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 9, 2011

SPECIAL EVENTS 2 - MS. EVERS' BOYS

First off, I would like to say that the “Ms. Evers’ Boys” production was amazing. Had it not been for the requirement of Freshman Seminar I probably would not have attended but I’m glad that I did. This play showed the talent of the students at Howard University. They did a great job reproducing this play. The set for the play was remarkable and everything seemed as if I were actually there. The play was told through the eyes of Ms. Evers and based off of a study called the Tuskegee Study. Ms. Evers had to take care of the black men that were in this study and they were no only patients but also friends to her, hence the name “Ms. Evers’ Boys”. I really enjoyed the played and it turned out to be more than just a class assignment. The emotions of Ms. Evers could have been felt throughout the play and I would recommend this play to anyone who is looking for GREAT entertainment.



- CARINA F. <3

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