It Was Our Youth that Sparked the Civil Rights Movement

Before we get into this week's class description (June 28,2008), some thanks and congratulations are in order: Thanks to sponsor Simply Wholesome, a natural foods restaurant on Slauson and Overhill (Los Angeles), for providing the weekly prize for each student that wins the Black History Quiz from studying Heritage: 365 Days of the African American Experience. Last week the month of focus was June. Before this Saturday make sure your young people read the history facts in July so they can win a free meal at Simply Wholesome.

Congratulations to our first winner, 13 year-old Cody Lewis, pictured with Dr. Kwaku. He is the grandson of Anne Smith, a long time student of Dr. Kwaku and a professional locktitian.

By the way...one parent is offering her son a small financial reward for notes he takes and questions he can answer after each class. You should see his notes! Amazing what some parents can get out of their young ones!

Something new!!
AUDIO--With BH4YP Photo Slide Show - Click below - Dr. Kwaku Tells You About This Week's Class Or you can read it here:

It Was Our Youth that Sparked the Civili Rights Movement
"The Civil Rights Movement was one of the major turning points in American history. People of Afrikan descent decided to stand up against a racially segregated society that presented enormous barriers against basic human and civil rights. Initially, there were key events that sparked a movement that lasted for a decade, and launched the careers of various figures, notably Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

One of the key areas generally unexplored was the role of Emmett Till's murder. One hundred days after his murder, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on public transportation, a violation of municipal segregationist law. Her act started a protest in Montgomery, Alabama that ignited various marches, sit-ins, and other events against racial injustice in America. It was also the incident that launched the career of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We will take a very intimate look at this period and discuss its implications for today.

Also, due to the July 4th holiday weekend next week, there will be no class next Saturday. We will resume the following Saturday, July 12. On that day we will also have a 50% discount on significant historical and cultural DVDs coming up. Come in a browse around while you are waiting to pick them up!

Quick Notes:
Our sponsoring restaurant, Simply Wholesome, is located at 4508 W Slauson Ave.,Los Angeles, CA 90043-2720. Phone: (323) 294-2144. There is a health food and produce store on the premises! What a great place for after class lunch!

Class details:

Dr. Kwaku Person-Lynn
Founder/Instructor
Black History 4 Young People
(BH4YP)
www.drkwaku.com

We have five weeks left of this special summer series for young people, held this year 10 a.m. to Noon at Kaos Studios in Leimert Park, 4343 Leimert Blvd. (corner of Leimert and 43rd Place) in Los Angeles. The registration fee is $60; Individual Classes: $15 per person, unless your son or daughter is a former student, then it is $10 per class. And of course, by student, we mean those who have registered and taken a full session in the past.

We thank our sponsors of BH4YP. For a complete list, click here. Thanks to them, we do have a few scholarships available. Contact: DrKwaku@hotmail.com.

Web Address: www.DrKwaku.com
Dr. Kwaku's Blog: www.drkwaku.blogspot.com
Read Dr. Kwaku's column in "Our Weekly"

BH4YP: Are Our Children Being Taught False American History?

For the summer, Dr. Kwaku's blog will focus on the Black History 4 Young People summer series, held this year at Kaos Studios. Please wake up that son or daughter and bring them to class on Saturday mornings! There will be no written assignments, or books to buy, but they can participate in a weekly quiz based on Heritage, a history book donated to each student by author Deloris Holt. It's theirs to keep. Thanks, Ms. Holt!

For students ages 12-18, don't you think it's about time they learned their history? Here's what's being discussed in this week's class:


School districts are still teaching that Columbus discovered America. We now know that Afrikans were sailing back and forth to the Americas about 1,000 years before Columbus. They constructed pyramids, enormous heads, statues, religious implements, linguistic habits, royal ornaments and other items of evidence. There is also plant and fruit evidence. These are things sadly left out of American history from middle school to the university.

This Saturday, we will cover these areas of concern in detail, as well as present the visual evidence. This is a must class for any student who has to take American history at their perspective schools.

We will also cover the Afrikan descendant's of the first human beings and observe their genius engineering, construction, medical and other traits that belie the title of being labeled primitive.

Don't let your child miss this golden opportunity taught nowhere else. For details and registration form, go to: www.drkwaku.com. See you there.

Dr. Kwaku Person-Lynn
Founder/Instructor
Black History 4 Young People
(BH4YP)
www.drkwaku.com

We have five weeks left of this special summer series for young people, held this year 10 a.m. to Noon at Kaos Studios in Leimert Park, 4343 Leimert Blvd. (corner of Leimert and 43rd Place) in Los Angeles. The registration fee is $60; Individual Classes: $15 per person, unless your son or daughter is a former student, then it is $10 per class. And of course, by student, we mean those who have registered and taken a full session in the past.

We thank our sponsors of BH4YP. For a complete list, click here. Thanks to them, we do have a few scholarships available. Contact: DrKwaku@hotmail.com.

Web Address: www.DrKwaku.com
Dr. Kwaku's Blog: www.drkwaku.blogspot.com
Read Dr. Kwaku's column in "Our Weekly"

Black Survivors In Nazi Germany

One of the most neglected stories in world history is the death, torture and sterilization of Afrikan people in Nazi Germany. Wherever the horrors of that period are mentioned, movies made about it or documentaries produced, the suffering or even presence of Afrikan people are never mentioned.

