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The State of the Black World Conference was phenomenal in New Orleans. And the Town Hall Meeting was fantastic in Washington, D.C.!

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State of the Black World Conference II
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# 1 National Town Hall Meeting
The Black Agenda and the 2008 Presidential Election
Moderated by Bev Smith and Mark Thompson
Panelists: Marc Morial, Dr. Julianne Malveaux, Dr. Ronald Walters, Dr. Iva Carruthers, Atty. Nkechi Taifa, Dr. Elsie Scott, Atty. Faya Rose Sanders, Dr. Mtangulizi Sanyika

# 2 Pan African Policy Forum
The Role of the Diaspora in the Development of Africa and the Caribbean
Moderated by Danny Glover
Panelists: Ambassador Dudley Thompson, Ambassador H.E. Amina Ali, Ambassador Abdul Iscandari, Ambassador to the United Nations, Sierra Leone Minister Abel Agbebleo, National Assembly Member Cristalina Perleira

# 3 Ndaba I -- Opening Session
The Future of the Black Freedom Stuggle: A New Generation of Leadership
Moderated by Dr. Kimberly Ellis and Mark Thompson, Intro by Dr. James Turner
Panelists: Malika Sanders, Marc Lamont Hill, Davey D, Veronica Conway, Thenjiwe
Keynote Address: Dr. Ron Daniels

# 4 Ndaba II -- Call to Work
Moderated by Rick Adams
Keynote Address: Dr. Maulana Karenga

# 5 National Mentoring Care Working Session
Speaker/Presenter: Susan Taylor

# 6 Cultural Extravaganza and Legacy Awards Celebration
Moderated by Dr. Ron Daniels
Award Recipients: Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Honorable Dudley Thompson, Dr. Adelaide Sanford, Susan Taylor, Sonia Sanchez, Haki Madhubuti, Dr. Maulana Karenga, Willie "Mukasa" Ricks

# 7 Ndaba III -- Call to Faith and Action
Moderated by Leonard Dunston and Jackie Patterson
Keynote Speaker: Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan

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More Feedback from the SOBWC II!

And the headlines keep rolling in!

The State of the Black World Conference II has had an inspiring impact upon attendees, participants and supporters alike. Check it out!:


Front Cover of the Final Call Newspaper This Week!

The Town Hall Meeting offering Public Policy to President-Elect Barack Obama, airs on C-SPAN, Sunday, Nov. 30, 3:15pm.

Brother Jesse Muhammad's Blog:
A New Generation of Leadership: State of the Black World Conference 3

Dr. Julianne Malveaux on Barack Obama, Jesse Jackson, The Black Left and the SOBWC:
"Commentary... An Olive Branch for Jesse Jackson"

Dr. Maulana Karenga in the Los Angeles Sentinel:
"Taking Struggle Seriously"

Ashahed Muhammad's Article:
State of the Black World: Accepting Our Responsibility

Let us know what you think of these articles!

Click here to watch the video of NYOIL, Davey D, Jasiri X, Paradise and Dr. Goddess interviewing Rev. Jeremiah Wright (There's been some edited deletions but it's a great compilation nonetheless).

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The State of the Black World Was Phenomenal!

Thank you all for your support for and participation in the phenomenal State of the Black World Conference II in New Orleans, LA this past weekend. The leadership institute, the workshops, the speakers, the networking, the artistry, the poetry, the singing, the discussions, the building, the agenda-setting, the solution-providing, the work accomplished, the music, the leadership, the awards, the sharing, the caring, the love . . . it was all there.

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN to this interview of the younger generation (Davey D, NYOIL, Jasiri X, Paradise Gray and Dr. Goddess) with our elder, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, who received a Lifetime Achievement Award by the IBW this year.

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We are now moving to maintain our networks for the Institute of the Black World and continue with the solutions-oriented success of leadership in our communities and beyond.

On behalf of our Convener and President of the Institute of the Black World, Ron Daniels, and the entire Planning Committee, thank you for your support and we forward to continuing to build, lead, learn, grow and love.

