The Rev. Jeremiah Wright has a high-profile speaking engagement coming up.
The Detroit branch of the NAACP invited Wright to deliver the address for a major fund-raiser.
From the Detroit Free Press:
Controversial minister Jeremiah Wright will speak at the Detroit branch of the NAACP 53rd Annual Fight for Freedom Fund dinner.
Wright, the former minister of presidential candidate Barack Obama, has been under fire for remarks he’s made during his sermons about race relations, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and black separatism. He recently retired as pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ, a 10,000-member megachurch located in Chicago.
The Fight for Freedom dinner, which annually attracts about 10,000 people, will be held April 27 at Cobo Hall. The gathering is a key fund-raiser for the Detroit Branch NAACP, and is billed as the largest sit-down dinner in the country.
The Detroit branch website hasn't been updated yet to list Wright as the keynote speaker.
Although Wright is still "TBD," the page boasts of illustrious speakers at past dinners.
Beginning with Thurgood Marshall as the first keynote speaker, the Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner has brought to its platform a virtual constellation of distinguished speakers and entertainers, among them, Barbara Jordan, Roy Wilkins, Howard Thurman, Senator Edward Brooks, U.S. Assistant Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach, Governor Mario Cuomo, Senator Ted Kennedy, Chief Justice Earl Warren, Joint Chief of Staff, Chairman, General Colin Powell, Ron Brown, Kweisi Mfume, Lee Iaccoca, Sammy Davis, Jr., Aretha Franklin, Anita Baker, Dick Gregory, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Vice President Al Gore, President Bill Clinton, Danny Glover, Julian Bond,Senator Hillary Clinton, Senator Barack Obama, Manning Marable, and Congresswoman Shelia Jackson Lee.
There are some very distinguished people on that list. There are also some controversial figures.
Why would the NAACP choose Wright to be the speaker for this year's event?
It is a fund-raiser. Perhaps Wright is seen as capable of selling plenty of tickets and bringing in lots of cash.
It's a shame that someone like Michael Steele isn't speaking. He was a member of the NAACP.
In a November 2005 interview with Jay Nordlinger, Steele discussed his affiliation with the group:
"Yes, it's true. That reminds me: I have to renew my membership." He stresses the bipartisan, or nonpartisan, roots of that organization. "Julian Bond and others have turned it into something else, but the NAACP was always above party and ideology, interested in only what was right, period." Steele is not yet ready to give up on it.
I don't know if he did renew his membership. I know the NAACP didn't want anything to do with Steele when he ran for the U.S. Senate in 2006.
Whatever, I suppose an African-American Republican and potential running mate for John McCain wouldn't fit the agenda of Detroit's NAACP Fight for Freedom Fund dinner.
On the other hand, Barack Obama's spiritual mentor, the racist, anti-Semitic, America-hating Wright, is a perfect fit for the event.
Obama himself probably would have been the dream speaker for the fund-raiser, but Wright is close enough.
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This is a pricey event. See what big bucks can buy.
W.E.B. DuBois Corporate Campaign:
Platinum $50,000
Photo With Keynote Speaker
60-Second Video Shown At Dinner
Two (2) Dais Seats WIth Keynote Speaker
Spokesperson has opportunity to give 1- minute remarks
Special recognition in Corporate Campaign video
Five (5) Tables of 10 (Three (3) in Priority Seating)
Website Link - Over 10,000 Visits Per Month
Promotional materials for attendees
Stand Alone Signage At Event
Double Page Spread, preferred placement in Souvenir Journal
Ten (10) Invitations To VIP Reception & President's Reception
Recognition As Co-Sponsor Of President's Reception
One Full Page Color Ad In Souvenir Journal
Sponsorship Of Six (6) Youth Tables With Signage
Video Credits
Comcacst Cable Re-Broadcast
Diamond $35,000
Photo With Keynote Speaker
60-Second Video Shown At Dinner
Two (2) Dais Seats WIth Keynote Speaker
Special recognition in Corporate Campaign video
Four (4) Tables Of Ten (10) - Two (2) Of The Four (4) In Priority Seating
Website Link - Over 10,000 Visits Per Month
Banner Recognition
Eight (8) Invitations To VIP Reception
Eight (8) Invitations To President's Reception
Recognition As Co-Sponsor Of President's Reception
One Full Page Color Ad In Souvenir Journal
Sponsorship Of Five (5) Youth Tables With Signage On Each Table
Video Credits
Comcacst Cable Re-Broadcast
Gold $25,000
One (1) Dais Seat WIth Keynote Speaker
Three (3) Tables Of Ten (10) - One (1) Of The Three (3) In Priority Seating
Website Link - Over 10,000 Visits Per Month
Banner Recognition
Six (6) Invitations To VIP Reception
Six (6) Invitations To President's Reception
Recognition As Co-Sponsor Of President's Reception
One Full Page Color Ad In Souvenir Journal
Sponsorship Of Three (3) Youth Tables With Signage On Each Table
Video Credits
Comcacst Cable Re-Broadcast
2 comments:
The NAACP shunning of Michael Steele says it all -- the "Civil Rights" movement has little to do with black empowerment, and everything to do with liberal politics. The soi-disant leadership of the civil rights groups have their bread buttered by the Democratic party, and will cheerily sell out the interests of African-Americans in order to keep Democratic paymasters pleased with them.
The entire social-welfare sturcture could not have been bettered designed to destroy the black family and keep African-Americans in a perpetual second-class status. Yet these supposed black advocates continue to fight tooth and nail to preserve the system. Why? Because that's where the money is.
Cynical? Nah, not me. . . :)
Exactly. That's my take on it.
What? Me? Cynical? :)
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