ORGANIZATION

Founded by Randall Robinson in 1977 as "a major research, educational, and organizing institution for the African-American community offering constructive analyses of issues concerning U.S. policy as it affects Africa and the Diaspora in the Caribbean and Latin America."

Board of Directors as of October 2006: Chairman Danny Glover, Secretary-Treasurer Willie E. Adams, President Harry Belafonte, James L. Davis, Manthia Diawara, James C. Early, Sylvia Hill, Walter Mosley, Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., Maya Rockeymoore.

Official Website:
http://www.transafricaforum.org/

Founding Date:
1977

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Harry Belafonte	Singer/Songwriter	1-Mar-1927		Calypso singer
James C. Early	Activist	12-Jan-1947		Smithsonian Institution
Danny Glover	Actor	22-Jul-1946		Lethal Weapon
Edward Lewis	Publisher	15-May-1940		Founder of Essence magazine
Walter Mosley	Author	12-Jan-1952		Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins mysteries
Charles Ogletree	Attorney	31-Dec-1952		Law professor
Randall Robinson	Activist	6-Jul-1941		What America Owes to Blacks

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