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 23, 2011

HU..YOU KNOW!!!!

HOMECOMING!!!! This has been the best weekend ever. I had time to spend time with my friends and family. It made me excited to see all the people who come and represent Howard University. The fraternity and sorority reunions on the yard were breath taking. It amazes me how an organization can make people all over unite as one and connect on more than a physical level but a spiritual level. During the week I didn’t have much fun because I had to go to classes but this weekend I really felt like it was homecoming. Beside the fact the Quad couldn’t have visitation other than extended everything went smoothly this weekend. I partied like crazy and relieved my mind of all the stress of school and classes and take time to finally enjoy myself. Now that it’s over I have to buckle down and focus on school. I’m ready to conquer the rest of this semester.

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