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(AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWSWIRE)On April 21st, 2004-the one-year anniversary of Nina Simone's passing- Ghana's President John Agyekum Kufuor will officiate the sod-cutting and dedication ceremony of the The Nina Simone Cultural Village, named after the late Dr. Nina Simone. This 50 acres of virgin land in the lush tropical rainforest in Jukwa, Ghana, is the result of a partnership and collaboration between Dentwimoh Ltd (cultural village), Women's Community Impact Ghana and The Nina Simone Foundation.

The Nina Simone Village land will be used for the institutional development of the region for its residents and neighboring communities. Over the next decade, The Foundation will seek to align with key resource partners and other capacity building outlets to help strengthen and enable the environment of the region, and encourage visitation and tourism. This singular honor is bestowed upon Nina Simone in appreciation of the outstanding artistic contributions, and human interest Nina Simone has demonstrated towards the region over the decades!

On Wednesday, March 31st, 2004, Her Royal Highness Nana Ama Ayensuah Saara III, Queen Mother of the Denkyiras in the Central Region of Ghana, West Africa, graces the shores of America. Accompanied by a dazzling and high-powered delegation of five Chiefs, the Regional Minister for the Central Region of Ghana, along with representatives of Women's Community Impact Ghana (WCIG), Ama Saara III will meet with key stakeholders and officials in New York City to discuss plans surrounding a major land development project for Jukwa, near Cape Coast Ghana.

What: Press Roundtable

Who: Her Royal Highness Nana Ama Ayensuah Saara III,
Queen Mother of the Denkyiras, Ghana, West Africa
Five Chiefs of the Central Region, Ghana
The Regional Minister for the Central Region
Representatives of The Women's Community Impact
Ghana (WCIG) Lisa Simone Kelly (Nina Simone's Daughter)

When: Friday, April 2nd, 2004, 10:30-12:00

Where: 156 W. 56th St., 4th fl., New York, NY

For More Information, to Schedule Interview and/or to RSVP for Press Roundtable, Contact C. Zawadi Morris, 212-244-4280