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United States Delegation takes part in the Celebrations of the 50th Anniversary of Senegal's Independence
and Unveiling of the
African Renaissance Monument

Dr. Djibril Diallo, (3rd from the right) Chair of the U.S. Leadership Committee for the World Festival of Black Arts (FESMAN) 2010,
which organized the U.S. delegation, and Senior Advisor to the Executive Director of UNAIDS (the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS).

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Universal African Dance and Drum Ensemble's (Robert Dickerson)- in DAKAR, SENEGAL, AFRICA, as a member of the UNITED STATES DELEGATION with a special invitation from His Excellency PRESIDENT MAITRE ABDOULAYE WADE of Senegal, Africa.  US Delegation of Dr. Djibril Diallo, Dr. Maulana Karenga, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Julian Bond, Benjamin Todd Jealous, Dr. Julius W. Garvey, Rev. Dr. Herbert Daughtry Sr., Ambassador Dudley Thompson, Constance Newman, Prof. Leonard Jeffries, Queen Mother Africa Delois Blakely, Mel Foote, Hilary Shelton, Akon, Famous actor Richard Gant just to name a few and with over 80 accomplished celebrities.  Special thanks to Dr. Molefi K. Asante Chairman of US FESMAN SENEGAL WORLD ARTS FESTIVAL who wasn't able to be in attendance however contributed to its success of the US Delegation in the Celebrating of the 50th Anniversary of Senegal, Africa's Independence and the UNVEILING of the African Renaissance Monument

 

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Universal African Dance and Drum Ensemble - at the FESMAN Worlds Arts Festival in Senegal Africa 

 

 

 

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