Africana Womanism Society - College of Arts and Science

2nd National Annual Africana
Womanism Society Summit
March 26-27, 2010
Charlotte, North Carolina
“ Africana Man, Woman & Child: I n I t T ogether”
National Annual Africana Womanism Society
Summit Coordinator & Program Director
Dr. Clenora Hudson-Weems ***
National Co-Coordinators
Mr. Aubrey Bruce, Pittsburgh, PA ***
Pastor E ileen R obinson, Pittsburgh, PA *
AWS University/College Campus Chapter Advisors
C alifor nia State U-L B —Dr. L aR ese Neferet H ubbard *
C lar k-A tlanta U--Dr. Alma Vinyard, Chair, Dept. of English **
K ean U—Dr. B arbara Wheeler, Former Chair, Africana Studies
T exas Souther n U—Dr. L inda J ohnson-B urgess
UM C —Dr. Clenora H udson-Weems ***
U of M D-E aster n Shor e—Dr B etty T aylor T hompson, Chair, Engl Dept
U of Z imbabwe—Dr. I tai Muwati, Dept. Chair, African Lang. & Lit
V ir ginia State U—Dr. Pamela D. R eed
W ayne State U—Dr. Daphne W. Ntiri *
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2nd National Annual Africana Womanism
Society (AWS) Summit
March 26-27, 2010
Charlotte, North Carolina
B lake H otel
555 S. McDowell Street
AWS Summit Session Topics:
1. Spirituality--Our Time Is NOW: With
God in F ront, H and in H and, We Will
Survive-- Opening Plenary
2. Africana Womanism, the Race Factor
& the Media
3. 1st Lady and the President: Reciprocity
& Collective Potential—Closing
Plenary Day 1
4. Parental/R acial E mpowerment:
Challenging Systems/Answering Calls
5. F rom E mmett T ill to the K atrina
Disaster to H aiti: T he R ace F actor
and E xpressions in Music
6. Family Centrality: Africana
Man/Woman--In It Together in
Combating Societal Ills
7. Africana Male-Female Relationships &
Genuine Sisterhood
8. The Africana Womanist Health
Nurturer: Natural Cures &
Preventions—C losing Plenary Day 2
9. “ Naming/Defining Ourselves outside of
De-womanization, De-feminization, Dehumanization & Poverty” —K eynote
M ember ship:
Regular--$30
Senior Citizen (65/over)--$15
Student--$10
Life Membership--$250
R egistration:
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Professional--$50
General Public--$25
Senior Citizens (65 & over)—$15
Students (with ID)--$10
Children under 17--Free, except
banquet.
Late on-site registration $5 extra
Opening Receptions—Free
w/registration
Banquet--$25
Vendors--$100 per day and $150
for both days
Other A ctivities as follows:
1. Opening Reception-Honoring
the Elders—led by Dr. Alveda
King, Friday, 7-9 pm
2. Special Africana Womanism
Girls Society & AWS U/C
Campus- Chapter Inductions
with Dr. Alveda King (Opening
Reception)
3. Poetry Slam, Open Mic, with
“King C-Los” (Opening
Reception)
4. Banquet featuring AW
Honorees—Outstanding
Africana Men/Women—6-8
5. Africana Womanism National
Membership Drive (During
Entire Summit)
T he Underscores R epresent AW Descriptors.
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Africana Womanism Signature Poem
*****Dedicated to All Africana Womanists*****
Africana Womanism: “ I Got Your B ack, B oo”
Dr. Clenora H udson-Weems ***
Don’t you know by now, girl, we’re all in it together;
Family-Centrality—that’s it; we’re going nowhere without the other.
That means the men, the women, and children, too,
T ruly collectively working-- “ I got your back, B oo.”
R acism means the violation of our constitutional rights,
Which frees us from on-going legal and even physical fights.
This 1st priority for humankind is doing what it must do,
E choing our 1st lady, Michelle--“ I got your back, B oo.”
