by UMOJA Staff | September 26, 2020 | Feature
Dr. Winslow Sargeant, Managing Director of S&T, LLC and Barack Obama, the 44th U.S. president, and the first African American leader of this country. Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin Minister Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam. Tommy G. Thompson, 42nd...
by Jeff Brown | September 26, 2020 | Feature
When Bettye Latimer approached Godwin Amegashie in the winter of 1994 and asked him to perform the libations at her naming ceremony, she was asking him to do more than a ritual pouring ̶ she was asking him to help her to freedom. She said, “What I want to be and for...
by UMOJA Staff | September 26, 2020 | Feature
by Syovata Edari | September 26, 2020 | Feature
Milele Chikasa Anana passed away on her terms, as she lived her life. I’m thankful I was able to see her one last time and in a moment of lucidity she told me as she always did, “don’t stop, never give up,” which we don’t. Since I was very young, Ms. Milele featured...
by Camille Carter, president of the Madison Black Chamber of Commerce | September 26, 2020 | Feature
When I was asked to write a tribute to Milele Chikasa Anana, I got an instant case of anxiety. What would I say? Her presence was so profound, and she havd such a lasting impact on so many people. How could I impart such a summary that would be worthy of her legacy?...
