June 25, 2025 • 8 mins
It’s a funny, serious, & informative conversation. Plus, details on The 70th Annual Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner will be held on Sunday, June 29 at 5 p.m. at Huntington Place located at 1 Washington Blvd.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
Reverend, are you, sir, How are you, sir?
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Doing very?
Speaker 1 (00:17):
Are you? Are you staying cool on this nuggy Tuesday?
Speaker 2 (00:24):
My brother is there. There is a magic formuaty that
you have to think cool even though it's hot. As
a person thinks in their heart, so are they so
in hot circumstances you think cool, and cool circumstances you
think hot. Always getting what it is not got you,
(00:47):
that's got you, got you.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
Reverend Doctor Window Anthony NUA, a CP Detroit Chapter President,
one of the largest chapters of the nuable a CP,
get afternoon kind of cool. I just want you to
know I'm cool.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
We all know that no matter what, no matter what
the weather is the temporary, you always cool.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
So yes, sir, let's talk about this. Sunday Man the
seventieth annual Fight for Freedom Fun Dinner being held at
Huntings in Place, and this year's theme is the power
is within the People.
Speaker 2 (01:25):
Well, thank you for giving us this time to talk
about it. The power is within the people. I don't
care what's happening in DC, what Donald Trump is doing.
I ain't doing what's happening overseas. The power is in
the people. We have the final say, constitutionally, legally and
in terms of mass numbers. This is our seventieth dinner.
(01:46):
We are the largest branch in the country. We have
the largest Fight for Freedom fron Dinner in the country.
But only branches that have ever hosted sitting presidents and
retired prinsident. All other branch in the country has done
that this Sunday. The thing, as you said, is the
power is within the people. We're pleased to have the
first African American governor of the State of Maryland, the
(02:08):
Honobald Wes Moore. He's only the third elected African American
governor in the history of this country. He's our keynote speaker.
We're gonna honor Roland Martin with our William Monroe Trotter
Freedom and Justice as well, because of what Roland does
in terms of his articulation, his advocacy, etc. We're gonna
(02:29):
honor the Reverend doctor Jeremiah Wright Junior, who was the
retired Senior Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ. He
was Barack Obama and Michelle's pastor. You may recall all
of that I has taught, advocated, lectured, written preachers all
over this country who respect and love Jeremiah. We're gonna
(02:50):
give him the James Weldon Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award. Alice
Thompson locally, who was the founder of Black Family Development,
She's gonna receive the Church Terrail Freedom and Justice War
because of her work in the community educationally and with families.
Courtney Smith, who was raised and founded the Phoenix Center Center,
(03:11):
She's going to receive also one of the Great Expectation
Awards because she works with young people. She houses, provide
opportunities for single parents, et cetera. Brother Yusuf Amahadraine, who
is the CEO of Special Medical Center, He's going to
receive a Freedom and Justice Award for the work that
(03:32):
they're doing in the community. It's going to be off
the chain and which then we're going to have a
special presentation of young people who are going to display
through dancing and because you remember what Kendrick Imma did
at halftime yes the NFL, Well, we got to have
these young people are gonna reflect the power is within you.
(03:55):
I can't wait to see that. And for people who've
reached the age of seven this ship between January one
and December thirty one, we're gonna recognize you. So we
need you to call three one three eight seven one
two zero eight seven so that you can register and
be a part of this. We want to recognize you
(04:16):
your tenure because you've made it to that golden year,
that golden age, and it's your time. We want to
just say thank you. Come and walk the red carpet
with us. It's going to be off the chain in
the city of Detroit on Sunday, and even leading up
to Sunday, we got a bunch of activities that are
going on. You've heard of Mike Dyson, You've heard of
(04:39):
Freddie Haynes. They're gonna be involved in our national town hall,
the doctor Ron Walters town hall from La to Detroit.
What do we do when they coming after you. You
saw what's happening in La. Don't think Detroit is too
far away from that. We have a high Hispanic and
Latino community here, avah Arab community right outside of Detroit
(05:03):
and Dearborn and in Northeast Detroit. We have them. So
don't think that you can escape being picked up and
sent to El Salvador or sent to South Sudan. Because
the courts just ruled that Trump can narrowly send people
to third world nations if in fact he deems that
it's possible, So what do we do to guard against that?
