African Community In Lowell Remembers Senator Kennedy Rally will be on Saturday, August 29, 2009
LOWELL, MA. AUGUST 28_The African Cultural Association (A.C.A.) as an umbrella association and in
conjunction with all individual African national associations will hold a grand rally to honor
the life and service of the great public servant and senator, the late Edward Kennedy.
The late Massachusetts Senator, Ted Kennedy
The rally is planned to take place tomorrow Saturday, August 29, 2009, at the grand pavilion in front of the City Hall, named after the late
senator’s brother, President John F. Kennedy, will begin at 11 a.m. with an opening prayer
by the Rev. Jerry Manyongai.
There will be commemorative speeches from various people,
in the community, whose lives the late senator touched.
As the news of the passing of the “Lion of the Senate” was breaking yesterday, people were
in utter shock and disbelief. One of those, the President of the A.C.A., Mr. Fru Nkimbeng
started working the phones among his board members to hatch a plan on what to do to
show respect for this stalwart who spoke for the lowly and underprivileged.
What he heard
was almost a melodic song from all the people one after another, how they had individual
experiences with the senior senator from Massachusetts.
Ben Opara, a candidate for the Lowell City Council has earlier in the day, upon hearing the
news, called off all preplanned campaign activities in honor and as a mark of cultural
respect for the senator, who he claims, touched him personally.
Commenting on the possibility of inclement weather, Mr. Nkimbeng fiercely asserted that
what might be perceived as inclement weather, may be a sign that the honorable statesman
has been accepted triumphantly into heaven and happily reunited with his two brothers,
father, mother and sister.
The event will be concluded with traditional drum beats from Ghana, a rare honor only
accorded chieftains and royalty.
If you’d like more information, please call Mr. Fru Nkimbeng @ 978 804 7548 or e-mail fru_nkimbeng@yahoo.com