Classism is the hoarding of financial privileges,
Privileges we must all have now in pursuit of happiness.
Without a piece of the financial pie, we’re doomed to have a coup,
R emember, each must protect the other--“ I got your back, B oo.”
Sexism, the final abominable sin of female subjugation,
Is a battle we must wage right now to restore our family relations.
All forms of sin fall under one of these three offenses (racism/classism/sexism);
Africana Womanism--“I got your back, Boo”--corrects our common senses.
A pril 19, 2009—for A fr icana W omanism Society Summit A ttendees
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Message from Dr. Clenora H udson-Weems, President & CE O, Africana Womanism
Society & Conceptualizer of Africana Womanism ***
T he 1st National A fricana W omanism Society Summit (A W SS), A pril 21-22, 2009 in
Pittsburgh, PA , repr esents the continuing gr owth and development of A fricana W omanism
(A W ), further advancing its presence outside A cademe, where it has r esided for well over two
decades. W hile interdisciplinary research on the subject and invitations for me to speak on it
globally support the theoretical pr emise, its applicability to our every day lives in the wor ld place
clear ly validates its relevancy.
Dr. Delores P. Aldridge, Grace T. Hamilton Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies at
Emory U, is one of the leading Africana Womanist scholars, having endorsed AW theory with jacket
blurbs and a Forward, as well as promoting it in her books and articles. She has communicated its
urgency, necessity and usefulness as an authentic tool of analysis, which has also been documented
by other AW publications (books, chapters, articles, etc) dating back to the 1980s. As we continue
our debates on critical issues relative to Black life globally, we place up front our quest for workable
solutions to those problems confronting our current and future survival. At this year’s Summit, we
will launch a major resource tool—The Africana Womanism and Male J ournal--with articles by
and for our world conscious thinkers, as we continue to mentor our people and our leaders of
tomorrow. The Premier Issue, which will maintain guest status at host institution(s) until its
permanent home is identified, will be released this Fall 2010, consisting of papers from the 1st & 2nd
AW Annual Summits. Subsequent issues will include select AW Summit papers. Also, during the
Opening Reception of this Summit, the A W S U/C Campus Chapter will be officially launched.
Dr. M aulana K arenga, Professor and F or mer C hair of A fricana Studies at C alifornia
State University-L ong B each, was the fir st to suggest in the 1990s that I develop and host a
national A fricana W omanism C onference, which took some time, but it did ultimately come to
fruition. I n A ddressing our critical concerns globally, this year’ s Summit will pick up wher e we
left off in 2004, with the I nauguration of the A fricana W omanism C harter C hapter in
Pittsburgh, with my initiative, along with A ubrey B ruce and his late wife, J ennifer H insey B ruce.
T hat event evolved later in the 1st A fricana W omanism Summit (2009), which I organized, along
with A ubrey and Pastor E ileen R obinson. M any burning topics were debated then and now, we
witness a continuum. A mong the burning issues for debate for this year’ s event include the role
of A fricana women and men in a concerted mission to r emove the wedge between them, which
has divided our families. A s our children are our future, we will continue to focus on them, as
highlighted by the Africana Womanism Girls Society, Y oung G irls of the A fr icana Diaspor a,
launched last year. T hese pre-teen/teen-age budding A fricana W omanists of character constitute
the flip side of the male-female coin, which command our commitment to proper ly preparing
them for conscious responsibility and accountability. T he E mmett T ill M urder C ase, the K atrina
Disaster and H aiti are additional hot topics for debate relative to the global plight of our people.
T he time is NOW ! W elcome to an event of a lifetime, indeed, a rendezvous with our
mission and destiny. L et’ s reclaim, reexamine and reincorporate our rich legacy of collectivity,
leader ship, integrity and accountability. WE CAN NOT AF F OR D T O WAI T !