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President-Elect Obama to be Focus of Global Black Leaders

Count Down to State of the Black World Conference

President-Elect Barack Hussein Obama to be Focus of Global Black Leaders

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State of the Black World Conference
Nov. 19 – 23, 2008
New Orleans, LA
Ernest R. Morial Convention Center
Hotel: Astor Crown Plaza
(Conference Headquarters, Rooms still available!)
739 Canal Street, adjacent to the French Quarter, 504-962-0500

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And . . .

MIN. FARRAKHAN IS COMING!!

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 Africana Studies Scholar, Activist and Cultural Artist Dr. Kimberly C. Ellis, the opening panel on "The Future of the Black Freedom Struggle" 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
Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, Correspondent, Fox News, Professor, Temple University
Davey D, Hip Hop Journalist, "Breakdown FM"
Veronica Conway, CCPC, Black Professional Coaches Alliance

Post-Discussant:

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 with 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 Obadele, 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 "Mukasa" 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 C. 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.

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Minister Farrakhan to Address State of the Black World Conference

October 28, 2008

Minister Farrakhan to Address
State of the Black World Conference in New Orleans

New York, NY October 28, 2008 – As momentum builds towards the election of Barack Obama as the first person of African descent to be President of the United States, the mobilizing/organizing effort is in full gear for the State of the Black World Conference (SOBWC), November 19 – 23 in New Orleans at the Ernest Morial Convention Center and Astor Crown Plaza Hotel. Convened by the New York-based Institute of the Black World 21st Century, under the leadership of veteran social and political activist Dr. Ron Daniels, SOBWC will be the first great gathering of Black people from the U.S. and the Black World after the election to develop a priority policy agenda to present to the new administration.

As hundreds of participants prepare to journey to New Orleans for the potentially milestone conference, organizers are buoyed by news 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, on Sunday, November 23. “We are absolutely elated that Minister Farrakhan has agreed to return to New Orleans for this extraordinary gathering,” Dr. Daniels said, “His 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.”

Minister Farrakhan informed Leonard Dunston, President Emeritus of the National Association of Black Social Workers, of his decision after the recent rededication of Mosque Maryam in Chicago. Minister Farrakhan called on Leonard Dunston, who is an IBW board member, to Co-Convene a Black Family Summit as part of the Commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of the Million Man March and launch of the Millions More Movement in 2005. He and Brother Dunston reconvened the Black Family Summit in New Orleans in January of 2006 as part of the Martin Luther King Weekend Mobilization to support the right of return of displaced residents and evacuees in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina.

At that time, Minister Farrakhan declared that rebuilding New Orleans would be a major priority of the Nation of Islam. “The Minister’s return to New Orleans for SOBWC is very much in keeping with his commitment to keep the national and international spotlight on the unfinished struggle of our sisters and brothers to reclaim this city as a major center of African culture and struggle,” Brother Dunston commented. “I was delighted to get the word that he will be joining us for SOBWC.”

A broad cross-section of leaders from Black America are confirmed to participate in SOBWC including: Bev Smith, syndicated Talk Show Host on the American Urban Radio Networks; Rev. Al Sharpton, President, National Action Network; Dr. Julianne Malveaux, President of Bennett College; Marc Morial, President/CEO, National Urban League; Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, President, National Rainbow/Push Coalition; Congressman John Conyers, Jr., Dean of the Congressional Black Caucus; Dr. Elsie Scott, President/CEO, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation; Attorney Faya Rose Sanders, Founder of the Voting Rights Museum in Selma, Alabama; Susan Taylor, former Editorial Director, Essence Magazine; Dr. E. Faye Williams, President, National Congress of Black Women; Dr. Iva Carruthers, General Secretary, Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference; Makani Themba-Nixon, Executive Director, Praxis Project; Dr. Maulana Karenga, Creator of Kwanzaa and Professor of Africana Studies and Chairman of Black Studies at California State University at Long Beach; Haki Madhubuti, author, poet and Distinguished Professor, Chicago State University; Sonia Sanchez, internationally acclaimed author and poet; Dr. Ronald Walters, Professor of Government and Politics, University of Maryland; Charles Ogletree, Harvard Law Professor; and, Danny Glover, actor and humanitarian.

▪ For further information, contact Carolyn McClair: 917.686.0854
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▪ Web Site www.stateoftheblackworld.org
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