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On This Day In TCXPI History Long Live Patrice Lumumba! By 1959 Patrice Lumumba was the most prominent nationalist and independence leader in the Congo. His fame was also spreading beyond the nation's boundaries as reflected in this speech given at the closing session of the International Seminar organized by the Congress for the Freedom of Culture held at the University of Ibadan in Ibadan, Nigeria. The speech, given on March 22, 1959, appears below. "I thank the Congress for Freedom and Culture and the University of Ibadan for the kind invitation they extended me to attend this international conference, where the fate of our beloved Africa being discussed. It has been most gratifying to me to meet here a number of African ministers, men of letters, labor union leaders, journalists, and international figures interested in the problems of Africa. It is through these person-to-person contacts, through meetings of this sort, that African leaders can get to know each other and draw closer together in order to create that union that is indispensable for the consolidation of African unity. In fact, the African unity so ardently desired by all those who are concerned about the future of this continent will be possible and will be attained only if those engaged in politics and the leaders of our respective countries demonstrate a spirit of solidarity, concord, and fraternal collaboration in the pursuit of the common good of our peoples. That is why the union of all patriots is indispensable, especially during this period of struggle and liberation. The aspirations of colonized and enslaved peoples are everywhere the same; their lot too is the same. Moreover, the aims pursued by nationalist movements in any African territory are also the same. The common goal is the liberation of Africa from the colonialist yoke. Since our objectives are the same, we will attain them more easily and more rapidly through union than through division. For complete speech, please visit: BlackPast.org http://www.blackpast.org/1959-patrice-lumumba-african-unity-and-national-independence (Accessed on 03/21/2017) For more TCXPI, visit: http://tcxpi.org/ #tcxpiotd https://www.instagram.com/p/CbawtGPP0Eo/?utm_medium=tumblr

On This Day In TCXPI History El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X), Muslim Minister and Human Rights Leader, was assassinated February 21, 1965. Black leader and prominent figure in the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X articulated concepts of Race Pride and Black Nationalism in the 1950s and '60s. Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska but raised in Lansing, Michigan. In 1946, he was sentenced to prison and while in prison became a member of the Nation of Islam. After his parole in 1952, he became one of the Nation’s leaders and chief spokesman. In 1953, he was named Assistant Minister of Temple Number One in Detroit, Michigan and by 1954 had established Boston, Massachusetts’ Temple Number Eleven and expanded Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s Temple Number Twelve. Until his departure from the organization in March, 1964, Malcolm X was the public face of the Nation of Islam. After leaving, he became a Sunni Muslim, changed his name to El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, made a pilgrimage to Mecca, and founded the Organization of Afro-American Unity. At his funeral, Ossie Davis delivered the eulogy and described Malcolm X as “our shining Black prince.” His autobiography, “The Autobiography of Malcolm X,” was published shortly after his death and in 1992 the film “Malcolm X” was released. Many streets and schools around the country are named in his honor, including the El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz Academy in Lansing. In 1999, the United States Postal Service issued a commemorative postage stamp in his honor and in 2005 Columbia University opened the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center. On March 1, 1984, the Malcolm X House Site in North Omaha, Nebraska was listed on the National Register of Historic Places “because of the importance of Malcolm X to American history and national culture.” A biography, “Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention,” was published in 2011. Malcolm X’s name is enshrined in the Ring of Genealogy at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, Michigan. Sources: MalcolmX.com https://malcolmx.com/biography/ #tcxpi #tcxpiotd https://www.instagram.com/p/CaPRGolFYQ8/?utm_medium=tumblr

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On This Day In TCXPI History Zora Neale Hurston, Author and Playwright Zora Neale Hurston, known for her audacious spirit and sharp wit, was a talented and prolific writer and a skilled anthropologist from the Harlem (New York) Renaissance to the Civil Rights Era. Born on January 7, 1891 in Notasulga, Alabama, she grew up in the all-black town of Eatonville, Florida. Her idyllic life in this provincial rural town was shattered with the death of her mother when Hurston was fourteen and her father’s unexpected remarriage. In a few years Hurston was on her own working as a maid. She settled in Baltimore, Maryland and completed her education at Morgan Academy and Howard University. Hurston’s talent was readily apparent to her professors including Alain Locke and Montgomery Gregory. With Locke’s and Gregory’s support her short story “John Redding Goes to Sea” was published in Howard’s literary magazine Stylus in 1921. Locke recommended Hurston’s work to Charles S. Johnson, who in 1924 published her second short story, “Drenched in Light” in Opportunity magazine. In September 1925 Hurston entered Barnard College, where she studied anthropology with the distinguished scholar Franz Boas. She received her B.A. in 1928. Throughout this period, however, Hurston continued to write. In June 1925 her short story “Spunk” was published in Opportunity. In collaboration with Langston Hughes and Wallace Thurman, Hurston in the late 1920s edited the short-lived magazine Fire! Collaborating with Langston Hughes, in 1930 she wrote her first play titled Mule Bone, a comedy about African American rural folk life. Four years later Hurston published her first novel, Jonah’s Gourd Vine, loosely based on the life of her father, a rural minister. In 1935 she authored Mules and Men, a volume of anthropological folklore. Hurston’s most famous work, Their Eyes Were Watching God, was published in 1937 followed by Moses, Man of the Mountain in 1939, and Seraph on the Suwanee, the least successful of her works, in 1948. Source: BlackPast.org http://www.blackpast.org/aah/hurston-zora-neale-1891-1960 #Tcxpi #tcxpiotd (at TCXPI - The Chinue X Project, Inc. - An AERS) https://www.instagram.com/chinue_x/p/CZR6erwFG8o/?utm_medium=tumblr

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TCXPI Presents On This Day In TCXPI History Daily Black History Facts John H. Johnson, Publisher, Philanthropist, Businessman, and Entrepreneur Born in Arkansas City, Arkansas on January 19, 1918, publisher, philanthropist, businessman, entrepreneur, John H. Johnson became the leading 20th Century publisher of African American news magazines. Johnson moved to Chicago in 1932 where he attended school and graduated with honors in 1936. He attended the University of Chicago and Northwestern University but did not complete his degree. Over his lifetime, Johnson received numerous honorary degrees, including five doctorates. After working varied jobs for a few years, in 1942 with $500.00 derived from mortgaging his mother’s furniture, Johnson sold subscriptions and with the proceeds published Negro Digest (later renamed Black World). The format was copied from Reader’s Digest, a literary magazine. Three years later Johnson started Ebony, a magazine modeled after the successful pictorial publication, Life magazine. In 1951 Johnson began publishing Jet magazine, a weekly periodical which reported news and developments relevant to African Americans. To oversee his publications Johnson created Johnson Publishing Company in a small office in South Chicago and moved to a larger building in downtown Chicago in 1971. One year later the Magazine Publishers Association elected Johnson “Magazine Publisher of the Year.” In 1982, Johnson became the first African American to appear on Forbes list of wealthiest Americans. Johnson’s empire eventually combined publishing, cosmetics, and insurance. In 1996 President Bill Clinton awarded Johnson the Presidential Medal of Freedom. One of the largest black-owned businesses in the United States, Johnson Publishing Company was a major producer of African American magazines that focused on the accomplishments of black Americans. Providing a much needed forum for black Americans and with a national scope, these magazines explored issues, reported events, and discussed people as they related to needs and concerns of black Americans. Source: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/johnson-john-harold-1918-2005 #tcxpi #tcxpiotd (at TCXPI - The Chinue X Project, Inc. - An AERS) https://www.instagram.com/p/CY6mWQrL_eC/?utm_medium=tumblr