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Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD

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BlackCommentator.com Columnist, Conrad W. Worrill, PhD, is the National Chairman Emeritus of the National Black United Front (NBUF). Contact Dr. Worrill and BC. This page can be shared David A. Love, JD Managing Editor: Nancy Littlefield, MBA Publisher: Peter Gamble

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Public Schools and the African Centered Curriculum

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

it focuses on teaching the truth concerning the contributions of African people to the development of civilization in all subjects. We must to heighten the dialogue concerning the importance of this movement, particularly as it relates to the question of reparations.

The movement to implement an appropriate African Centered Curriculum in predominately African in America inner city schools is critical to the on–going struggle for the liberation…

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1983 and the Invasion of Grenada

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

Just as we observe the United States destabilization tactics in the Middle East today, these were the same tactics used in Grenada thirty years ago.

Given the current media attention being given to the war against terrorism, African people should not forget significant events in our history. One of the events…

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The Importance of Understanding Egypt is in Africa

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

The removal of Egypt from Africa serves a twofold purpose. First, it leads to the obvious idea that Egypt is not a part of Africa; therefore, its population could not have been Black. Secondly, it serves the purpose of implying that civilization did not begin with the Black race.

Until recently, there had been a scholarly debate among European intellectuals, as well as some Blacks, on what they referred to as the peopling of ancient…

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African People and the Real Meaning of Education, Part 2

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

It is quite clear that the major direction of U. S. educational policy has been to train and educate African people to work for white people. That is, to teach them to read, write, and compute, so they will be prepared to work for us.

Throughout most of our lives, African people in America have been told if you get a good education you can get a good job. African people…

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African People and the Real Meaning of Education, Part 1

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

The task of re-conceptualizing a new educational ethos is to understand that the mission of our education should be to make a whole people again as the Reparations Movement is demanding. Making us whole again is a process that defines education in the context of our own political, economic, cultural, and spiritual needs.

Education is the process of instilling the values of a society, group, nation, race, or ethnic group. It is the method by which people are taught…

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Marion Stamps: In-Your-Face Activism at its Best

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

Since the late 1960s, Sister Marion was one of the leading activists and organizers in the Chicago area whose impact was felt throughout the country.

The spirit of Marion Nzinga Stamps, one of Chicago’s great activists, is much needed today. Marion possessed the kind of fighting spirit in her organizing work…

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The Importance of Families

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

We must not abandon family life. It is the basis for our survival and development. It is the strategy of the white supremacy system to place so much pressure on us that we give up our fight for independence and freedom.

Since the early 1900s, Black and white scholars have written much on the Black family. When one examines the card catalogue of any library in America…

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Remembering Patrice Lumumba

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

It is important for us to understand, today, that those who stand and fight against the evil of the European world take on a serious task and challenge. Herein lies the legacy of Patrice Lumumba.

We should remember to lift the spirit of some of our great ancestors who made significant contributions to the African Liberation Movement. July 2nd was the…

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Harold Cruse and 50 Years

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

When we use the term intellectual, we are talking about people who struggle around ideas - writers, poets, scholars, researchers, teachers, students, and activists. Intellectuals are people who grapple with ideas and who function in the cultural, political, educational, and economic domains of the society.

One of our great esteemed ancestors, Harold Cruse wrote a book, The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual which was published in 1967, at the height of…

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