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State of the Black Union

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weisbrot [OP]

2005-02-27 16:59 | User Profile

It's happening this weekend- right here in Atlanty! The City too Busy to Hate is hosting a celebration of Black Unity and defining the African-American Agenda!

Saw a report on this on local news- reported by a leading journo-star named JaQuitta Williams- about the Road to Health (tm) [?] discussion. Plastered behind Rev. Jackson and the other intellectuals on the panel- on a huge banner inside this New Birth church- were hundreds of Golden Arches logos along with the Kaiser Permanente bug. Talk about your Union-- this be convergence, child! Got your Union health care crisis, the Union's favorite killer-grease nutrition provider, your cheapjack so-called health insurance provider to the "underserved" of that Union- and Jessie, Al, and Tavis (tm) to serve it all up at the New Birth Missionary Baptist church!

I'm lovin' it, yo!

Check out the corporate sponsors at the link. And don't miss the big Anheuser-Busch Companies (who bring us grateful honkies those smooth King Cobra and Jaguar Malt Liquors we demand) sponsorship Tavis (tm) scored this year. To your health, Black Union!

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State of the Black Union 2005: Road to Healthâ„¢ and Defining the African American Agenda Sponsored by Kaiser Permanente

Free to the Public!

DATE: Saturday, February 26, 2005 TIME: 8:00am to 5:00pm (Doors Open 7:00am) 8:00am to 11:30am: “Road to Health” 1:30pm to 5:00pm: “Defining the African American Agenda” PLACE: New Birth Missionary Baptist Church Atlanta, Georgia

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SOBU 2005 Program Guide (DOWNLOADS)

Join Tavis Smiley, Tom Joyner and thirty-five of America’s Black thought leaders, educators, public policy makers, religious leaders, opinion makers and community organizers for two in-depth discussions, Road to Health™, and Defining the African American Agenda. The morning discussion, Road to Health™, is the kickoff to Tavis’ health and wellness expo and spotlights health and the health care crisis in America, its disproportionate effects on the African American community and what individual steps we can take towards better health. The afternoon discussion, Defining the African American Agenda, sets the stage to establish a new direction on how the Black community effects social and political change. Invited speakers include (partial list):

Marian Wright Edelman, The Children’s Defense Fund Julian Bond, NAACP Theodore Shaw, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund The Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr., Rainbow/PUSH Coalition Harry Belafonte, Actor & Activist Bishop Eddie L. Long Congresswoman Maxine Waters Senator-Elect Barack Obama Marc Morial, National Urban League The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan Reverend Al Sharpton, National Action Network Dr. David Satcher, Former US Surgeon General Dr. Benjamin Carson, Johns Hopkins Hospital Jackie-Joyner Kersee, Olympic Gold Medalist and Athlete Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Cathy Hughes, Radio One Dr. Cornel West, Princeton University Dr. Henry Louis “Skip” Gates, Harvard University

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While America grows more divided by race, class, gender, and moral values, now is the time for African Americans to set a National Agenda for health, education, politics, and for US!

Join Tavis Smiley, Tom Joyner and 35 of America's top Black leaders policy makers, educators, health care professionals, and community organizers, as we discuss innovative solutions for African Americans to help bring America out of crisis.

Topics include: Healthy living ideas and holistic treatments - Nutrition and fitness - Sexual health - Elder care - Men's & Women's health - Mental health - Voting rights - Strengthening our public schools - Wages and employment - Economic development - Family, faith, and politics...

Don't miss this opportunity to share your opinions, questions, thoughts with Tavis.

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