Kwame Ture (aka Stokely Carmichael)

"Kwame Ture was born Stokely Carmichael on June 29, 1941 in Port of Spain, Trinidad, the son of Adolphus and Mabel Carmichael. He immigrated to the United States in 1952 with his family and settled in New York, New York. He graduated from the academically elite Bronx High School of Science in 1960 and made the decision to attend Howard University. Howard University conferred on him a Bachelor of Science Degree in Philosophy in 1964. It was while in Washington that Stokely became deeply involved in the "Freedom Rides," "Sit-Ins," and other demonstrations to challenge segregation in American society.......

While residing in Africa, Stokely Carmichael changed his name to "Kwame Ture" to honor Kwame Nkrumah, who led Ghana to independence from Britain, and, Sekou Toure, who was President of Guinea and his mentor. For more than 30 years, Ture led the All-African People’s Revolutionary Party and devoted the rest of his life to Pan Africanism, a movement to uproot the inequities of racism for people of African descent and to develop an economic and cultural coalition among the African Diaspora......

In 1998, at the age of 57, Kwame Ture died from complications of prostate cancer. To the end he answered the telephone, "ready for the revolution."
Saturday, May 8
Howard University Commencement 1999


It is our duty as students here at Howard University to continue the legacy of Kwame Ture through attaining higher education and using our knowledge to make a positive change not only in "Black America", but throughout the world--to always be "ready for the revolution."

Sunday, August 28, 2011

The New Yorker

My life at Howard so far ... well lets just say its been an interesting week. I experienced an earthquake and a hurricane in one week, how would you feel?

Other than natural disasters, Howard has been all that I expected and more. After this week I expect the rest of my time at Howard to be full of memories and laughs. Attending classes this week made me realize I'm not in High School anymore. College is a whole new world that I'm ready to conquer. My nights will be full of homework and studying but I know at the end of the day it will be worth it.

I see Freshman Seminar as a mentor for me throughout my first semester. I expect Freshman Seminar to teach me the in and outs of Howard and its history. The lecture that interest me the most is the lecture about freedom because it provides us with information about the stepping stones laid for us by our heroes.

Howard hasn't reached all of my expectations but I believe with the help of Freshman Seminar and my dedication to my classes all my goals should be fulfilled at Howard. This is the school of my dreams that offers everything that help me progress in life i just have to get up and work for it. I'm a part of the Howard legacy and won't be a disappointment.
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