“ Sankofa! ” --G o back and fetch the lessons of our past!
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Africana Womanism Society
Africana Womanism Society U/C Campus Chapters (AWSUCC)
For Students both inside and outside the United States—Start an Africana Womanism Society
Chapter at your institution, NOW!
United States Chapters and Advisors:
California State U-LB—Dr. LaRese Neferet Hubbard, Africana Studies
Clark-Atlanta U—Dr. Alma Vinyard, Chair of Dept of English
Kean U—Dr. Barbara Wheeler, Former Chair of Africana Studies
Texas Southern U—Dr. Linda Johnson-Burgess, Dept of English
U of Maryland-Eastern Shore—Dr. Betty Taylor-Thompson, Engl Dept Chair
UMC—Dr. Clenora Hudson-Weems—Conceptualizer of Africana Womanism
Virginia State U—Dr. Pamela D. Reed—Dept of English, Columnist
Wayne State U—Dr. Daphne W. Ntiri—Dept of Interdisciplinary Studies
Outside US
U of Zimbabwe—Dr. Itai Muwati—Dept C hair, A frican L anguages & L iteratur e
Dr. Zifikile Mguni-Gambahaya, A frican Studies
Dr. Tavengwa Gwekwerere, A frican Studies
Africana Womanism Society Community Chapters (AWSCC)
United States
Dover, DE--Roxie Smiley-Carter, Pres., NAACP Central DE Branch 2028
Jackson, MS—Georgia Cohran, Director of the Arts Klassical, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA —Pastor E ileen R obinson, Open Door Urban M inisters, I nc.
Outside U. S.:
Lagos, Nigeria—Dr. Patrick Akinbola
St. Croix/St. Thomas, Virgin Island—Daisy LaFond
A fr icana W omanism G ir ls Society and the Y outh in G ener al
United States
Aubrey B ruce, Executive Director, American Youth Journalism Corps
Niecy Dennis, Pres/Founder WDGA, Global Youth Initiative
Coach Carlos C-Los Vinson, Toussaint L’Ouverture Middle School/Academy
Basketball Team
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Positive/Negative Male-Female/Relationship*
1. Love
2. Friendship
3. Trust
4. Fidelity
5. Truth
6. Mutual Respect
7. Support
8. Humility
9. Enjoyment
10. Compassion
11. Sharing/Caring
12. Complimentary
13. Security
14. Interdependence
15. Spirituality
Contempt
Rivalry
Distrust
Infidelity
Deception
Disrespect
Neglect
Arrogance
Mean-Spiritedness
Callousness
Selfish/Egotism
Negative Criticism
Insecurity
Dependence
Non-Spirituality
*From Africana Womanism & Race & Gender in the Presidential Candidacy of Barack
Obama, with explication, and Africana Womanist Literary Theory, with explication.
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T he Africana Womanism T rilogy—Clenora H udson-Weems
Africana Womanism & R ace/Gender in the Presidential Candidacy of B arack Obama
Africana Womanism: R eclaiming Ourselves
Africana Womanist L iterary T heory
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2nd National Annual Africana Womanism Society Summit
Africana Man, Woman & Child: I n I t T ogether
Summation of Two-Day Schedule of Events
F riday, March 26, 2010
R egistration—8:00 am-6:00 pm
Opening Plenary—9:30-10:30 am
Networ king—10:30-12:00 am
Lunch (on your own)—12:00-1:30 pm
Special B uffalo Soldier Display—Willie E dley—1:30-2:00 pm
Plenary I I —2:00-3:30 pm
Closing Plenary Day I —3:30-5:00 pm
B usiness M eeting—5: 00-6: 00 pm (F or M ember s Only)
Opening R eception—Dr. Alveda King—Elder/Inductions/Poetry Slam –7:00-9:00 pm.
