, volunteering, mentoring, organizing for change, speaking out, holding leaders accountable, and becoming advocates for justice. I hope THE COVENANT In Action inspires and helps you to become part of The Covenant movement.
BLACK by NATURE, PROUD by CHOICE. Before there was ANY history, there was BLACK history. |
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AFTERWORD
by Cornel West Tavis Smiley’s history-making Covenant with Black America was a grand moment in the rich tradition of deep democracy in America. His heroic effort to keep alive the great legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., contributed to the slow melting of the Ice Age of the present era—an era where it became fashionable to be indifferent to the social misery and economic anxiety of the vulnerable and vincible in American society. The upsurge of new energy in the election of 2006 may constitute a democratic awakening to the obscene wealth inequality led by unaccountable corporate elites—the new aristocracy of our economy—and the corrupt rule of incompetent politicians, the old poll-driven public officials that too often lie, spy, and authorize torture here and abroad. This black-led effort to revitalize American democracy exemplifies our present moment. But can this moment sustain a grassroots momentum that truly cre¬ates a lasting shift in our priorities from well-financed prisons to quality schools, extravagant CEO salaries to workers’ living wages, high¬-tech cosmetic surgeries to universal healthcare, and fancy strip clubs to formidable civic associations? This follow-up book—THE COVENANT in Action—reveals the moral hunger and political thirst of fellow citi¬zens who yearn for a more fair and decent society. It also shows that millions of us are willing to fight for new democratic priorities so that this moment generates a solid momentum for progressive social change. Our fundamental aim is to create an effective and a compassionate movement—of courageous leaders and creative organizations—that lets justice run down like water that flows from a genuine love for and service to others. The sacrificial spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr., must flourish in institutional forms and individual lives. And let us not be deceived. The American historical record suggests that the black-led struggle against white supremacy—especially against racist effects in our economy, schools, healthcare, and cultural indus¬tries—is the most appropriate starting point for democratic revitaliza¬tion of our society. The gifts of black folk in our time are to convince all of us to muster the courage to think critically, act compassionately, and hope unconditionally for a democratic moment, momentum, and movement that use the best of our historic roots as springboards for contemporary routes that empower everyday people to expand dignity and decency. This is what Tavis Smiley’s Covenant project is all about—as Martin Luther King, Jr., smiles from his grave! BLACK by NATURE, PROUD by CHOICE. Before there was ANY history, there was BLACK history. |
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Next Stop on the Campaign Trail: DEMOCRACY
By Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.  The mid-term elections are over and the Democrats won. Now the hard work begins. The answers to our country’s current malaise do not lie simply in switching political parties, for the problems of our nation are much more profound and troubling than that. Our democracy and the process that is so central to it are truly in jeopardy. The culture of corruption that currently characterizes Capitol Hill is just one obvious example. Capitol Hill, and most of us know this, has the dreaded K-street virus – where corporate greed and money flow through the very bloodstream of our democratic process, killing off cells of compassion, fairness, and justice. Our body politic, as a result, is mean, frail, and sickly. Unless Democrats are passionately committed to finding a cure for the disease of big money in politics, our democracy will remain hostage to undemocratic forces. Corruption isn’t the only ill that’s holding our democracy hostage. The rancor of partisan politics has hardened so many hearts and closed so many minds that the idea of principled positions has been displaced by blind dogmatism, and the notion of bipartisanship seems a fantasy. The spin doctors and the ideologically-driven pundits have set the tone of our public conversation for so long that many of us simply do not know how to engage one another civilly. But democracies are vibrant to the extent to which its citizens engage one another substantively on the issues of the day. Unless Democrats understand that the health of our democracy depends on energetic and truly informed citizens actively engaged in public life, we will find ourselves witnessing politics as usual. I recognize that the results of these mid-term elections signal a welcomed change. I am hopeful that the debacle of Iraq will be resolved; that tax-breaks for the wealthy will be rolled back; that attention will be given to the myriad challenges confronted by American workers; and that genuine concern for the most vulnerable in our society will now govern policy decisions. I am thankful that African Americans in Maryland exhibited a level of political maturity in which they voted for the best candidate, and not just the African American candidate. But I must admit that I am not jumping for joy. The citizens of Michigan passed the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, which banned Affirmative Action. Many states denied the possibility of union among same-sex couples. This doesn’t suggest that fundamental transformation is on the immediate horizon. We have to continue to give voice to the enduring power of democratic principles and affirm the capacities of everyday people to affect fundamental change in this country. We must remain diligent, organized, and outraged. We must inject ourselves into the body politic with democratic energy—not because of partisan commitments but because we understand that the very life of our democracy is at stake —Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. currently teaches Religion and African American Studies at Princeton University. He is also a senior fellow at The Jamestown Project at Yale Law School. Prior to his appointment at Princeton, he taught at Bowdoin College and Amherst College. He received his BA from Morehouse College, his MA and Ph.D from Princeton University. BLACK by NATURE, PROUD by CHOICE. Before there was ANY history, there was BLACK history. |
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This is the course curriculum that is going to be used for The Jamestown Project @ Yale. I thought I'd post it for the numerous resources it provides.
