Detroit NAACP picks Wright to speak
April 11, 2008
DETROIT -- The embattled former minister of Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has been selected as the keynote speaker for the Detroit branch of the NAACP's 53rd Annual Fight for Freedom Fund dinner.
The Rev. Jeremiah Wright will speak April 27 at the event, whose past speakers have included Obama.
''Wright has challenged the nation, challenged our comfort zone and stimulated nationwide discussion on the issues of how we must move forward together as both a nation and a people,'' the chapter said.