Terry Howard
It’s important to set the stage for this piece with this widely held opinion that’s supported by undeniable facts (think banning books, sanitizing artifacts and images from museums, rolling back th…
Terry Howard
Psst, readers, got a sec? I want you to read today’s column, but here’re two things I need from you…
Terry Howard
“Butch,” a childhood friend asked if I’d plan to weigh in on the recent bruhaha surrounding the NSBJ’s (National Society…
He is also the director of the Kawaida Institute of Pan-African Studies , Los Angeles, and national chairman of the Organization Us , a cultural and social change organization. The Organization Us, which simply means us Black people, is so named to stress the communitarian focus of the organization and its philosophy, Kawaida, which is an ongoing synthesis of the best of African thought and practice in constant exchange with the world. Dr. Karenga and Us have had a profound and far-reaching effect on Black intellectual an political culture. Through the teaching and practice of Kawaida, Us emerged in the 60’s as a vanguard organization. Us has played a vanguard role in shaping the Black Arts Movement, Black Studies, Black Student Union Movement, Afrocentricity, rites of passage programs, the study of ancient Egyptian Classical African Civilizations, the independent school movement, African life-cycle ceremonies, the Simba Wachanga youth movement, and Black theological and ethical discourse.
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In this innovative, ground breaking anthology, Mr. Williams reflects on his experiences as a student in such prestigious predominantly White institutions as The McDonogh School, Ransom-Everglades School, and Emory University, as well as his urban upbringing in cities of Miami and Baltimore. He has combined these elements to create a provocative body of literature that examines social issue and human relationships from an African-American middle class perspective.
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August 7, 1930.
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