Covenant Curriculum: A Study of Black Democratic Action State of the Black Union 2006: Defining the African American Agenda, Part II Cornel West Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. [I]t was the rise and growth among the slaves of a determination to be free and an active part of American democracy that forced American democracy continually to look into the depths. . . . One cannot think then of democracy in America or in the modern world without reference to the American Negro. ―W.E.B. Du Bois, The Gift of Black Folk (1924) Course Description The struggle for black freedom has been and continues to be the highest form of democratic action in American history. In other words, the black freedom struggle―from abolitionism to contemporary black quests for justice―has been and is the moral and civic conscience of a fragile democratic experiment whose limitations are shaped, in part, by white supremacy. Without the black freedom struggle, American democracy lacks integrity and maturity. To travel the road of black democratic action, then, is to pursue a path of courageous efforts to achieve our country. The aim of this course is to introduce the student to the complex array of black democratic practices from slavery to our contemporary moment. This will be done by close readings of books, speeches, and images that, in our view, best capture the dynamics of black democratic action―action, we believe, called for in The Covenant. Topics and Readings Week 1: The Grand Scholar of Black Democratic Action • W.E.B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk Week 2: Historical Background: The Original Hypocrisy • “The Declaration of Independence†• Thomas Jefferson, “Notes on the State of Virginia,†Wilson Jeremiah Moses (ed.), Classical Black Nationalism: From the American Revolution to Marcus Garvey, pp. 45–47 • David Walker, Appeal in Four Articles; Together with a Preamble, to the Coloured Citizens of the World, but in Particular, and Very Expressly, to Those of the United States • Deborah Gray White, “Let My People Go: 1804–1860,†Robin D.G. Kelley and Earl Lewis (eds.), To Make Our World Anew: Volume I: A History of African Americans to 1880, pp. 169–226 Week 3: Slavery: Exploited Labor, Degraded Bodies, and Resilient People • Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Week 4: Slavery and the American Imagination • Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Week 5: Prelude to War • John Hope Franklin, From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans (eighth edition), pp. 192–219 • “First Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Ottawa, Illinois,†Andrew Delbanco (ed.), The Portable Abraham Lincoln, pp. 97–140 • Frederick Douglass, “July 5th Oration,†William L. Andrews (ed.), The Oxford Frederick Douglass Reader, pp. 108–130 Week 6: The Civil War: Hypocrisy Explodes • John Hope Franklin, “Civil War,†From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans (eighth edition), pp. 220–244 • Abraham Lincoln, “The Second Inaugural,†Andrew Delbanco (ed.), The Portable Abraham Lincoln, pp. 320–321 • Henry Highland Garnet, “Let the Monster Perish,†Philip S. Foner (ed.), Lift Every Voice: African American Oratory, 1787–1900, pp. 459–497 • Walt Whitman, “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d,†Whitman: Poetry and Prose (The Library of America), pp. 459–467 Assignment #1: Black Democratic Action requires personal integrity and historical memory. Therefore all of our work must be informed by moral vision and the power of history. You are charged to write an historical timeline of the black presence in America from the American Revolution to the end of American slavery. Use dates, images, and music to tell heroic stories. Week 7: Reconstruction: A Failed Experiment in Multiracial Democracy • Noralee Frankel, “Breaking the Chains, 1860–1880,†Robin D.G. Kelley and Earl Lewis (eds.), To Make Our World Anew: Volume I: A History of African Americans to 1880, pp. 227–280 Week 8: The Rise of Jim Crow: American Terrorism Run Amok • The Birth of a Nation (1915 movie) • Ida B. Wells, A Red Record • C. Vann Woodward, The