Membership Drive, B ook Signing & V endors during entire Summit
Saturday, March 27, 2010
R egistration—8:00 am-1:00 pm
Plenary I V —9:30-10:30am
Plenary V—10:30-11:30 am
Plenary VI—11:30-12:30
Lunch (on your own)—12:30-2:00 pm
Plenary VII--2:00-3:30 pm
Closing Plenary Day 2—3:30-5:00 pm
B anquet –Dr. Clenora H udson-Weems, Keynote Speaker—7:00-9:00 pm
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2nd National Annual Africana Womanism Society Summit
Africana Man, Woman & Child: I n I t T ogether
Day O ne--F r iday, M ar ch 26, 2010
R egistr ation—8: 00 am-6: 00 pm
Opening Plenary—9:30-10:30 am
Invocation:
Pastor E ileen R obinson, Open Door Urban Ministries, Inc.
Co-Coordinator, 2010 AWSS; Co-Chair, AWS Northern Region *
National
“ L ift E very V oice and Sing” —J ohnson C. Smith University Choir
B lack A nthem
Moderator:
Prof. Marsha Walker, Dept. of English, Johnson C. Smith University
W elcome:
Carolyn Mints, Senior Director of Operations, Harvey B. Gantt Center for
African-American Arts + Culture
Sherrill H ampton, J D, Assistant to President & Director of Center for
Applied Leadership & Community Development, Johnson C. Smith U
Opening
R emar ks:
Aubrey B ruce, Co-Coordinator, AWSS; Chair, AWS Northern Region
AYJC/Pro Football Writer of America. (New Pittsburgh Courier)***
R eading;
I ntro:
Dr. B arbara Wheeler, Prof/Former Chair, Africana Studies, Kean U
Africana Womanism Signature Poem, “I Got Your Back, Boo” by CHW
Address:
Dr. Clenora H udson-Weems, Pres/CEO, Africana Womanism Society &
Conceptualizer of Africana Womanism—“ Spirituality--Our T ime I s Now: With God
in F ront, H and in H and, We Will Survive ” ***
Dedication:
The late Mrs. J ennifer H insey-B ruce—Africana Womanism Charter Member **
Closing:
R ev. H oward B rown, Christ Central Church, Charlotte, NC
Networking, etc. Break--10:30-12:00
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Lunch (on your own)—12:00-1:30 pm
Special B uffalo Soldier Display—Willie E dley—1:30-2:00 pm
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Plenary II—2:00-3:30 pm
Africana Womanism, T he R ace F actor and the Media
M oderator:
Aubrey B ruce, Co-Coordinator, AWSS; Chair, AWS Northern Region
AYJC/Pro Football Writer of America. (New Pittsburgh Courier)***
Panelists:
Denny Dressman, Author of The Eddie Robinson Biography—“ Civil R ights and the
Media
L illian Smith, Pres/CEO, LS Production Works, Award-Winning Former
Producer, DONAHUE—“ T he R ole of the Media in Affecting the
T otality of B lack L ife” *
Closing Plenary Day 1—3:30-5:00 pm
Our F irst L ady and the President: Authenticity, R eciprocity & Collective Potential
M oderator:
Sherrill H ampton, J D, Assistant to President & Director of Center for
Applied Leadership & Community Development
Panelists:
Dr. Clenora H udson-Weems, Prof/Author—“ Africana Womanism &
B arack & Michelle Obama: T he F amily in Charge R epresenting Our
F amilies at L arge” ***
Niecy Dennis, WDGA Founder/Pres: The Global Youth Initiative-“ Molding Our Children for F uture Possibilities” *
Dr. Anne Steiner, Prof. Emerita & Former Assoc.VP, Central State U—“Frances
Watkins Harper—Pre-eminent Africana Womanist”
B rittany Smotherson, Thurgood Marshall Grad Student, U. of Missouri—
“ T he Africana Womanist: T he B attle for Self Naming/Defining”
A fricana W omanism Society M eeting—5: 00-6: 00 pm
(For Members Only)
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Opening R eception—“ F amily L ove Gathering”
7: 00 pm-9: 00pm
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“I’m So Excited!”
