Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire, speaking at the Dr. Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History on April 5, 2008. The event commemorated the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Originally uploaded by Pan-African News Wire File Photos
Event: WORKERS WORLD PARTY PUBLIC FORUM, FEBRUARY 21
African-American History Month 2009
On the 44th Anniversary of the Assassination of Malcolm X
"Black Labor & the Struggle for Economic Justice, Past & Present"
Date: Saturday, Feb. 21
Location: 5920 Second Ave.
At Antoinette, just north of
Wayne State University
Time: 5:00pm-8:00pm
Soul Food Dinner and Video Excerpts on the Tulsa
1921 Destruction of Black Community and Malcolm X
Speech on "How to Fight Police Brutality."
Plus Presentations and Discussion:
Abayomi Azikiwe, Pan-African News Wire, Editor
Speaks on "The Role of Black Labor From Slavery, Reconstruction, the Great Depression, Unionization and Today’s Struggle Against Low Wage Capitalism."
Kevin Carey, Workers World Party
Speaks on the "Legacy of Paul Robeson, the Anti-lynching Campaigns and the Early Labor Movement."
Andrea Egypt of MECAWI
Speaking on "African-Americans and the Revolutionary Legacy of Malcolm X."
Donation Requested - $5 or $1 for fixed income, students, unemployed
For more information, call Workers World Party 313-831-0750
or email detroit@workers.org
URL: http://www.workers.org
Labor donated 2/2009
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