BY JONATHAN BROWN AND JIBRIL TURE. FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1996. UPDATED SEVERAL TIMES. An African American delegation led by Dr. Erieka Bennett, fourth from the left, attend the May 29, 1999 inauguration of then-president elect of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo. From left to right: former entertainer Mary-Elaine Verrett; entertainer La Trice; former Washington, D.C. mayor Marion...