Ironically, the Nazi's preparation for the mass human destruction they exerted in Europe started in Afrika. Medical experimentations were conducted in preparation for their European campaign. We will bring this terrible chapter of history to the forefront, with the only film ever made on this subject. Come and see this neglected history for yourself.

This is the second to last class! We will resume in the fall. This summer, though, we kick off Black History 4 Young People, for the first time, held here where we teach Afrikan World Civilizations. Sign your child up today!

For this class, though, come on out this Friday evening from 7-9 p.m. at Kaos Studios in Leimert Park, 4343 Leimert Blvd. (corner of Leimert and 43rd Place) in Los Angeles. Our email address is: DrKwaku@hotmail.com. Individual Classes: $15 per person, unless you are a former student, then it is $10 per class. And of course, by student, we mean those who have registered and taken a full session in the past.

Web Address: www.DrKwaku.com
Dr. Kwaku's Blog: www.drkwaku.blogspot.com
Read Dr. Kwaku's column in "Our Weekly"

Studying El Hajj Malik El Shabazz (Malcolm X)

Minister Malcolm X was the most dynamic leader of the 1960s. His birthday was May 19^th. He would have been 83years old. His teachings, along with his autobiography, influenced a whole generation. He made Black people aware that they were Afrikans and developed the philosophy of Black Nationalism. After leaving the Nation of Islam, he organized the Organization of Afro American Unity (OAAU), and the Muslim Mosque Inc. Some of the effects of his teachings inspired people of Afrikan descent to wear naturals, use Afrikan names, develop organizations, travel to Afrika, inspired several scholars, and more.

The film, "The Autobiography of Malcom X," is the most authentic film ever made on Malcolm. It is not the Spike Lee film. His wife, Dr. Betty Shabazz, authorized the film, which was produced by Warner Brothers in 1978. It features the real Malcolm and his teachings. This film is no longer available, not even from Warner Brothers. It is a tribute to his legacy. Don't miss it!

Only three more Afrikan World Civilizations Classes left until fall! Come on out this Friday evening from 7-9 p.m. at Kaos Studios in Leimert Park, 4343 Leimert Blvd. (corner of Leimert and 43rd Place) in Los Angeles. Our email address is: DrKwaku@hotmail.com. Individual Classes: $15 per person, unless you are a former student, then it is $10 each. And of course, by student, we mean those who have registered and taken a full session in the past.

Web Address: www.DrKwaku.com
Dr. Kwaku's Blog: www.drkwaku.blogspot.com
Read Dr. Kwaku's column in "Our Weekly"

Dr. Kwaku's Class: Propaganda: The Art of Deception

During the period of the slave trade, America used every media source and pulpit available, including the church, to justify the institution of slavery. Harvard and Yale supplied the scholarly support. South Afrika did the same in justifying its apartheid policy and the separation of indigenous Afrikans, and the Europeans who invaded and settled there.

The Nazis instituted the most sophisticated program of deception during WW II. They mastered the art of propaganda to cover up its atrocities and to convince the world of its ˜master race" eradication program.

President Ronald Reagan used it to invade Grenada, as president George Bush did to invade Iraq. Today, the most deceptive propaganda program involves a very effective propaganda machinery to cover terrorist campaigns against the Palestinians in the name of self defense. We will take an intimate look into this process and how it is orchestrated through the corporate media and government agencies.

Afrikan World Civilizations announces its summer session BLACK HISTORY 4 YOUNG PEOPLE, designed for Afrikan American youth to learn their history. Black History 4 Young People--six Saturdays from June 14-July 26, 10 a.m. - 12. a.m. Register today for only $60. See Details at www.drkwaku.blogspot.com/

Adult Class happens in the Fall and Spring, for 11 Fridays from 7-9 p.m. at Kaos Studios in Leimert Park, 4343 Leimert Blvd. (corner of Leimert and 43rd Place) in Los Angeles. Our email address is: DrKwaku@hotmail.com.
Individual Classes: $15 Web Address: www.DrKwaku.com
Dr. Kwaku's Blog: www.drkwaku.blogspot.com
Read Dr. Kwaku's weekly column in "Our Weekly"

The First Americans, Afrikans In Ancient China, and Australian Afrikans

Dr. Kwaku to teach 5 class mini-series beginning May 9. See Info below!

Dr. Ivan Van Sertima and Attorney Legrand Clegg II were the first to educate us about Afrikans from the Nile Valley inhabiting the Americas almost 1000 years before Columbus' voyages. For years, there has been speculation that Afrikans may have been the first to inhabit the Americas, not the Asians who crossed the Iberian Peninsula, and ultimately became known as Native Americans. This is one of the subjects we will explore this Friday.

We will also look at one of the hidden stories in ancient history, the Afrikan involvement in the establishment of ancient China. There is very strong evidence that the first empires of China, supported by DNA evidence, were of Afrikan descent.