W on’ t you join me, too.
W e’ ld be so much delighted
I f you’ ld help make this come true.
(Clenora H udson-Weems, F eb 2010)***
Dr. Alveda King,* niece of Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. & author of The King Legacy, will pay tribute
to the Elders and lead the Africana Womanism Girls Society and the Africana Womanism Society
Campus Chapter Inductions; the Poetry Slam, Open Mic, featuring the Black Ink Monks for Soul
Resurrection (JCSU) and L ive B roadcast with C arlos “King C-Los” Vinson, WGNU Radio, host for
“Rasta Resolutions,” Official MC for Ocean State Reggae Festival. T he National Africana
Womanism Membership Drive and V endors during entire Summit.
Saturday March 27, 2010
Registration--8:00 am-1:00 pm
Plenary I V —9: 30-10: 30 am
Parental/R ace E mpowerment: Challenging Systems/Answering Calls
M oderator:
Cynthia H arris, Financial Aid Officer, Houston Community College
Panelists:
Charles Potter, Executive Director, Developing Future Scholars—“12
Steps to College Success”
Min. Yusuf Muhammad, Charlotte Rep, Min. Farakan--“Why Must We
Control Ed. of Our Children? If We Don't Somebody Else Will”
Plenary V—10: 30-11: 30
F rom E mmett T ill to the K atrina Disaster to H aiti: T he R ace F actor and E xpressions in Music
M oderator:
Dr. Cheryl B utler-B rayboy, Prof of Lang and Lit, Johnson C. Smith U
Panelists:
L illian Smith, Pres/CEO, LS Production Works, Award-Winning Former
Producer, DONAHUE—“ B lack Music R eflecting L ife and R acism *
Carlos “ K ing C-L os” V inson, WGNU Radio, host for “Rasta
Resolutions,” Official MC for Ocean State Reggae Festival—
“ T he K atrina Disaster and H aiti: E mmett T ill Continuums” *
Plenary V I —11: 30-12: 30
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F amily Centrality: I n I t T ogether in Combating Societal I lls
M oderator:
M oderator:
Dr. Carol A. Davenport—Prof. of English, Johnson C. Smith U
Panelists:
Dr. Alveda K ing, Niece of Dr. Martin Luther King; Author of The King
Legacy; former GA State Rep; Civil Rights/Pro Life Activist--“ L ove Women in
the Movement: T hey K eep the Dream Alive” *
Denny Dressman, Author of The Eddie Robinson Biography—“ Separate
but Unequal: B lack Athletes under the Cloud of R acism”
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Lunch (on your own)—12:30-2:00 pm
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Plenary VII--2:00-3:30 pm
Africana Male-F emale R elationships & Genuine Sisterhood
M oderator:
Dr. L inda J ohnson-B urgess, Prof of English, Texas Southern U
Panelists:
T iffanydenise, Entrepreneur & Wellness Professional (NY)—“ H ealthy
R elationships between Men & Women: Unconditional L ove”
Minister Amon Muhammad, Muhammad Mosque #34, Durham--" Promoting Positive
R elationship B etween the Sexes: B asis of Proper Male/F emale R elationship”
Dr. Clenora H udson-Weems, Professor & Author—“ Male-F emale
Compatibility & the Sanctity of Sisterhood ” ***
Closing Plenary Day 2—3: 30-5: 00 pm
The Africana Womanist Health Nurturer: Natural Cures/Preventions
M oderator:
Georgia Cohran, Director of Arts Klassical, Inc., Jackson, MS *
Panelists:
Sherry B anks, Telecommunications Supervisor, Pittsburgh VA Medical Center, “ B e
Well and Create Wealth with Ardyss I nternational”
Percy White, Pres/CEO, C. Percy White & Associates, Phila/NJ—“ Asea: I t Works” *
Dr. Anne Steiner, Prof. Emerita & Former Assoc.VP, Central State U—
“ Melaleuca: Achieving Physical & F iscal Wellness”
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Africana Womanism Society Charter Chapter & 2009 AWS Summit Attendee