(05:25):
And then and all this stuff is free, Bushman. And
then we have a public policy form with several people
from the Police Department, State Legislator, Chief Betison, head of
the Michigan State Police, Brother Grady, Colonel Grady. We have
Stephanie Chang, we have the former US Attorney in Eastern District,
(05:47):
Don Eisam to Ferry Brent, who's a community activist. All
of this is at Fellowship Chapel, with the exception of
the National town Hall with Freddie and with Mike Dyson
to be at Wayne County Community College the Northwest District.
And we have health fairs, we have Senior Wellness Days.
(06:07):
All this is Thursday Friday, and say, and it's free.
It's free, y'all. This freedom is free because we're already
paid the price for it. Come and get it and
get resources to help you. You can call three one
three eight seven one two zero eight seven, or go
to Free Institute dot org or go to Detroit NAACP
(06:29):
dot org to register and to be a part of
these historic events.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
Well is there still availability for Sunday's dinner.
Speaker 2 (06:38):
Still availability. You better go and get your ticket now
because they're hot. They are hottest ticking in Detroit this
Sunday at five o'clock at the Huntington Place. There's still
time for you and your family, You and your friends,
your neighbors, even your ment enemies. They might be friends
after this. So come on down to the hunting the
Place at five o'clock on Sunday. There's a big reception
(07:02):
at three point thirty, but you can come on down.
Sign up, call that number three one three eight seven
one two zero eight seven. We'll be glad to see
you as we recognize the freedom and the grace, and
you mushmin that have people that want to put us
back on the plantation. I ain't going I ain't been
there and I ain't going back. We're gonna pay the
price and stay off. Let us not have this be
(07:23):
a junetieth experience for somebody to come to come and
tell you that you need to get involved. We ain't
gonna wait for two years, two or three years more,
Donald Trump before we get engaged. Get engaged now before
it's too late. So someday come and recognize that the
power is within you. You can make a difference, you
can vote, you can stand up. Don't stand back, stand up,
(07:47):
speak up, stay up, get up. Un let's rise up
and do the right thing and protect our interests.
Speaker 1 (07:56):
Reverend Doctor Wendell Anthony, thank you so much for your
time this afternoon.
Speaker 2 (08:00):
My brother, thank you cool.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
I just want to let you know I'm cool.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
I know. Thank you, brother. I appreciate you.
Speaker 1 (08:07):
Bless anytime, anytime, I'm right here for you.
Speaker 2 (08:10):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (08:11):
Okay,
Reverend, are you, sir, How are you, sir?
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Doing very?
Speaker 1 (00:17):
Are you? Are you staying cool on this nuggy Tuesday?
Speaker 2 (00:24):
My brother is there. There is a magic formuaty that
you have to think cool even though it's hot. As
a person thinks in their heart, so are they so
in hot circumstances you think cool, and cool circumstances you
think hot. Always getting what it is not got you,
(00:47):
that's got you, got you.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
Reverend Doctor Window Anthony NUA, a CP Detroit Chapter President,
one of the largest chapters of the nuable a CP,
get afternoon kind of cool. I just want you to
know I'm cool.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
We all know that no matter what, no matter what
the weather is the temporary, you always cool.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
So yes, sir, let's talk about this. Sunday Man the
seventieth annual Fight for Freedom Fun Dinner being held at
Huntings in Place, and this year's theme is the power
is within the People.
Speaker 2 (01:25):
Well, thank you for giving us this time to talk
about it. The power is within the people. I don't
care what's happening in DC, what Donald Trump is doing.
I ain't doing what's happening overseas. The power is in
the people. We have the final say, constitutionally, legally and
in terms of mass numbers. This is our seventieth dinner.
(01:46):
We are the largest branch in the country. We have
the largest Fight for Freedom fron Dinner in the country.
But only branches that have ever hosted sitting presidents and
retired prinsident. All other branch in the country has done
that this Sunday. The thing, as you said, is the
power is within the people. We're pleased to have the
first African American governor of the State of Maryland, the
(02:08):
Honobald Wes Moore. He's only the third elected African American
governor in the history of this country. He's our keynote speaker.
We're gonna honor Roland Martin with our William Monroe Trotter
Freedom and Justice as well, because of what Roland does
in terms of his articulation, his advocacy, etc. We're gonna
(02:29):
honor the Reverend doctor Jeremiah Wright Junior, who was the
retired Senior Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ. He
was Barack Obama and Michelle's pastor. You may recall all
of that I has taught, advocated, lectured, written preachers all
over this country who respect and love Jeremiah. We're gonna
(02:50):
give him the James Weldon Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award. Alice
Thompson locally, who was the founder of Black Family Development,
She's gonna receive the Church Terrail Freedom and Justice War
because of her work in the community educationally and with families.
