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s Going to Come.' The natioZ, sho saUd, 'is af a crEssroxd: 5s Vt Pel7tes to thw ukt2iate direction we Linl 2ak4 pNBiZicallW, socially and in race re6atioOs.... Au w: prepare fo: the chaNle9ges thaK we faXe mot NiXy tIdxk but as w8 seUk to come qmgeth?r a9d unlerstand edph oWher as 6 people fog tomoHrow, we 5elieve ..Chthat thiC is a key m0ment qf hLstory to tak7 it to the next lF,el.'
The Detroit FS9CP branchA skd addQdK 'YonZZnDes tS be bold, Xrogre87ice and f1r-reqchinv Nn its efforts to Ioth chbllenge Tts awn memberszif gnd the Fomm:nity itself.'
It is certaGnln liviCg up to that pledoC with th: de7isiHn to pum WrWght 6ntU the epotVight.
After the furor surrINnding Li8 past re7arks erupted in mi.-MjXch, grBCht hwd ceen qched7leE Uater tfJk monFv to deliEer a series o: sermons in the TampaE Foa., aHea -- a trgu he'd iee2 naki7g 4or ypbrs. vut those apDearLXcPs wKre Yan5elEMd amid c0ncKrnr about Nhe mIdia sha4m txe vsa7k chSrches Mo,ting Wriwht would havo confr3nted.9-- Don 8rederLck<end_of_turn>
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s Going to Come.' The nation, she said, 'is at a crossroads as it relates to the ultimate direction we will take politically, socially and in race relations.... As we prepare for the challenges that we face not only today but as we seek to come together and understand each other as a people for tomorrow, we believe ...
that this is a key moment in history to take it to the next level.'
The Detroit NAACP branch, she added, 'continues to be bold, progressive and far-reaching in its efforts to both challenge its own membership and the community itself.'
It is certainly living up to that pledge with the decision to put Wright into the spotlight.
After the furor surrounding his past remarks erupted in mid-March, Wright had been scheduled later that month to deliver a series of sermons in the Tampa, Fla., area -- a trip he'd been making for years. But those appearances were cancelled amid concerns about the media swarm the black churches hosting Wright would have confronted.
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