Africana Womanism Society Charter Member
2009 Africana Womanism Society Summit Attendee
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2nd National Annual Africana Womanism Society Summit
Africana Womanism AWAR DS B ANQUE T PR OGR AM—7: 00-9: : 00 pm
Lillian Smith*/Aubrey Bruce***—Mistress/Master of Ceremonies
Opening Prayer
Pastor E ileen R obinson, Open Door Urban Ministries
Co-Coordinator, 2010 AWSS; Co-Chair, AWS Northern
Region *
“ L ift E very V oice and Sing”
Audience
Welcome
Dean Zenobia E dwards, Met College/JCSU
History of Africana Womanism
(R eflections & a reading)
Dr. L inda J ohnson-B urgess, Eng Prof TSU
Dr. Pamela R eed, Prof, Virginia State U
The Future of Africana Womanism
(“Are You Your Sister’s Keeker”)
Mrs. Lena Hopkins-Jackson, Cartoonist
Ms Chauncey Muhammad, Mental Health Case Manager
E ntertainment
B roken Chainz--H ip H op Dancer E nsemble, Johnson C.
Smith University
Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Master & Mistress of Ceremonies
Keynote Address
Dr. Clenora Hudson-Weems, Author—A W & Barack
Obama—“ Naming/Defining Ourselves outside of Dewomanization, De-feminization, De-humanization &
Poverty” ***
Introduction to Honorees
Dr. Anne Steiner, Prof Emerita, & Former Assoc. V.
Pres., Central State U
Dr. Carol A. Davenport—Prof. of English, Johnson C.
Smith U
Give-A-Ways
Master and Mistress of Ceremonies
Closing Remarks
Master and Mistress of Ceremonies
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AWSS Mistress of Ceremonies
Lillian Smith *
LS PRODUCTION WORKS!
Contact: 201-453-0086/ 917-771-3876 (mobile)/lilliansmith1@aol.com, www.lsproductionworks.com,
www.myspace.com/lillianasmith, www.bsereordings.com
Executive Producer/Media Consultant/Marketing/Production Services. Lillian Smith’s
career began in the field of communications when she joined “DONAHUE” the Emmy®
Award-winning talk show. Her experience as a Senior Producer and Executive Producer
ranges from producing live television productions, to conceiving, developing, and launching
new television programs. She is an Emmy Award winning producer and has successfully
launched two national television talk (magazine) shows. She was named Journalist of the
Year, NY, by her peers with the NY Association of Black Journalists. Lillian Smith is the
Executive Producer/Dir. of Media Relations representing BSE RECORDINGS, LLC. She
served as one of the Executive Producers of BSE RECORDINGS LLC artist ARIKA KANE’s CD Release,
WHY DID WE FALL N LUV. Visit: www.bserecordings.com
AWSS Master of Ceremonies
Aubrey Bruce ***
Senior Sports Columnist, New Pittsburgh Courier. Aubrey Bruce has been a music
promoter, performer and composer for the majority of his adult life. He wrote a full four
movement symphony, ‘Summertime Symphonique’ (symphonique is an original definition
coined by Bruce meaning; “unique symphony”) at the age of 17, (copyright:
PAu000216065/1980-07-16). He has been a member of BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.) as a
writer and publisher since 1980. His partner in Seastorm Publishing Company is the great
New York City bassist, Christopher Dean Sullivan.
After attending Temple University and a brief stint in professional baseball and football he
returned to college and refined his musical training at the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC).
He was the first African American editor-in-chief of The Allegheny View of CCAC, Allegheny Campus
newspaper. He continued his studies at the University of Nassau, Bahamas, where he met h is late wife, Jennifer.
