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IANA Blog- August 2026 Part II

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  Blog Happy August, Like I mentioned last month, August is also the month of Black August which is not a celebration, but more of a commemoration of the Black political prisoners, freedom fighters and revolutionaries who were assassinated, martyred and had their lives sacrificed for liberation, along with the Black liberation struggles in the U.S. Initiated by the Black Guerrilla Family after the assassination of revolutionary George Jackson. Last year, I decided to talk about the political prisoners and freedom fighters of Nigeria who put their lives and careers on the line to fight for the liberation of Nigerian people. I talked about freedom fighters such as Nnamdi Azikiwe, Herbert Macaulay, legendary musician/activist Fela Kuti and his mother, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti. Because I couldn’t recognize everyone, I figured I could make a part two and recognize a couple more of those freedom fighters and political prisoners. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojuk...
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IANA Blog- August 2026 Part I

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  Blog Happy August, From August 6th to the 9th, we had our 2026 IANA Convention and Regional Gala in Detroit, Michigan. Like I did with our Convention weekend in Chicago, Illinois and in New York City, here is a recap of what you missed. Thursday Thursday was the arrival for some of the IANA members. We met at the Hilton Garden Inn in Southfield, Michigan. GALA 2nd Gen President Chiedu Nwaesei and Treasurer Onyi Ozoma hosted a meet and greet with other members of IANA 2nd Gen. We finished off the day with two games of Kahoot (which consists of trivia about IANA) and a special Nigerian version of Family Feud. Friday On Friday, more members of IANA came through, and we had an IANA picnic at Beech Woods Park in Southfield.  What followed after the picnic was another meet and greet where other members of IANA 2nd Gen got to socialize with each other.  Saturday On Saturday, members of IANA mourned a longtime member of the Detroit chapter. During this time, we got to discuss t...
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