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Despite controversy sur­
rounding the organizing stages
of the African AmeriCan Sum­
mit (AAS) set for April 21-23 in
N Orleans, organizers insist
all segment of the African
American community are urged
to participate.
As reported here last week,
there' sOme debate over the
participa . 0 of Louis Far­
rakhan of the ati of Islam.
AAS taff or anizer Kay
H' y'
Louis FarrakhaD and Angela
Da' had been . wed to par­
tici on Summit "We
h ve not recieved confirma-
. • e id,
Accordiug 0 . Associated
Pr report of March 25, Fred .
Bro , chair of the National
B Republican CoUDCil, an­
nounced he and 150 mem­
ber of his gro p . DOt par­
ticipate.
In a letter sen to Rev. Jesse
J ckson, one of 5e\'en honorary
chairperso for the Summit,
Bro id the group would not
par ticip te because of the
phi phies of Farrakhan and
militant socialist Angela Davis,
which Brown called "offensive."
"There will be Republican
par ·cipatio "Hixson said, ad-
, .
ding that the AAS committee
had not received Brown's letter
and w unsure of Its purpose.
Meanwhile independent
presidential candidate Dr.
Lenor Fulani . d, through a
spoke per on, that she had
been invited and would attend.
Fo GUy Ma)'Ql' Richard
Hatcher speaking at a
Washington press conference
Thursday essed the DOn-par-
tisan,inclusiYe�oftheSum- WASHINGTON - An or-
mmit . gainzation calling itself the An-
Fourteen areas of concern gola Peace Fund says it wants.to
will be the focus of. the Summit help end the fighting in that ar­
organizer hope to develop a torn country by organizing a
Black Agenda for the next four deleg tion of African­
years d "on to the year 2000.· Amel'ica.ns to' the carnage
Topic ill range from thatthaysayhasbeencausedby
economic empowerment to "both ides in the conO.ict..
preservatio of the family to K dro A pan;: executive
foreign policy. director of the Washington. backed rebel or ization h
Information about con- based organization, aid that a fact-fmding d legation or-
ference registration, fees or par- Jetter ha\'e been sent to the An- gan.ized by the ola Peace
ticipation can be obtained by golan mission to the United Na- Fund.
cont cling Michigan Summit tions and to. the Washingt n "Our motivatio
chairperson, Joel Ferguson representative of UNIT A our desire to see end to tb
(517) 484-9100; or the Summit "(Union of the Total Indepen- fighting in Angola, saidAk�
headqu rters in Washington I deuce of Angola) requesting addi g that the delegation
(202) 347-3986. � the g�rnment and woW include bo supporters
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