Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 August 1997 — Page 19

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HOMELAND Continued from Cl in Phoenix, described Black Americans as the world’s most privileged and blessed Black people. “It’s not right we have so much and our Black brothers and sisters in Africa have nothing,” Sullivan said in a closing speech that had the tone of a revivalist sermon. Many Black Americans “own three cars, our athletes make millions throwing balls but put nothing back to Africa, nor do our music stars,” Sullivan said. “It’s time to wake up and help your homeland like the Poles help Poland and Irish help Ireland,” he said. “It’s time to stop talking about Black pride and shaking our fists. It’s time to act.” Sullivan challenged fellow Americans to set up committees in 100 U.S. cities to further the Summit’s aims of boosting investtnent and trade in Africa. President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe said southern Africans wanted to forge stronger ties with (Hack Americans, though few could {race their ancestors to the southern part of the continent. I “I hope you will invite many faiore to come to Africa. Let them come and see,” he told departing delegates. ; The four-day meeting of 2,000 African-Americans and African political and business leaders wound up by adopting a declaration that included pledges to: - assist in intensifying African economic integration and trade across the Atlantic; - push for debt relief for poor African nations; - increase training and education assistance in Africa; - help health programs to combat Africa’s AIDS crisis; - work out ways to encourage the restoration and repatriation of African artifacts to their countries of origin. Despite its good intentions, the conference appeared to some Africans as extravagant and misguided. John Makumbe, who teaches political science at the University of Zimbabwe, called it “a good show” by naive Americans who

deliberately avoided hot topics such as ethnic conflicts. “They have not dealt with issues of life and death," Makumbe said. “It was a perfect situation to come down here and say, ‘Put your house in order.’ But they haven’t been tough. They’ve been nice guys.” Organizational problems, with

events chronically behind schedule and poorly attended, hindered the conference. Seeing interest steadily drift toward leisure, Jesse Jackson tried at one point to refocus the participants. “We’ve been gone 400 years,” he said, referring to the slave trade. “It’s not too much to ask to be serious for four days.”

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