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born 1941 United States

Maulana Karenga (born on 14 July 1941) is a black nationalist and pan-African scholar and activist. In the 1960s he established the cultural organization US, invented the Kwanzaa celebration, and introduced the Kawaida system of Afrocentric moral philosophy.

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Also known as: Maulana Ron Karenga, Ron Karenga

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The white university is not primarily an educational institution but a political one, and it seeks to maintain the power base of American society.

Kwanzaa was conceived, created and introduced to the African community as an audacious act of self-determination.

Annual Kwanzaa Message (2009)

We have to distinguish between riots and revolts.… Riots are illegal. A revolt is legitimate because it is what people must do to express self-defense, self-determination, and self-direction.

One of the greatest powers in the world is the ability to define reality and cause others to accept it. This power is even increased although negatively when one can define reality and make others accept it even when it is to their disadvantage.

Kawaida and Questions of Life and Struggle (2008)

Belief in spooks who threaten us if we don't worship them and demand we turn over our destiny and daily lives must be categorized as spookism and condemned.

Kawaida Theory: An Introductory Outline (1980)

We are not interested in spookism which is what our spiritualism in Africa degenerated into. That is, invested in a spook estate up in the sky and paying little attention to real estate on this earth.

We stress culture because it gives identity, purpose and direction. It tells us who we are, what we must do, and how we can do it.

The Quotable Karenga (1967)

Jesus was psychotic. He said if you didn't believe what he did you would burn forever.

The Quotable Karenga (1967)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Maulana Karenga (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.