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Comment by whiteman on August 1, 2010 at 9:43am

Reclaiming and Reaffirming Black Wealth, Black Love, and Black Excellence at the International Black Summit’s 20th Annual Event in Baltimore – August 5 – 8, 2010
Baltimore, Maryland – July 21, 2010 – Hundreds of Black entrepreneurs, community leaders, social scientists and more are coming to Baltimore for the 20th Annual International Black Summit being held at Sojourner-Douglass College. This annual gathering of people of African descent is described by previous participants as life-changing, transformative and empowering and unlike anything they have experienced.
Each year since 1991 people of Black African Descent from diverse backgrounds, countries, lifestyles, opinions and views attend this three and 1⁄2 day event. The purpose of the International Black Summit is to provide an opportunity for participants to bring into being their vision for the black community and the world. The conversational inquiry for the 2010 event is the declaration “I am Present to Myself as the Source of my Vision!”
“This is not a conversation about problems,” says Mwangaza Michael-Bandele, International Black Summit facilitator. “We’re out to cause a global shift in the conversation about who people of Black African Descent are in the world. Through an exploration of questions and issues participants are empowered to realize their vision. We knew Baltimore would welcome this.”
Paul Coates, Founder and Director of Baltimore based Black Classic Press, agrees. Coates asserts, “The Summit is an opportunity for healing, revitalizing and strengthening ourselves individually, and by extension, our community. It’s about having dreams realized.”
For additional information on the International Black Summit’s Annual Summit Event, contact Cheryl Waters at 410- 486-1486 or Mwangaza Michael-Bandele at 202-425-3630 or check the website www.blacksummit.org. Registration is a “pay as you choose” contribution with suggested contributions for adults (24 and up) $250 and $100 for youth (8 to 24). Interested individuals must attend a prerequisite course prior to the summit, also a “pay as you choose” contribution and a suggested contribution of $100. The address for Sojourner-Douglass College is 200 North Central Avenue in Baltimore, MD.
ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL BLACK SUMMIT – The International Black Summit Inc. is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization. Unpaid volunteers organize and produce all IBS events. The generosity of IBS participants and supporters enables the expansion of the conversation of the IBS. Contributions to the International Black Summit Inc. are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowable by law. The International Black Summit is not an affiliate of any other organization.
Contact:
Paul Coates, host team leader International Black Summit Inc. VM: 212-561-0325 EM: baltimore-2010-ibs-host-team@googlegroups.com http://www.blacksummit.org/
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