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, October 2, 2011

Continuing the Legacy of Howard University

This past week in Freshman Seminar, Dr. Alvin Thornton expressed the need of the global community for active citizens. I believe that to become an efficient active citizen I must first become the best student I can be here at Howard University.To do that I must dedicate myself to studying and finding the perfect balance between work and play.

Being a citizen of the world means being globally aware and informed of things that take place on our planet and taking action to change what you feel is wrong. I do not feel it is enough to just be a citizen of the nation.


I believe Zora Neale Hurston was a representative thinker. Her thoughts were expressed in her writing and her thoughts transformed the way I view the world. I believe Hurston was a scientist at heart and a writer by calling. Hurston was very detailed and meticulous in the area of research and it showed in her writing. I hope to be as excellent and innovative as she was and contribute to the global community with the knowledge I attain.

-Britni Cuington
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