He was a lifestyles writer for the McKeesport Daily News. He has also been published by the New Yorker and
the San Francisco Chronicle. Presently, Mr. Bruce is a senior sports columnist with The New Pittsburgh
Courier. He covers both The Steelers and The Pirates, including Super Bowl XL and XLIII and the 2006 AllStar game and the MLB World Series. He is also co-pastor, alongside Pastor Eileen Robinson, at Open Door
Urban Ministries Inc., Pittsburgh, PA. Mr. Bruce is chair of the Africana Womanism Society Northern Region,
AWS Chair, and Event Co-Coordinator.
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K E YNOT E SPE AK E R
DR . CL E NOR A H UDSON-WE E MS ***
“ Naming/Defining Ourselves outside of De-womanization, De-feminization, De-humanization”
Clenora H udson-Weems, PhD , President & CEO of the Africana Womanism Society (AWS), is
a Professor and Public Intellectual. She is the author of several books, including the Africana
Womanism Trilogy: Africana Womanism & Race & Gender in the Presidential Candidacy of Barack
Obama (2008,9); Africana Womanism: Reclaiming Ourselves (1993); Africana Womanist Literary
Theory (2004); two books in her Till Trilogy (the 1st to establish Till as catalyst of the CRM): Emmett
Till: The Sacrificial Lamb of the Civil Rights Movement (1994; 2006); The Definitive Emmett Till:
Passion & Battle of a Woman for Truth & Intellectual Justice (2006); editor of the 3rd of the Till
Trilogy--Plagiarism—Physical & Intellectual Lynchings: An Emmett Till Continuum (2007). In
addition, she is the editor of Contemporary Africana Theory, Thought & Action: A Guide to Africana
Studies (2007) & co-author, with Dr. Wilfred D. Samuels, of Toni Morrison (1990). Her current work
is continuing scholarly activities on Africana Womanism, the reclamation of Africana women,
including budding Africana Womanists via Girls Society, the expansion of the Africana Womanism
Society, and the development of AWS Chapters worldwide. After over 20 years of nurturing her 1988
original Till Ford Doctoral Dissertation (U of Iowa), her work has inspired an Operatic commission of
Emmett, the Opera, by Lyric Theatre, a New York/New Jersey Production Company. Her project
partner of over 20 years, Barry Morrow, Oscar Award-Winning co-writer for Rain Man, remains
constant in all her Till endeavors. www.africanawomanism.com
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Esteemed speaker and fellow Africana Womanist
Dr. Alveda C. K ing, politician and activist, is a niece of the civil rights icon, Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. A former member of the Georgia House of Representatives, she is also founder of King for
America, and is currently a Senior Fellow at the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution, a conservative
think-tank in Washington, D.C. She holds an M.A. degree in Business Management from Central
Michigan University and received her Honorary Doctorate from Saint Anselm College. In 2005, Dr.
King released a CD called “Let Freedom Ring” and has appeared in film and television. She has been
with the Africana Womanism Society since, 2009 and facilitated the Outstanding Africana Men and
Women Awards Banquet, the culminating event for the First International Africana Womanism
Society Summit that year in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
For this year’s Africana Womanism Summit, Dr. King, in addition to serving on a panel and speaking
on “Love the Women in the Movement: They Keep the Dream Alive,” will pay tribute to the Elders
and lead the Africana Womanism Girls Society and the Africana Womanism Society
College/University Campus Chapters Induction Ceremonies during the Opening Reception.
