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CHICAGO CELEBRATES AFRICA AT AFRICAN FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS LABOR DAY WEEKEND
CHICAGO-The
largest celebration of African art and culture in the Midwest will be
held when Africa International House presents the 11th Annual Chicago
Tribune African Festival of the Arts, Labor Day weekend, Sept. 1-4, in
Washington Park at 55th and Cottage Grove. The hours are 11a.m. to 10p.m.
The African Festival of the Arts promises to fully delight the five senses
with its resounding musical sounds, dazzling performances, vivid visual
artistry, craft making and mouth-watering cuisine.
MAJOR BENEFIT HONORS HEAD OF WORLD’S LARGEST BLACK-OWNED BANK ON SEPT. 7
Ghanaian Coordinates Fabulous Awards Dinner
By Nii Okaijah
CHICAGO:-
Jacoby D. Dickens, chairman of Chicago Seaway National Bank, the world’s
largest black-owned bank, is to be honored at a major banquet on Thursday,
September 7 for his generous support for higher education. According to
Chicago State University Foundation Executive Director Katey Assem, Dickens
will be honored at the fabulous 6th Annual Friends of Chicago State 
University(CSU)
Awards Dinner at the Hyatt Regency Chicago Hotel. Assem said the awards
dinner is generating tremendous interest from all sections of the community
because of Dickens’s support for worthy causes.
OHIO PLAYERS, BOBBY WOMACK AND HUGH MASEKELA HEADLINE AFRICAN FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
Chicago-An
unprecedented lineup of the biggest names in music—The Ohio Players, Bobby
Womack, Fontella Bass and Hugh Masekela—will provide main 
stage
entertainment when Africa International House presents the 11th Annual
Chicago Tribune African Festival of the Arts, Labor Day weekend, Sept.
1-4, in Washington Park at 55th & Cottage Grove. The hours are 11 a.m.
to 10 p.m.
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