Strange Career of Jim Crow, pp. 3–96  James Allen (ed.), Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America Week 9: New Organizations and Courageous Leadership: Black Democratic Responses to American Terrorism • James R. Grossman, “A Chance to Make Good: 1900–1929,†Robin D.G. Kelley and Earl Lewis (eds.), To Make Our World Anew: Volume II: A History of African Americans Since 1880, pp. 67–130 • T. Thomas Fortune, “It is Time to Call a Halt,†Philip S. Foner (ed.), Lift Every Voice: African American Oratory, 1787–1900, pp. 713–727 • Mary Church Terrell, “In Union There is Strength,†Philip S. Foner (ed.), Lift Every Voice: African American Oratory, 1787–1900, pp. 840–845 • Richard Wright, 12 Million Black Voices Week 10: Black Democratic Dreams and Global Realities • Robin D.G. Kelley, “The Negro Question: Red Dreams of Black Liberation,†Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Tradition, pp. 36–59 Week 11: White Supremacy and the American Imagination • James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time Assignment #2: Black Democratic Action requires individual courage and collective organization. Therefore all of our work for human dignity and freedom must be informed by the extraordinary efforts of ordinary men and women who served and sacrificed for the precious ideals of democracy. You are charged to find and interview a person in your family or community who was a part of the black freedom movements of the 1960s and 1970s. Week 12: Black Social Movements: Hypocrisy Exposed • Manning Marable, Race, Reform, and Rebellion: The Second Reconstruction in Black America, 1945–1990, pp. 40–85 • Martin Luther King, Jr. “A Testament of Hope†James Melvin Washington (ed.), A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr., pp. 313–328 • Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years/Bridge to Freedom 1965 (1987 documentary) Week 13: Courage, Conviction, and Compassion: Black Youth and Democratic Action • Melba Pattillo Beals, Warriors Don’t Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock’s Central High Week 14: Black Social Movements II: Hypocrisy Exposed • Manning Marable, Race, Reform, and Rebellion: The Second Reconstruction in Black America, 1945–1990, pp. 86–113 • Malcolm X, “Not just an American problem, but a world problem,†Bruce Perry (ed.), Malcolm X: The Last Speeches, pp. 151–181 • Eyes on the Prize II: America at the Racial Crossroads (1990 documentary) Week 15: Black Democratic Action: The Age of the American Empire • Robin D.G. Kelley, “Into the Fire: 1970 to the Present,†Robin D. G. Kelley and Earl Lewis (eds.), To Make Our World Anew: Volume II: A History of African Americans Since 1880, pp. 265–341 • Imani Perry, “Bling Bling . . . Going Pop,†Prophets in the Hood, pp. 191–203 • Tavis Smiley, The Covenant Assignment #3: Black Democratic Action requires unshakable determination and creative imagination. Therefore all of our work should not only build on the best of freedom struggles but also envision new ways of challenging and changing the powers that be. You are charged to identify and analyze three towering Hip Hop artists in light of the principles of black democratic action you have learned in this course. Additional Web Resources African American History (University of Washington Library) http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/tm/black.html African American History and Culture http://www.loc.gov/rr/mss/guide/african.html African American History Digital Library http://www.academicinfo.net/africanamlibrary.html Library of Congress http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aointro.html The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/sc.html Schomburg Collection (Images from/of Harlem) http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/Harlem/ Schomburg Collection (Images of African Americans in the 19th Century) http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/images_aa19 BLACK by NATURE, PROUD by CHOICE. Before there was ANY history, there was BLACK history. |
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Thanks for the curriculum.
