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Bond, Gregory appear at NAACP convention
MORE THAN 10,000 delegates to the annual convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) are expected in Milwaukee July 9-14 for the historic organization’s national convention.
Although most sessions at the Midwest Airlines Center are for delegates, several events and programs are open to the public:
- The convention’s exhibit and retail expo is open daily, beginning at 2 p.m. July 9. Hours of the expo are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. each day, closing from noon until 2 p.m. for lunch.
- The keynot address by Julian Bond, chairman of the NAACP Board of Directors at 6 p.m. July 10.
- A Job Fair with more than 100 companies exhibiting from noon-8 p.m. July 12 & 13.
- Comedian Dick Gregory at 8 p.m. July 12.
- Gospel Show at 7 p.m., with entertainment by Shirley Caesar and Smokie Norful.
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