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Maulana Ndabezitha Karenga (born Ronald McKinley Everett, July 14, 1941), previously known as Ron Karenga, is an American activist, author and professor of Africana studies, best known as the creator of the pan-African and African-American holiday of Kwanzaa.. Born in Parsonsburg, Maryland, to an African-American family, Karenga studied at Los Angeles City College and the University of ...
Jul 10, 2024 · Maulana Karenga (born July 14, 1941, Parsonsburg, Maryland, U.S.) is an American activist, scholar, and author.He is best known as the creator of Kwanzaa, the seven-day African American and Pan-African holiday.. Early life. Ronald McKinley Everett was born to Levi Everett, a Baptist minister, and Addie Everett; he is the youngest of 14 children. He was raised on a tenant farm in Parsonsburg, a ...
Nov 18, 2002 · Dr. Maulana Karenga, professor of Africana Studies at California State University—Long Beach, was the holder of two Ph.D.’s. Karenga completed his degrees in political science at the United States International University, and in social ethics at the University of Southern California, before being awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Durban, South Africa.
2023 Annual Kwanzaa Theme “Kwanzaa, Freedom, Justice and Peace: Principles and Practices for A New World” Annual Founder’s Kwanzaa Message
Oct 14, 2009 · Dr. Maulana Karenga, professor and chairman of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach, created Kwanzaa in 1966. After the Watts riots in Los Angeles, Dr. Karenga searched for ...
Dr. Maulana Karenga is professor and chair of the department of Africana Studies at California State University, Long Beach. He holds two Ph.D.’s; his first doctorate in leadership and human behavior/political science with focus on the theory and practice of African American nationalism (United States International University) and his second doctorate in social ethics with a focus on the ...
Feb 12, 2007 · Maulana Karenga was born Ronald McKinley Everett on July 14, 1941 in Parsonsburg, Maryland. He moved to California in 1958 where he studied at Los Angeles City College (LACC) and the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). At LACC, he became involved in campus politics and was the first African American study body president.
May 27, 2024 · Kwanzaa, annual holiday affirming African family and social values that is celebrated primarily in the United States from December 26 to January 1. Both the name and the celebration were devised in 1966 by Maulana Karenga, a professor of Africana studies and an important figure in Afrocentrism.
May 21, 2018 · Maulana Karenga. 1941— Professor, social activist. Maulana Karenga is a scholar of African and African-American studies who is best known for creating the celebration of Kwanzaa in the mid-1960s. Karenga downplayed his personal role in launching the seven-day December festival that celebrates African history, community, and culture, but in 1998 he gave a lengthy interview to Henry Louis ...
Ph.D. Social Ethics with focus on African classical ethics and social ethical philosophy. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA – l994 Dissertation: Maat, The Moral Ideal in Ancient Egypt: A Study in Classical African Ethics A critical examination of the ethical philosophy of Ancient Egypt as expressed in its sacred texts, especially the Declarations of Innocence, the Sebayt ...
