Dr. Conrad Worrill

Imani ~ Faith To believe with all our hearts in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders, and the righteousness and victory of our struggle. Under the leadership of Zerrie Campbell, President of Malcolm X College and Baba Hannibal Afrik, the Kwanzaa Celebration Committee, over the past several years, has sponsored Kwanzaa Celebrations and…

At this current stage of history in the Black Liberation Movement, it is important that key concepts be revisited and re-discussed in our continued efforts to seek clarity on certain ideas that are fundamental to the white supremacy foundation of America. First, there is the idea and concept of the “Maafa.” When we discuss genocide…

This is the second of a two part series discussing the origin and development of African Liberation Day. The month of May is very important in the worldwide African Liberation Movement. During this month, throughout the African world Community, African Liberation Day (ALD) is celebrated. It is important that African Liberation Day be a vehicle…

This is the first of a two-part article on the origin and development of African Liberation Day (ALD). The celebration of African Liberation Day (ALD) in the United States began in May 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…

Share or Print this Page of BC | Henry Louis Gates recently wrote an Op-Ed article that appeared in the New York Times on April 23, 2010, essentially attempting to re-conceptualize the reparations issue by implying that history is too complicated to bring about a “just and lasting agreement on the divisive issue of slavery…

It is a very important for African people in America to educate and reeducate ourselves about our history and its relationship to the important ideas that shape how we see the world. We are still challenged today to create an educational climate that inspires African youth in America to understand that the purpose of education…

3) Recognition of the Economic Base of Racism. As the (Non Governmental Organization) International Association Against Torture pointed out in their intervention at the WCAR, “From the beginning they were clear (The U.S. and the WEO Group) that a conference which addressed racism and racial discrimination could only have one outcome – to subject them…

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 84th birthday of one of these great heroes, Patrice Lumumba. The meaning of the life and work of our beloved brother, Patrice Lumumba was rooted in his determination to…

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…