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This is from the DVD entitled: African American Culture: A Culture, Not A Sub-Culture
A speech delivered by Dr. T'Shaka on February 22, 2003 in Atlanta Georgia, before the Malcolm X Grassroots’ Movement Banquet. The occasion was the honoring of
Brother Malcolm X, and the date was the day after his assassination on February 21, 1965. The audience was largely made up of Black Liberation Movement activists, including Dr. Asa Hilliard. The sister that introduced Dr. T'Shaka is, Dr. Haiba Sonyika, MD a former
student of his at San Francisco State University.
Sistah Iminah is an Educator, Cultural Strategist, Singer/Songwriter, Dancer, Media Personality and Oakland native, with roots in Jamaica, Texas, Nigeria, and the African world.
Her life journey can best be themed rising “From Ghetto to Goddess”. As a youth, she overcame many trials that trap young Black women in the sex trafficking & school prison pipeline. A product of Oakland’s African-centered schools and OUSD, she has dedicated her life to inspire excellence and activate achievement in the youth of today.
As an Educational activist, Sistah Iminah has been heavily influential in implementing key policies and initiatives aimed at amplifying youth voice and improving life outcomes for students of color throughout the SF Bay Area. Her life's mission is to uplift the educational and life experience for African girls and women worldwide.
* In 2016 she led the Valuing Girls Voices movement to introduce a new sexual harassment policy in the Oakland Unified School District, which was unanimously approved by the school board & implemented district-wide.
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* In 2017 she partnered with OUSD to launch the 1st ever district-wide initiative in the nation, focused on the advancement of Black female students, the African American Female Excellence initiative (AAFE), serving as the lead consultant.
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* In 2018 she co-created the 1st ever A-G approved African American Women's Heritage social studies course in the nation, in partnership with the San Francisco Unified School District & Stanford University.
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* In 2019 she returned to Oakland to lead the African American Female Excellence Initiative of OUSD’s Office of Equity, as Program Manager, with the goal of improving the educational experiences and life outcomes for Black female students.
She graced the DT show to share her story on her Journey to AFRICA...
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HAPI Talks with Dr. Chike Akua about Developing the future through Creating a Reading Revolution for Our Children initiative.
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The Thaai Movement was founded by Nana Ngonya wa Gakonya to restore the Agikuyu culture and banish christinsanity after he became disillusioned with christianity in the late 1980s.
It was started as Tent of the Living God in Nairobi’s Kariokor area, before relocating to Ngando along Ngong Road in Nairobi. Nana Ngonya transitioned at the age of 50 in 2006
Nganyinytja is a Pitjantjatjarra woman from South Australia. As a young woman she did not know of the white man. She talks about the food she ate and meeting white man for the first time.
HAPI Talks Special Edition: Black Women on the Frontline, then and now featuring Dr. Julianne Malveaux, Nana Camille Yarbrough, Dr. Tyrene Wright and Dr. Brittany Motley
Something To Die For (ft. The Last Poets) - Documentary (1997)
Homowo celebrations kick off with drumming, dancing and sprinkling of Kpokpoi at Ga Mashie
TALKING BLACK in AMERICA follows the unique circumstances of the descendants of American slaves and their incredible impact on American life and language. Speech varieties from the African American community reflect the imprint of African language systems, the influences of regional British and Southern American dialects, and the creativity and resilience of people living through oppression, segregation and the fight for equality.
Filmed across the United States, TALKING BLACK in AMERICA is a startling revelation of language as legacy, identity and triumph over adversity. With Reverend Jeremiah Wright, DJ Nabs, Professor Griff, Quest M.C.O.D.Y., Dahlia the Poet, Nicky Sunshine and many others.
For more, see talkingblackinamerica.org
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