Maya Angelou - Renaissance Woman Kujichagulia Season Ancestor
Maya Angelou was born as Marguerite Johnson on April 4th, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in St. Louis and Stamps, Arkansas. Maya...
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NMaat Ankhmeni
- Feb 14
- 1 min
Akoma Day - Black Love Day
Feb. 13 alternative: Black Love Day, is the third nationally commemorated African-American holiday. It is a day of atonement,...
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NMaat Ankhmeni
- Feb 3
- 2 min
Honorable John R. Lewis
Umoja Season Ancestor: Nation We honor Great Ancestor John R. Lewis as our Umoja Season Nation Ancestor. His effort, determination and...
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NMaat Ankhmeni
- Feb 3
- 2 min
Cheryl Hickmon - Umoja Season Ancestor: Community
We are honoring Cheryl Hickmon as our Umoja Season Community Ancestor. Her service through many organizations that serve the National...
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NMaat Ankhmeni
- Jan 28
- 2 min
Rev. Dr. Calvin Butts III -Umoja Season Ancestor: Week 4 Institutions
Dr. Butts served as Pastor of the globally renowned Abyssinian Baptist Church in the City of New York, and he served as President of the...
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NMaat Ankhmeni
- Jan 3, 2022
- 1 min
Imani Ancestor 2021 - Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most...
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NMaat Ankhmeni
- Jan 3, 2022
- 2 min
Kuumba Ancestor 2021 - bell hooks
September 25, 1952 – December 15, 2021 bell hooks born Gloria Jean Watkins, was an American author, professor, feminist, and social...
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NMaat Ankhmeni
- Jan 3, 2022
- 2 min
Ujamaa Ancestor 2021 - President Julius Nyere
April13,1922 – October 14, 1999 was a Tanzanian anti-colonial activist, politician, and political theorist. He governed Tanganyika as...
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NMaat Ankhmeni
- Jan 2, 2022
- 2 min
Umoja Ancestor 2021- Archbishop Desmond Mpilu Tutu
October 7, 1931 - December 26, 2021 "A person with ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened...
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NMaat Ankhmeni
- Dec 30, 2021
- 1 min
Nia Ancestor 2021 - Justice Thurgood Marshall
August 30, 1967 – October 1, 1991 Thurgood Marshall was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1908, the grandson of an African-born slave. His...
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NMaat Ankhmeni
- Dec 29, 2021
- 2 min
Ujima Ancestor 2021 - Educator & Founder Mary McLeod Bethune
July 10, 1875 – May 18, 1955 "Mary Jane McLeod Bethune (born Mary Jane McLeod); was an American educator, philanthropist, humanitarian,...
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NMaat Ankhmeni
- Dec 27, 2021
- 1 min
Kujichagulia Ancestor 2021 - Civil Rights Leader Fannie Lou Hamer
October 6, 1917 - March 14, 1977 "Fannie Lou Townsend Hamer rose from humble beginnings in the Mississippi Delta to become one of the...
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