Mr. Cikiah Thomas announced on April 27 that the Global African Congress and its partner organizations in Canada, United States, UK and the Caribbean will be hosting a virtual/Zoom meeting May 9th, 2021 to celebrate African Heritage Month in Venezuela.
The celebrations will begin with a keynote address by William Castillo, Venezuela’s Deputy-Minister of Anti-Blockade Policies at 4 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST). Mr. Castillo will discuss Venezuela’s efforts to combat the legacy of enslavement of Africans and the government’s efforts to bring justice to its Indigenous, African and Mestizo peoples.
Mr. Thomas noted, “it was only recently under the leadership of the late President Hugo Chávez, that Venezuela started to combat the historical legacy of racism and promote inclusion and respect for Afro-Venezuelans,” adding that “it was the Chavez government that officially designated May as the Month of African and May 10 as the Day of Afro-Venezuelans.”
View original post 721 more words
jamaicachange 