<P> A CORE delegation toured seven African countries in 1971 . Innis met with several heads of state, including Kenya's Jomo Kenyatta, Tanzania's Julius Nyerere, Liberia's William Tolbert and Uganda's Idi Amin, who was awarded a life membership of CORE . In 1973 he became the first American to attend the Organization of African Unity (OAU) as a delegate . </P> <P> In 1981, to settle illegal fundraising allegations, CORE paid a $35,000 fine . </P> <P> Recently, on same - sex marriage and black health in the U.S.: "When you say to society at large that you have to accept, not only accept our lifestyle, but promote it and put it on the same plane and equate it with traditional marriage, that's where we draw the line and we say' no .' That's not something that is a civil right . That is not something that is a human right", said Niger Innis, national spokesman for CORE, and son of Roy Innis . COREcares was an HIV / AIDS advocacy, education and prevention program for black women . </P> <P> CORE provides immigration services to immigrants in the preparation of petitions and applications to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services . CORE also provides classes for immigrants in fields such as English and American Civics in its center in Nevada . </P>

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