400 Years of African Enslavement and the Fight For Freedom

Senator James Sanders Jr. will host a special event entitled “A Tribute to the Ancestors,” which will commemorate the beginning of African enslavement in America and the continual fight for freedom. It will highlight the perseverance of Africans from 1619 to the present. We will honor these creative, industrious people, who despite being kidnapped and brought to our shores against their will, were resolute in their fight for human dignity and equality.

Senator Sanders will be joined by his colleague in government, Assemblyman Clyde Vanel and keynote speaker Dr. Ron Daniels, Founder and President, of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century. The event is co-sponsored by Congressman Gregory Meeks, Senator Leroy Comrie, Assemblywoman Vivian Cook, Assemblywoman Alicia Hyndman, Councilman Donovan Richards and Councilman I. Daneek Miller.

The event will take place on Friday, August 30, 2019 from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at the Black Spectrum Theatre, located at 177-01 Baisley Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11434. It will be held outside, so please bring your own lawn chairs.

Please join us for, what is sure to be, an enlightening, educational and memorable evening.

Call Senator Sanders' Office at 718-523-3069 to confirm your attendance.