Kansas City event to focus on entertainment and investing in Africa.
The Kansas City Chapter of the Black United Front is hosting an event on September 3rd that will focus on entertainment and discussions about investing in and repatriation to Africa. The panel discussion will feature Charlotte O'Neal, a KCK native who is now a resident of Tanzania, and Swatara Olushola, a resident of Rwanda. Both women are musically inclined and will also entertain. The event is free and open to the public, with donations accepted for programs supported by Charlotte and Swatara.
Entertainment, combined with a discussion about investing in and repatriation to Africa will be the focus of an event hosted by the Kansas city Chapter of the Black United Front on Sun., Sept. 3, 5 p.m. at the NBUF-KC office, 7714 Prospect Ave., KCMO. KCK native Charlotte O’Neal, a resident of Tanzania, Africa and Swatara Olushola, a resident of Rwanda, will join the panel discussion. However both ladies, who are musically inclined, will also entertain.
Charlotte and Pete O’Neal are well known to those who were around during the height of the Black Power Movement as the powerful leaders of the movement in Kansas City. Pete was the founder of the Kansas City Chapter of the Black Panther Party.
Charlotte, who worked by his side as a member of the party, lives in Tanzania Africa with Pete who is in exile based on some charges that were leveled against him during the government’s attacks on the Panther Party Party.
In 1991 Charlotte and Pete founded the United African Alliance Community Center in Arusha (https://www.uaacc.net) that houses the Leaders of Tomorrow Children’s Home where over 20 children live and go to school.
Swatara Olushola is the National Vice Chair for International Affairs for NBUF. She and her husband Sentwali have initiated numerous projects in East Africa that have greatly benefited the people in that region. They are entrepreneurs in the agribusiness sector and promote investing in East Africa (https://www.investinalkebulan.com).
Swatara is also a board member of the Inzozi Learning Center in Gashora, Rwanda (https://www.theinzozicenter.org). The Center, designed to encourage literacy and learning skills, is open to children of all ages and provides free access to books, activities, and special events.
“Charlotte and Pete O’Neal are well known to those who were around during the height of the Black Power Movement as the powerful leaders of the movement in Kansas City.”
As a learning center in Rwanda, it supports families in a variety of ways with an intentional focus on building and empowerment.
“We are excited to welcome our two Sisters from Mother Africa,” said Shafeeqa Small, the chair of NBUF-KC. “We know that they will not only entertain us but bring a wealth of valuable information for those who want to know more about the African continent.
The program is free and open to the public. Donations will be accepted for the programs supported by Charlotte and Swatara. For more information call 816-527-6616.