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National Dialogue and Revival for
Social Justice in the Black Church
Georgia 2006
The National Dialogue and Revival for Social Justice in the Black
Church will convene on August 14 and 15 at the the Good Shepherd Baptist
Church, 1740 Olive Road, Augusta, Georgia. We will begin with
breakfast at 8:30 a.m. on Monday and Tuesday. This special
dialogue is sponsored by the National Action Network.
The objective of the National Dialogue is to develop a National
strategy for the Black Church to meet the challenges of pressing issues
in the African American Community such as health, employment, increased
high school drop outs, high rate of incarceration, voter apathy, etc.
The participants include:
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rainbow PUSH
Rev. Al Sharpton, National Action Network
Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, Grace Baptist Church, Mount Vernon, New York
Dr. Robert Franklin, Emory University
Congressman John Lewis
Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney
Mayor Shirley Franklin, City of Atlanta
The Honorable Andrew Young
Dr. Joseph Lowery, Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Mr. Charles Steele, Jr., Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Representative Tyrone Brooks
Rev. Boise Kimber, First Calvary Baptist Church, New Haven,
Connecticut
Dr. Clavin Mckinney, Calvary Baptist Church, Garfield, New Jersey
Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III, Friendship Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas
Rev. Otis Moss, III
Local Church and Community Leaders
Hosted by: Pastor K. B. Martin and the Antioch Baptist Church
Pastor Clarence Moore and the Good Shepherd Baptist
Church
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