By Dr. Maulana Karenga — In remembrance, retrieval and reaffirmation. Clearly, in this important month and historical moment of celebrating Black History through remembrance and recommitment to ever-deeper study and…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — In remembrance, retrieval and reaffirmation. Clearly, in this important month and historical moment of celebrating Black History through remembrance and recommitment to ever-deeper study and…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — The essential recommendation of close reading and critical reflection concerning history is one of those kinds of advice which is regularly given but infrequently followed….
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — There is, indeed, in this historic moment, a specter, an evil spirit and pernicious presence haunting, hunting and wreaking havoc on the world. And it…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — To make even partial sense out of the Orwellian world and Madhatter would-be wonderland minus Alice which Trump and his MAGA Trumpeteers seek to establish…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — On Saturday, January 3, the American government launched an unprovoked, unjustifiable and illegal attack on the sovereign country of Venezuela, killed at least 80 people,…
In this Pre-Kwanzaa Special Edition of Vantage Point, Dr. Ron Daniels, aka “The Professor,” is joined by Dr. Maulana Karenga, Creator of Kwanzaa, Professor and Chair., Department of Africana…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — All around the world and on every inhabited continent in the world, during the week of December 26-January 1, African peoples will celebrate the pan-African…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Retrieving history and narrative in the most reflective and sensitive ways, I want to share again thoughts about celebrating Thanksgiving Day. Indeed, it is good…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — On Monday of this week, the Department of Africana Studies and the College of Liberal Arts at CSULB co-sponsored a retirement celebration for me, for…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Certainly, I’m aware that by the time this column is read, the election results will be in and we will have achieved some important electoral…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — This is a sankofa reminder that we must constantly lift up the light that lasts and drive away the illusions, shadows and showboating that pose…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — By any meaningful measurement and reflective understanding, we are living in difficult, dangerous and demanding times, and we are compelled to bring forth the best…