THE MICHIGAN CITIZEN JUNE 7 -13,1987
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us egon's fir. African
Liberation Day is just that
- - a beginningl
MUSKEGO -The Mus- Liberation D y was founded
on chapter of the National on the occasion of the first
Black United Front held a conference of independent
free fish dinne on Saturday, tates held in Accra, Ghana
y 25. and attended by eight states.
The purpose was to Later, on May 25, 1963, 31
proclaim African Liberation African heads-of-state con­
Day for the first time in Mus- veiled a swumit mee� to
kegon, according to Bill Bar- found the Organizatio of:
rett, chair of the Muskegon African Unity and proclaimed .
chapter NBUF. May 25 as African Liberation
It also an effort to Day," Barrett explained.
bring together various ele- "They also called for mass
men in the Bla community demonstrations and manifesta­
to begin the ground r for tions in every comer of Africa
future mass African Libera- and the African diaspora,"
. n D y ce cbrations in Mus- Barrett continued "African
on, Barrett said Liberation Day was first held
The month of May is very in America on May 1972, and
important in the ddwide attracted over 60,000 people.
African ration movement, African Liberation Day has
Barrett no ed, since become an institution in
African Liberation Day has America. African Liberation
. origin in the long history of D y is a day when all Black
African people to free them- people should come together.
se • from the yoke of As Blacks we have no other
European domination and choice but to fight if are to
white upremacy, Barrett ex- survive as a people."
p . ed. 'Therefore, m con-
ther re bom in tinue to fight racism and white
Africa or America, Blacks upremacy wherever African
we are an African people with people live in the orld, Bar-
common heritage and com- rett said
mon set of conditions," Barrett - For more information on
id, African Liberation Day, con-
wame Ture (Stokely Car- tact Bill Barrett 616-773-()611.
michael) explains that African
African
MUSKEGO - The recent
African Style Sho sponsored
by the Muskegon Chapter of
the National Black Uni ed
Front was termed success by
tho in attendance.
Igerian students from
Western Michigan University
participated
Quicky's Fashions, as well
some NBUF members
owed their African dresses
designed by Irma Buckner.
There an African
dance, solo by Keisha
alker, all of hich made it
enjoyable event
ost of the African stu­
dents talked about their
homeland, the meanings of
their names d the re on
cert . n frican cl thin tyle
t d,
ye
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The African students were
grateful to be invited, they
said, and explained no African­
Americans had ever invited
them to anything in three
years in America.
Theme for the event was
the "Importance of a Con­
tinuous Identification with
Africa, Culturally, Politically
and Socially."
The fashion show was a
fund raiser for the NBUF, the
first of its kind and a success, .
ccording to organizers.
The meaning reflected and
its impact was a contribution
to the uskegon African­
American community, chap er
chair Bill Barrett said
The NBUF plans to h ve
this even again next year.
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