Osagie imasogie biography channel
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Penn Law Journal Summer 2021
“I walked out of the party at that point. The notion that it was an accomplishment for a member of any group, let alone my own group, to simply breathe past their 21st birthday cut me like a knife,” said Jealous, a 2021 Honorary Fellow in Residence at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and President For The American Way.
That birthday party started Jealous, who in 2008 at age 35 was chosen as the youngest-ever president and CEO of the NAACP, on a lifetime of advocacy for the Black struggle for equality and freedom. He shared his story as a guest speaker during the Law School’s Annual Public Interest Week, organized by
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President Joe Biden of the United States has selected two outstanding Nigerians, Osagie Imasogie and Chineye Ogwumike, to serve on the 12-member Advisory Council for African Diaspora Engagement in the United States.
Osagie Imasogie and Chineye Ogwumike have been appointed as esteemed members of the President’s Advisory Council, as announced in an official statement released bygd the State House on Wednesday.
The distinguished members of the council include Silvester Scott Beaman, who assumes the role of council chair, along with Mimi E. Alemayehou, Rosalind Brewer, Viola Davis, Helene D. Gayle, Patrick Hubert Gaspard, C.D. Glin, Osagie Imasogie, Almaz Negash, Chinenye Joy Ogwumike, Ham K. Serunjogi, and Kevin Young.
In response to this significant appointment, Honourable Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora kommission (NIDCOM), extended her heartfelt congratulations to the duo. Her statement, as conveyed by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the Commission’s
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African Diaspora: Osagie Imasogie, Chinenye Ogwumike appointed as U.S. President Biden’s advisers
Inaugural Members of the President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United States
Press Statement
Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Today, President Biden announced the inaugural members of the President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United States within the U.S. Department of State. These twelve leaders have all played important roles in strengthening United States-Africa relations and shaping United States foreign policy toward Africa.
They reflect the diversity of the African diaspora from African American and African immigrant communities. I will rely on their advice and counsel on how we can strengthen cultural, social, political, and economic ties between African communities and the African diaspora.
The appointed members for the 2023-2025 term of the PAC-ADE are:
- Silvester Scott Beaman of Delaware, Chair