Dr. Conrad Worrill

Recently my father, Walter Worrill, sent me an article from the October 8, 2009 issue of the Los Angeles Times. The article focused on the debate around the naming of the $24 million sports complex on Fair Oaks Avenue in Pasadena, California. First, I have to acknowledge that I was born in Pasadena, California on…

Since the end of the Civil War in 1865, when African Americans were granted the right to vote, through the 15th Amendment in 1868, electoral politics has played a dominant role in the African American Community. African Americans have been participating in electoral politics for 138 years. With the North winning the Civil War and…

The idea that Christopher Columbus discovered America on October 12, 1492 has been thoroughly dismantled by the African Centered and Indigenous Native Movements over the last forty year period. As Rosemary Richmond of the American Indian Community House in New York explains, “Columbus did not discover anything. A society 10,000 years old was here ……

On Friday, October 11, 2002, the leaders of the National Black United Front, from around the country, began arriving in Kansas City, Missouri for our Fall Central Committee Meeting. The meeting was scheduled to begin Friday evening with a welcome reception and an all day meeting for Saturday, October 12th. As the Chicago contingency pulled…

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…

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 of African people in this country. We must continue to demand that the truth be taught as the new school year begins. If this movement is to be successful,…

We must stop the Miseducation of our youth. In this spirit, the National Black United Front (NBUF) encourages our youth, and all African people to participate in the NDABA IV Reparations Meeting, October 29 and 30 in Baltimore, Maryland at Morgan State University. We must help our youth to redefine the reality of the institutions…

How many times have you heard someone of African ancestry say that “Black people are our own worst enemy?” If you have lived among African people in this country for any length of time, I am sure you have heard this remark made many times. Unfortunately, the system of white supremacy developed in the western…