It looks good. It is also quite "Westian."  Truth is undoubtedly the sort of error that cannot be refuted because it was hardened into an unalterable form in the long baking process of history... Michel Foucault Hope begets many children illegitimately and prematurely. Allie M. Frazier Beware the terrible simplifiers... Jacob Burckhardt  |
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I thought the same thing, kresge
 .BLACK by NATURE, PROUD by CHOICE. Before there was ANY history, there was BLACK history. |
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From an email I received today
The Covenant with Black America Be A Part of The Conversation The Covenant with Black America will soon launch its presidential election season blog series, featuring lively, thoughtful and provocative discussions around the ten covenants: The Covenant’s blog series will present a fresh new voice each week, leading up to the Republican Presidential Forum, September 27, at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. The Covenant will send you an email as soon as there are more details.) Each blogger will focus on one of the above covenants and discuss where the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates stand on the issues. Each will also make policy recommendations to ensure that a brighter future lies within reach for Black America and all of America. After the Democratic Presidential Forum—broadcast live on PBS, hosted by Tavis Smiley—California Endowment President and CEO Robert K Ross wrote eloquently about the need to fix the American system through prevention, poverty, and place. “Want to improve America’s productivity, competitiveness and school performance for kids? Want to reduce the crushing burden of skyrocketing health costs? Want to cut back on the enormous sums we’re spending to incarcerate Americans, particularly young men of color. Think of the 3 P’s…We must build healthy communities by preventing disease and eliminating poverty. Angela Glover Blackwell, President and CEO of PolicyLink, a national research and action institute, has also added to the intellectual discussions taking place on the site. “I was encouraged by Clinton's calling for a 10-point Gulf Coast recovery agenda; and Obama's call for additional resources from the federal government. All the candidates agreed that the federal government has let Louisiana down and that New Orleans should be treated like the national treasure that it is.†She continues, “It will be up to us and other Americans who are ready for change to hold these candidates accountable. It was refreshing to hear this opening dialogue about inequality in America. Let's keep it going.†Since the relaunch of The Covenant site late last year, there has been a plethora of engaging blogs from scholars such as Cornel West, Princeton professor Eddie Glaude, and Stephanie Robinson from the Jamestown Project. And Beti Ellerson has recently added a blog on race in a global context. The new series will continue to bring fresh new ideas and engaging dialogue to solve some of our nation’s most pressing problems. Check out the blogs and join the conversation. The Covenant With Black America BLACK by NATURE, PROUD by CHOICE. Before there was ANY history, there was BLACK history. |
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Putting Families First: A Non-Partisan Responsibility
 by Stephanie Robinson on September 25, 2007 6:46 PM It is curious, but not surprising, that the leading Republican contenders for President have declined the invitation to participate in the All-American Republican Presidential Forum - a debate designed to address concerns of particular interest to the African-American community. The African-American community is afflicted with twin political evils: One party that refuses to compete for its vote and the other that takes its vote for granted. The result is that real concerns of the African-American community are routinely ignored by both. Ironically, the Republicans, who claim to be the party of "family values," will miss an opportunity to dialogue with Black America on an issue that concerns us all - the state of our families. As the great civil rights pioneer and matriarch, Dr. Dorothy I. Height, reminds us, "we have survived because of family." That said, the African-American community must admit something to ourselves: our families today are not as strong as they could or should be. They are not as strong as our children need them to be. The Covenant with Black America Movement has embraced the value of a strong family as a core and essential component to the Black communities strength and survival. In fact, if one looks at each principle in The Covenant with Black America, one finds that the family is the common denominator. The responsibility for fostering and protecting healthy familial bonds is the most important a community can assume. Education is crucial, but the family is the first school, and family members are the first teachers. Economic well-being is essential, but strong families cultivate the habits that make reliable workers, imaginative entrepreneurs, passionate labor leaders, and responsible employers. Political involvement is indispensable, but caring families nurture the integrity and selflessness that distinguish engaged citizens and effective leaders. For these reasons, any serious effort to improve the conditions of life in the Black community must confront the challenges facing the family. The uncomfortable truth is - as citizens of this great country, we are failing our children, our families, and hence our democratic ideals. In a prolific commentary several years ago, Condoleeza Rice said, "The success of democracy depends on public character and private virtue. For democracy to thrive, free citizens must work every day to strengthen their families, to care for their neighbors, and to support their communities." We need the help of our fellow Americans to move beyond politics and put the issue of families at the top of the national agenda and we need government policies that combine bold initiatives to address persistent economic inequalities with support for healthy, safe, nurturing relationships, marriages, and families. And so we ask each of the candidates, Democratic and Republican alike, to answer a simple question: As President, what concrete steps would you take to play a role in strengthening Black families? BLACK by NATURE, PROUD by CHOICE. Before there was ANY history, there was BLACK history. |
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~This is wonderful, Ebony! Thanks for posting it!
