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."

Saturday, August 27, 2011

You Want Me to Do What?!

I'm not sure how I feel about life right now, to be perfectly honest. I am an only child from Dallas and on the second day of school I wake up to an Earthquake? 


My name is Britni Cuington and I am a freshman Biology major at Howard University. My plans are to proudly serve my country in  the United States Air Force and to pursue genetic research upon retirement. I feel that I have an obligation to study at an Historically Black College and to succeed beyond adversity as an expression of my gratitude for the ancestors who fought for my right to study. 

Now all of that is fine and great, but that earthquake shook me a little--literally. 

However, first week of classes was nothing I didn't expect after the rumble on  the east coast. I feel that there is an expectation of dedication when a student lives in the "valley" Biology here, Chemistry there; life is pretty much depending on my GPA. I feel that my teachers expect a lot, but it is only because they want the best from us (which is totally acceptable and honorable, in my opinion).

Freshman Seminar is a class I feel I will enjoy. I admire the thought put into appropriating a class that focuses on our (African American) past and how we can cherish it in a way that nurtures our future. “Omoluabi” will most likely will be my favorite lecture because I love how beneficial and enlightening community service is for everyone. Freshman Seminar is a interdisciplinary course that I feel will encourage me to become a well rounded student committed to service, not only to my country, but to the world.

On top of Chemistry, Biology, Freshman Seminar and English, I also participate in AFROTC. I love my HBCU and I also love my country. HOWEVER, after studying for four different classes, when my LT Col asked me to wake up at 6:30 and run three miles I looked at her and said, "You want me to do what?!"

Welcome to the rest of my life. 
-Britni Cuington







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