Maulana Karenga
Maulana Karenga Ndabezitha (* 14. July 1941 in Parsonsburg , Maryland as Ronald McKinley Everett ) is a professor of African Studies , activist and author. He introduced the Pan-African and African-American holiday ritual of the Kwanzaa . Karenga was a major protagonist of the black power movement in the 1960s and 1970s. With Hakim Jamal he founded organizations for social equality in the sense of black nationalism .
Life
Maulana Karenga was born in Maryland as the seventh son and 14th child. His father was a Baptist minister. Karenga studied at Los Angeles City College and the University of California, Los Angeles . During his studies he became politicized and was involved in the Congress of Racial Equality . At the age of 20 he took the African name Maulana Ndabezitha Karenga , which means "Master Teacher". As a result, he became involved in the violent clashes with the Black Panther Party . In 1971 he was sentenced to prison for violent assault and was held at the California Men's Colony until his sentence was suspended in 1974. Shortly after his release, he received his doctorate and began his academic career.
Today he is Professor and Chair of African Studies at California State University, Long Beach .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 7 Facts About Dr. Maulana Karenga, Founder of Kwanzaa . In: Black Art Depot Today . December 31, 2011 ( blackartdepot.com [accessed December 18, 2017]).
- ↑ The Official Website of Dr. Maulana Karenga. Retrieved December 18, 2017 .
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| SURNAME | Karenga, Maulana |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Karenga, Maulana Ndabezitha (full name); Everett, Ronald McKinley (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American civil rights activist and professor of African Studies |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Parsonsburg , Maryland |