PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS Contact Cecile Johnson at AfricanDevelopmentPlan@gmail.com Community Groups, African and Diaspora Organizations, Churches, Schools, Colleges, Law Schools, Human Rights groups, Government Agencies etc.
Why Invite Cecile to speak
Her presentations spark awareness and vision for "Self-Repair," the initial stage of Reparations.
"Some of the Best Ideas for African Americans were discussed through African Development Plan ."
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THE BLACK STAR PROJECT
Speaker Topics SELF DETERMINATION for the African Descendant
We Cry GENOCIDE
The African Descendant in the US has had a hard time getting the world to hear our cry of Genocide . This presentation helps lawyers, law students and Human Rights Defenders identify not only intent but the elements of the Crime of Genocide,
Look for me in the Whirlwind-Marcus Garvey
The Relevance of Marcus Garvey 100 Years Later
100 years ago Marcus Garvey's UNIA mobilized 6 million members globally.
How was he able to do this and why such a movement is needed today.
Mash up di Myth
Mash up di Myth
HOUR 1: Mash up di Myth (Di Setup)
- Wey we a look pan: We a go show clear-clear say Jamaica industrial decline never born outa local laziness or say we inferior.
- Di Action: We a play di "Unfair Fight" trade simulation.
HOUR 2: Map out di Trauma (The Personal Impact)
- Wey we a look pan: Deep reasonin pan how economic policy break up w
HOUR 1: Mash up di Myth (Di Setup)
- Wey we a look pan: We a go show clear-clear say Jamaica industrial decline never born outa local laziness or say we inferior.
- Di Action: We a play di "Unfair Fight" trade simulation.
HOUR 2: Map out di Trauma (The Personal Impact)
- Wey we a look pan: Deep reasonin pan how economic policy break up we family circle and bring violence inna di community.
- Di Action: Di "Barrel Child" Reflection. A safe, confidential space to talk di truth about growing up when mommy or daddy deh overseas. Di barrel full a survival, but empty a presence. We a map out how di street try substitute for what was lost.
HOUR 3: Pull Out We Youth (The Action Plan)
- Wey we a look pan: Tool dem for real-life advocacy and mental health protection.
- Di Action: Learn how to set up local, non-clinical Healing Circles inna yuh district. Plus, we a sign di Change.org petition and train everybody how to link up and lobby dem local MP for youth mentorship funding!
Youth Workshop
Mash up di Myth
Group Size : 20
Perfect size for an intimate, highly interactive experience.
4 hours which covers 5 sessions forcused on each of the Eagle principles as taught by Dr Myles Munroe.
Each participant writes their own Eagle Covenant, a personal pledge detailing the standards they will maintain, the redflags they will avoid and the testing t
Group Size : 20
Perfect size for an intimate, highly interactive experience.
4 hours which covers 5 sessions forcused on each of the Eagle principles as taught by Dr Myles Munroe.
Each participant writes their own Eagle Covenant, a personal pledge detailing the standards they will maintain, the redflags they will avoid and the testing timeline they will commit to before choosing a mate.
Why we need an African Centered Curriculum
Why we need an African Centered Curriculum
Education is INDOCTRINATION. Keeping the Colonizers educational curriculum in place denies African Descendants globally from learning their true history and comprehending what really happened to them. It also continues the process of dehumanization which leaves a Black child insecure about who she/he is in the world and her place in it.
Education is INDOCTRINATION. Keeping the Colonizers educational curriculum in place denies African Descendants globally from learning their true history and comprehending what really happened to them. It also continues the process of dehumanization which leaves a Black child insecure about who she/he is in the world and her place in it. It allows the Colonizer to hide his crimes in false history,
SELF DETERMINATION
Why we need an African Centered Curriculum
Invite me out to speak on issues concerning Afro -Descendants /Indigenous peoples in the USA and our quest for SELF DETERMINATION.
If we fail to Plan, we Plan to fail
All over the world, African Descendant communities have many things in common. Very Low Human Development Index; Poor Educational outcomes; Poor Health outcomes; Lack of infrastructure; Very little investment in the people and High Youth Unemployment.
What will our future look like if we fail to implement a Plan?
The State of Black America
HOW ARE THE PEOPLE DOING?
As we prepare for Reparations in the African Diaspora and on the Continent, we must learn how to use Data to tell our story. This presentation uses International Standards to define the state of living while Black in America.
Why do they fear Marcus Garvey?
Why do they fear Marcus Garvey?
Not even in the country of his birth where he is a National Hero is Marcus Garvey fully respected. Yet this man 100+ years later continues to inspire millions of Pan Africans and goes down in history to me as the GREATEST LEADER for African Descendants ever. A visionary thought leader whose work continues to inspire . Learn why!
INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS
SEPT 2026
SEPT 2026
SEPT 2026
"Look for me in the whirlwind"—the famous prophecy spoken by Marcus Garvey before his deportation—remains a powerful call to action that highlights the urgent need for his movement's revival today.
Just as Garvey promised to return in the storms and whirlwinds to guide his people toward self-reliance and mental emancipation, the economic
"Look for me in the whirlwind"—the famous prophecy spoken by Marcus Garvey before his deportation—remains a powerful call to action that highlights the urgent need for his movement's revival today.
Just as Garvey promised to return in the storms and whirlwinds to guide his people toward self-reliance and mental emancipation, the economic inequalities, systemic injustices, and cultural fragmentation facing the modern African diaspora represent the very tempest he foretold. To honor his legacy, today's generation must look to that whirlwind not as a sign of despair, but as a driving force to rebuild the institutions, economic solidarity, and global unity necessary for true liberation.
FEB 2023
SEPT 2026
SEPT 2026
As a Human Rights Defender it has been difficult getting the United States to acknowledge its role in the genocide of the African Descendant / Indigenous "Black Indian" population in the USA. This presentation proves all elements have been met including intent.
FEB 2023
SEPT 2026
The trojan horse left to us at alleged independence was the Educational system of the colonizer. Education is indoctrination and we as African people have allowed the colonizers history (HIS STORY) and ways of being to become ours even as we claim to be independent. We now see the outcomes. To release ourselves from this scourge a new way
The trojan horse left to us at alleged independence was the Educational system of the colonizer. Education is indoctrination and we as African people have allowed the colonizers history (HIS STORY) and ways of being to become ours even as we claim to be independent. We now see the outcomes. To release ourselves from this scourge a new way of thinking must be developed, one that all African children globally can learn and reconnect with each other, meet the needs of our community and restore our knowledge of our ancestors . We must have an African Centered Curriculum globally.
FEB 2023 Why we need an African Development Plan
Why has it been so hard for African people to organize globally around their development? This presentation lays out 9 goals and gives a vision of what is needed to FOCUS Global African people on the topic. Funding needed to implement.
Iran 2015 Conference on Police Brutality and Black America
Presented on 2 topics.
1: The State of Black America: Case study Illinois
2. Apartheid Violations in American Education and its remedies.
PLEASE WATCH Apartheid Violations in American Education and the Remedies (racism.org)
Jamaica 2014
Presented on "Towards an African Centered Curriculum in the learning and teaching of History." Research done as a Research Associate with the African Heritage Project.
AUG 2012 - S Africa
Presented to the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute a comprehensive history of Africa and solutions needed
South Africa 2012
Presented on Why we need an African Development Plan for the Global African Diaspora
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HOW ARE THE PEOPLE DOING?