Courtney Smith, who was raised and founded the Phoenix Center Center,
(03:11):
She's going to receive also one of the Great Expectation
Awards because she works with young people. She houses, provide
opportunities for single parents, et cetera. Brother Yusuf Amahadraine, who
is the CEO of Special Medical Center, He's going to
receive a Freedom and Justice Award for the work that
(03:32):
they're doing in the community. It's going to be off
the chain and which then we're going to have a
special presentation of young people who are going to display
through dancing and because you remember what Kendrick Imma did
at halftime yes the NFL, Well, we got to have
these young people are gonna reflect the power is within you.
(03:55):
I can't wait to see that. And for people who've
reached the age of seven this ship between January one
and December thirty one, we're gonna recognize you. So we
need you to call three one three eight seven one
two zero eight seven so that you can register and
be a part of this. We want to recognize you
(04:16):
your tenure because you've made it to that golden year,
that golden age, and it's your time. We want to
just say thank you. Come and walk the red carpet
with us. It's going to be off the chain in
the city of Detroit on Sunday, and even leading up
to Sunday, we got a bunch of activities that are
going on. You've heard of Mike Dyson, You've heard of
(04:39):
Freddie Haynes. They're gonna be involved in our national town hall,
the doctor Ron Walters town hall from La to Detroit.
What do we do when they coming after you. You
saw what's happening in La. Don't think Detroit is too
far away from that. We have a high Hispanic and
Latino community here, avah Arab community right outside of Detroit
(05:03):
and Dearborn and in Northeast Detroit. We have them. So
don't think that you can escape being picked up and
sent to El Salvador or sent to South Sudan. Because
the courts just ruled that Trump can narrowly send people
to third world nations if in fact he deems that
it's possible, So what do we do to guard against that?
(05:25):
And then and all this stuff is free, Bushman. And
then we have a public policy form with several people
from the Police Department, State Legislator, Chief Betison, head of
the Michigan State Police, Brother Grady, Colonel Grady. We have
Stephanie Chang, we have the former US Attorney in Eastern District,
(05:47):
Don Eisam to Ferry Brent, who's a community activist. All
of this is at Fellowship Chapel, with the exception of
the National town Hall with Freddie and with Mike Dyson
to be at Wayne County Community College the Northwest District.
And we have health fairs, we have Senior Wellness Days.
(06:07):
All this is Thursday Friday, and say, and it's free.
It's free, y'all. This freedom is free because we're already
paid the price for it. Come and get it and
get resources to help you. You can call three one
three eight seven one two zero eight seven, or go
to Free Institute dot org or go to Detroit NAACP
(06:29):
dot org to register and to be a part of
these historic events.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
Well is there still availability for Sunday's dinner.
Speaker 2 (06:38):
Still availability. You better go and get your ticket now
because they're hot. They are hottest ticking in Detroit this
Sunday at five o'clock at the Huntington Place. There's still
time for you and your family, You and your friends,
your neighbors, even your ment enemies. They might be friends
after this. So come on down to the hunting the
Place at five o'clock on Sunday. There's a big reception
(07:02):
at three point thirty, but you can come on down.
Sign up, call that number three one three eight seven
one two zero eight seven. We'll be glad to see
you as we recognize the freedom and the grace, and
you mushmin that have people that want to put us
back on the plantation. I ain't going I ain't been
there and I ain't going back. We're gonna pay the
price and stay off. Let us not have this be
(07:23):
a junetieth experience for somebody to come to come and
tell you that you need to get involved. We ain't
gonna wait for two years, two or three years more,
Donald Trump before we get engaged. Get engaged now before
it's too late. So someday come and recognize that the
power is within you. You can make a difference, you
can vote, you can stand up. Don't stand back, stand up,
(07:47):
speak up, stay up, get up. Un let's rise up
and do the right thing and protect our interests.
Speaker 1 (07:56):
Reverend Doctor Wendell Anthony, thank you so much for your
time this afternoon.
Speaker 2 (08:00):
My brother, thank you cool.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
I just want to let you know I'm cool.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
I know. Thank you, brother. I appreciate you.
Speaker 1 (08:07):
Bless anytime, anytime, I'm right here for you.
Speaker 2 (08:10):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (08:11):
Okay,
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