[Political Junkie Too]

This cultural, non-religious celebration revolves around the Nguzo Saba ("seven principles" in Swahili)...

What's interesting about this is that Swahili is an East African language, while the African slaves taken to America were from the west coast of Africa. If choosing Swahili was supposed to be a link for African-Americans to Africa the homeland, he chose the wrong coastal language as the basis for his celebration.

-PJ

[RLK]

If choosing Swahili was supposed to be a link for African-Americans to Africa the homeland, he chose the wrong coastal language as the basis for his celebration.

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Karenga knows little or nothing about Africa or African history. He was born in the U.S. His original name was Ronald something or another. He became in black radical movements in which there were several assassinations. He served some time in the slammer. He changed his name to Ron Karenga to impress the suckers and changed his name to the present form. He Mau Maued his way into a chairmanship at a politically correct college where he now scowls and struts around in a childish costume like a potentate.

[Cuttnhorse]

When I first went to Africa I thought the whole continent spoke swahili. As you mentioned, it is primarily spoken in Tanzania and Kenya and in parts of countries that border them.