Wright to address Detroit’s NAACP
The Detroit branch of the NAACP said that it had selected the former minister of Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama as the keynote speaker at its 53rd Annual Fight for Freedom Fund dinner.
The civil rights organization called the Rev. Jeremiah Wright a man who has “challenged the nation” and “challenged our comfort zone.”
The event, to be held April 27, typically draws about 10,000 people.
Wright has been criticized for remarks about race relations, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and more.
He recently retired from Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ.
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