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, September 25, 2011

Convocation

How lovely it was to not have classes on a wonderful Friday. I was so excited to have a relaxing day. Although the thought of convocation crushed my feeling of relaxation, I made my way to Crampton Auditorium. Hoping not to be disappointed by the ceremony, I walked in and found myself a seat. Convocation is nothing what i thought it would be. I was awaiting a seriously boring and waste of my time speech from so monotone person (excuse my imagination). But instead I felt great about the ceremony. It was seriously nice. It was very welcoming and enjoyable. I enjoyed the university choir, maybe because my friends are in that choir, but all in all, it was wonderful. I left the ceremony feeling welcomed and inspired to succeed. I realized the importance of scholastic excellence in every endeavor and being satisfied with the quality of education that I am receiving here at Howard University. The convocation served as a nice “welcome home” gift for the freshman class of 2015.

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