On July 11, 1969, the National Black Economic Development Conference (NBEDC) formally becomes the Black Economic Development Conference (BEDC).

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In 1988, the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (N’COBRA) is organized in the tradition of Callie House.

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In 1994, Maurice Glele, member of the Supreme Court of Benin, is appointed Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance.

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James Forman, director of international affairs for Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), introduces the Black Manifesto at the meeting, at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, of the National Black Economic Development Conference (NBEDC). NBEDC endorses the Manifesto.