The 25th Anniversary of The Institute for the Advanced Study of Black Family Life and Culture       & The 60th Birthday of the Institute’s Founder Dr. Wade W. Nobles

June 3rd	Distinguished Black Scholars Book Signing & Jazz Reception Hosted by Iyanla Vanzant & Marcus Book Stores Black Repertory Theater
June 3rd	Founder’s Birthday Celebration and Party Geoffrey’s Planet Soule
June 4th	Distinguished Black Scholar Panels* “Black Psychology & Mental Liberation” “Educational Excellence & Black Children” “Black Thought & the Responsibility of Intellectual/Activists” “Religion and the Spirit of Blackness.”
	Distinguished Scholars Open Dialogue w/Community Hosted by Raye G. Richardson, Owner Marcus Book Stores Allen Temple Baptist Church Family Life Center
June 5th	Service and Science Gospel Sunday Brunch Keynote Speakers: Maulana Karenga, Molefi Asante, Haki Madhubuti Geoffrey’s Planet Soule

*Participating Scholars:

Adisa Ajamu * Ruth Love * Haki Madhubuti * Na’im Akbar
Safisha Madhubuti * Marimba Ani * Molefi Asante * Lewis King
Wade W. Nobles * Theophile Obenga * Joyce King * Patricia Canson-Griffith
Tawede Cheryl Grills * Raye G. Richardson * Asa Hilliard
Oba T-Shaka * Imam Faheem Shuaibe * Syed Khatib * Derek Wilson
Hassimi Maiga * Leonard Jeffries * Miles Irving * James Smalls * J. Alfred Smith, Sr.
Iyanla Vanzant * Kobi Kambon * Maulana Karenga * Kevin Washington

Ticket Information
The Institute for the Advanced Study of Black Family Life & Culture - 510.836.3245
Marcus Book Stores - 510.652.2344

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