Lastly, we will look at the Afrikans in Australia through the experience of David Gupilil, the leading Australian Afrikan actor who lives interestingly in his traditional culture, as well as western civilization. He has starred in such films as, 'Rabbit Proof Fence', and 'The Tracker'.

Afrikan World Civilizations Class happens in the Fall and Spring, for 11 Fridays from 7-9 p.m. at Kaos Studios in Leimert Park, 4343 Leimert Blvd. (corner of Leimert and 43rd Place) in Los Angeles. Our email address is: DrKwaku@hotmail.com.

Pay for the five class mini-series : $50 for big savings! Come early this Friday to register!

Compare: Individual Classes: $15 per person.

Web Address: www.DrKwaku.com

Dr. Kwaku's Blog: www.drkwaku.blogspot.com

Read Dr. Kwaku's column in "Our Weekly"

Is Rev. Wright wrong? Also, Dr. Clarke's home tour and Karim Abdul Jabbar-author and intellectual

Rev. Jeremiah Wright is currently the most controversial and vilified figure in America today. Is Rev. Wright correct about black theology? We need to discuss and analyze his actions to determine if he is speaking truth, and if this truth is seriously harming the campaign of Senator Barack Obama.

We will observe Rev. Wright in his most thoughtful candid moments.


We will also see, by request, the home tour of Dr. John Henrik
Clarke, the only video recording of his home and research collection ever recorded. I was able to record his workspace when I was in Harlem, NY interviewing him for the book "On My Journey Now."






We will conclude with a rare interview by the most current intellectual athlete, Kareem Abdul Jabbar. At left he is pictured with Dr. Ralph Bunche and his wife.

Afrikan World Civilizations Class happens in the Fall and Spring, for 11 Fridays from 7-9 p.m. at Kaos Studios in Leimert Park, 4343 Leimert Blvd. (corner of Leimert and 43rd Place) in Los Angeles. Our email address is: DrKwaku@hotmail.com.

Individual Classes: $15 per person

Web Address: www.DrKwaku.com

Dr. Kwaku's Blog: www.drkwaku.blogspot.com

Read Dr. Kwaku's column in "Our Weekly"

Afrikan World Culture Taught By Masters

Afrikan World Culture Taught By Masters

Learning any lesson by a good teacher is always rewarding. But experiencing teaching from master teacher/scholars is something really special. Dr. John Henrik Clarke, Dr. Asa Hilliard, Dr. Ivan Van Sertima, Dr. Wade Nobles, Dr. Na'im Akbar, Dr. Charles Copher, and others give us one of the stellar presentations on Afrikan world culture and how it affects us today, along with an analysis of many of our cultural traits. This is one of those educational events that does not come along to often, and something you do not want to miss. We will start at 7:00pm sharp.

NOTICE: Afrikan World Civilizations Class is being extended for 5 weeks! You may pay $50 for the session which starts on May 9-June 6. or pay $15 per class for all others. Class is held from 7-9 p.m. at Kaos Studios in Leimert Park, 4343 Leimert Blvd. (corner of Leimert and 43rd Place) in Los Angeles. Our email address is: DrKwaku@hotmail.com.

We Are "Going" To Afrika Friday Night with Spelman and Sen. Obama!

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First, we will go to Senegal with students from Spelman College and witness a close-up look at this very unique culture. You will witness the emotion of visiting Goree Island, one of the main slave ports in West Afrika, and what young women of Afrikan descent did while visiting Afrika for the first time. We will then take a very intimate excursion of El Mina, the slave castle in Ghana and hear the history of its horror.

We will then join Senator Barack Obama on a very personal journey through the homeland of his father, Kenya, as well as accompany him through South Afrika and Chad. He will not just pass through communities, but mingle and communicate with the throngs that followed him. See the Senator talk about being in the place where humanity began. Come with us on this very special adventure and see the continent like never before.

How can you teach your children their history if you don’t know it yourself? Dr. Kwaku's Black History 4 Young People is in the planning stages (usually 6 weeks in June and July). Stay tuned for details. Afrikan World Civilizations Class continues Fridays from 7-9 p.m. in Leimert Park at Kaos Studios, located at 4343 Leimert Boulevard in Los Angeles. For registration information, visit Dr. Kwaku's website at: www.drkwaku.com or call (213) 368-4976.

The Belizean-Nigerian Connection. Also, Blacks in Japan

This week we will look at the history of Belize, focusing primarily on the Garifuna culture. These are a people whose origins evolved from Nigerians who escaped slavery and mixed with the Caribs, and developed a very unique culture.

We will also take an inside look of what it is like to be a person of Afrikan descent living in Japan. This is the first time this mixing of two distinct cultures will be explored, with surprising results.

Afrikan World Civilizations Class happens in the Fall and Spring, for 11 Fridays from 7-9 p.m. at Kaos Studios in Leimert Park, 4343 Leimert Blvd. (corner of Leimert and 43rd Place) in Los Angeles. Our email address is: DrKwaku@hotmail.com.

Individual Classes: $15 per person

Web Address: www.DrKwaku.com

Dr. Kwaku's Blog: www.drkwaku.blogspot.com

Read Dr. Kwaku's column in "Our Weekly"