 ~Black Butterfly, sailed across the waters tell your sons and daughters what the struggle brings Black Butterfly, set the skies on fire rise up even higher so the ageless winds of time can catch your wings ----Deniece Williams |
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 I agree with OhBlackButterfly...this is wonderful |
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Thanks, y'all!! This story really spoke to me too. It is very much along the lines of the discussion I was having in the Calling All Educators thread regarding the educational condition of some of our children.
There is a lot of talk about our children's need for a stable family life. So many of them have never experienced anything close. But, how does one really 'right that ship'?? We have a whole generation of children (and their parents) for whom it's really a bit too late.  What do we do about/for them??  BLACK by NATURE, PROUD by CHOICE. Before there was ANY history, there was BLACK history. |
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 STATE OF THE BLACK UNION 2008: Reclaiming Our Democracy, Deciding Our Future New Orleans, LA Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Conference Auditorium (Click here to register) Hosted by Tavis Smiley and Tom Joyner Special video presentation by Academy Award Winner Jonathan Demme Friday, February 22, 2008 SOBU BUILDS 2008 Day of Service 7:00 am – 3:00 pm (Day of Service Projects) Saturday, February 23, 2008 8:00 am (CDT) Dr. C.S. Gordon, Jr. Mayor Ray Nagin Norman Francis Michael Eric Dyson Pastor Melvin Jones Arlene Holt Baker Darron Boyce Cornel West Susan E. Rice Eddie Glaude Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton Naomi Churchill Earp Rev. Al Sharpton 1:30 pm (CDT) Bishop Paul S. Morton Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu State Sen. Cleo Fields Mayor Cory Booker Nicole C. Lee Herreast Harrison Robert Franklin Dillard student leader* Donna Brazile Bishop T.D. Jakes* Angela Glover Blackwell Marc Morial Michael Steele Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. Panelists time/order subject to change. * Not yet confirmed. BLACK by NATURE, PROUD by CHOICE. Before there was ANY history, there was BLACK history. |
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Wow, that registration form is intense, but I didn't see a ticket price anywhere. Do you know how much it will be?
I've tried reading this book about 3 times. I've never been able to get past the first few pages. Edit: Sorry. Nevermind. I'm schedule to be out of town the following week. Won't be able to get more time off in the same month.  ------------------------------ DOMS is my friend.  |
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Awwww ... that's a shame, ATP!
Seeing as how it's so close (and there's zero chance of snow!  ) I intend to go to this one!The SOBU is always FREE! You fill out the registration form, print it out, and if you bring it with you you get in a lot faster because those that don't have one usually have to stand in line to fill it out before they go in! It's first come first serve seating, and they usually start on time (not CP time! ) since it's broadcast on C-SPAN.Plus, the partying for the event usually starts around the Tuesday or Wednesday of that week with different events around town. BLACK by NATURE, PROUD by CHOICE. Before there was ANY history, there was BLACK history. |
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Wow, that sounds nice.
Why, oh why, can't I win the lotto so I don't have to be concerned with getting fired?  ------------------------------ DOMS is my friend. |
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