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  • Charles H. Wright Museum Hosts Inspiring Memorial for Kwame Kenyatta

    Steven Malik Shelton, Telegram Reporter|Jul 4, 2019

    On Saturday June 23, the Charles H. Wright African Museum hosted a celebration honoring the life and legacy of former Detroit councilman and African-centered activist, Kwame Kenyatta. Kenyatta passed away on May 22 after providing decades of service to the people of Detroit, a city he moved to in 1967 in the aftermath of the 1967 Detroit rebellion, and a city that strongly influenced him with its climate of resistance to racism and tradition of Black consciousness. The C.H. Wright auditorium...