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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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Reparations for African People Will Never Die!

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

Our great historian and departed ancestor, Dr. John Henrik Clarke described in his classic book, Notes for an African World Revolution, that, “The idea of uniting all Africa had its greatest development early in this [20th] century.” In this context, the idea of Reparations for African people will never die. Dr. Clarke wrote that, “In…

Our great historian and departed ancestor, Dr. John Henrik Clarke described in his classic book, Notes for an African World Revolution, that, “The idea of uniting…

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Preparing for NBUF’s 30th National Convention

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

The National Black United Front (NBUF) is preparing for its Thirtieth Annual National Convention that will be held in Chicago, Illinois from July 16-19, 2009. Our convention theme this year is: Turning Point 2009: Connecting the Black Power Generation to the Hip Hop Generation. Time has a way of moving forward and it’s hard to…

The National Black United Front (NBUF) is preparing for its Thirtieth Annual National Convention that will be held in Chicago, Illinois from July 16-19, 2009. Our…

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Acquiring Black Political Power

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

On November 19-23, 2008, I participated in the State of the Black World Conference II, sponsored by the Institute of the Black World 21st Century, and led by Dr. Ron Daniels. The conference was a great gathering of scholar/activists from throughout the United States who have made significant contributions to the Black Liberation Movement. A…

On November 19-23, 2008, I participated in the State of the Black World Conference II, sponsored by the Institute of the Black World 21st Century, and…

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Taking a Deep Look at Ourselves

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

The current crisis in America and the world requires that we as African people take a deep reflective look at our condition. Day in and day out we can observe the increased number of African people killing each other, mentally and physically abusing each other, stealing from each other, being dishonest with each other, and…

The current crisis in America and the world requires that we as African people take a deep reflective look at our condition. Day in and day…

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Education for African People: The Real Meaning

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

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 in Africa were told something similar. If you get a good education your condition in life will improve. In the early part of the twentieth-century until the late 1960s…

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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The Concept of Mentacide and Dr. Bobby Wright

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

2) A predilection for senseless destruction of nature and people These key points described by Dr. Wright concerning the continued oppressive psychological condition of African people in the world indicates to me that our biggest challenge as a people is that of Getting Our Minds Straight and Stopping Mentacide! Getting Our Minds Straight requires that…

2) A predilection for senseless destruction of nature and people These key points described by Dr. Wright concerning the continued oppressive psychological condition of African people…

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The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual Revisited

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

One of our great ancestors, Harold Cruse wrote a book, The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual which was published in 1967, at the height of the Black Power Movement. This insightful book stirred up a spirited conversation in the African Liberation Movement. That conversation revolves around the weaknesses of our movement, the direction of our…

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

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We Must Struggle Against Cultural Surrender

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

The works of one of our great African in America scholars, researchers, lecturers, educators, and teachers, our most recent ancestor, Dr. Asa G. Hilliard, III, must be read, studied, and discussed as we continue to organize in the Black Liberation Movement. We must study materials that will heighten our African consciousness in pursuit of the…

The works of one of our great African in America scholars, researchers, lecturers, educators, and teachers, our most recent ancestor, Dr. Asa G. Hilliard, III, must…

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Reparations And Repairing Ourselves

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

Day in and day out we can observe the increased number of African people killing each other, mentally and physically abusing each other, stealing from each other, being dishonest with each other, and the list goes on and on. These negative incidents occur, in part, because segments of the African community in the United States…

Day in and day out we can observe the increased number of African people killing each other, mentally and physically abusing each other, stealing from each…

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