Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD

One of the biggest challenges African people face in America is to rejuvenate Black Nationalist thinking as struggle to determine for ourselves, as a people, what is in our best collective interests. There are far too many African people in this country who think what is good for other people should be good for us.…

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 Egypt. What this question really posed was, “Who were the ancient Egyptians?” Were they Black, white, mulatto, etc.? This issue has been at the core of European history, or…

Our great historian and departed ancestor, Dr. John Henrik Clarke described in his classic book, Notes for an African World Revolution, that, “The ides of uniting all Africa had its greatest development early in this [20th] century.” According to Dr. Clarke there were only thirty delegates to the conference that came mainly from England, the…

Unfortunately, the system of white supremacy developed in the western world, has caused far too many African people in America to believe that the problem we face as a people is “us.” We must remind ourselves, time and time again, that African people in America were captured from Africa and brought to America against our…

Dr. Hilliard explains; “A classic example may be taken from the period of the Civil Rights Movement. The evil and gross injustice of slavery and segregation violated the civil rights of African people and had to be addressed. However, the necessary task of fighting for civil rights was insufficient to allow for the healing of…

In this present era of economic and educational onslaught against the African Community in America, it is important that we understand that the rise of the African Centered Education Movement should be linked to our quest for economic independence. We must free the “African mind” through African Centered Educational activities so that we might better…

The celebration of African Liberation Day (ALD) in the United States began in May of 1972 in Washington, D.C. More than 60,000 people participated in this historic event. In 1973, ALD was decentralized and Chicago sponsored its first ALD celebration in May of that year. Since that time, we have celebrated ALD in various ways,…

In the spirit of Malcolm, let us summarize his contributions: 1. Malcolm X was a concrete example that if you discipline yourself and find a new outlook on life you can transform your behavior. 2. From 1952 – 1963, Malcolm X helped the Honorable Elijah Muhammad build the Nation of Islam into a powerful force.…

On this Mother’s Day, I will miss the physical presence of my mother. One of the revelations of which I am now firmly aware, is that although I physically look like may father, the major attributes of my personality, disposition, and attitude reflect the profound personality of my mother, Anna Belle. Therefore, on this Mother’s…