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DEDICATIONS
This Program is dedicated to:
The mother of Dr. Clenora Hudson-Weems, Mrs. Mary Cohran Pearson,
her model Africana Womanist--Our Elders, Our Legacy;
To the late Mrs. J ennifer H ensey-B ruce, wife of Mr. Aubrey Bruce; Pioneer
organizer--AWS Pittsburgh, PA. **
“Our Children, Our Future”
Coach Carlos “ K ing C-L os” V inson & the B lewett Middle School
Girls B asketball T eam (2009), St. Louis, 1St Girls Society, Young
Girls of Africana Descent—1st Members *
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Africana Womanism Awards Banquet
2010 Honorees—Outstanding Africana Men& Women
Dr. Clenora H udson-Weems—Distinguished Honoree, Africana Womanism
Conceptualizer, Author of the Africana Womanism Trilogy ***
Dr. L inda J ohnson-B urgess—1st Africana Womanism Dissertator (2007); Prof. TSU
Dr. B arbara Wheeler—Africana Womanism Queen Mother, Professor & Former
Chair, Africana Studies, Kean U
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The Black Ink Monks for Soul R esurrection, Johnson C. Smith U
B roken Chainz--H ip H op Dancer E nsemble, Johnson C. Smith University
R ev. H oward B rown, Christ Central Church, Charlotte, NC
Aubrey B ruce, Co-Coordinator, 2009 & 2010 AWSS ***
Dr. Cheryl B utler-B rayboy, Prof of Lang and Lit, Johnson C. Smith U
Georgia Cohran, Director of Arts Klassical, Inc.*
Dr. Carol A. Davenport—Prof. of English, Johnson C. Smith U
Niecy Dennis, WDGA Founder/Pres: The Global Youth Initiative *
Denny Dressman, Author of The Reggie Robinson Biography
Willie E dley--B uffalo Soldier Representative, Greater North Carolina Chapter
Dean Zenobia E dwards, Met College/Johnson C. Smith U
Sherrill H ampton, J D, Assis to Pres/Dir, Cent, Applied Leadership/Com Dev
Cynthia H arris, Financial Aids Adm, Houston Community College
Lena Hopkins-Jackson, Cartoonist, Charlotte, NC
Dr. Clenora Hudson-Weems Pres/CEO, Africana Womanism Society***
Dr. L inda J ohnson-B urgess, Prof of English, Texas Southern U
J ohnson C. Smith University Choir
Dr. Alveda K ing, Author of The King Legacy, niece of Dr. Martin L. King *
Carolyn Mints, Sen Dir, Harvey Gantt Center for African-Am Arts + Culture
Minister Amon Muhammad, Muhammad Mosque #34, Durham
Chauncey Muhammad, Mental Health Case Manager, Lexington, NC
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Minister Yusuf Muhammad, Charlotte Rep. for Minister Farakan
Charles Potter, Executive Director, Developing Future Scholars
Pastor E ileen R obinson, Open Door Urban Ministries *
L illian Smith, Pres/CEO, LS Production Works, Producer, DONAHUE *
B rittany Smotherson, Thurgood Marshall Grad Student, U. of Missouri
Dr. Anne Steiner, Prof. Emerita & Former Assoc. VP, Central State U
T iffanydenise, Entrepreneur & Wellness Professional
Coach Carlos “ K ing C-L os” V inson, Host, “Rasta Resolutions” *
Prof. Marsha I . Walker, Prof of Lang & Lit, Jonson C. Smith U
Dr. B arbara Wheeler, Prof/Former Chair, Africana Studies, Kean U
Percy White, Pres/CEO, C. Percy White & Associates, Philadelphia/NJ *
Note: T he economy has hit hard and due to this factor, and other emergencies,
including a conflict due to our schedule change (from April to March), many of our
staunch Africana Womanist Scholars, Activists, and Supporters, who were initially
committed to attending this year’ s AWS Summit, were ultimately unable to do so. I
want to thank all of them whose collective spirit was nonetheless with us—Dr. L aR ese
Neferet H ubbard, Professor, California State U-L ong B each (“ Anna J ulia Cooper
and Africana Womanism: Some E arly Conceptual Contributions” ); , Dr. Daphne W.
Ntiri, Professor, Wayne State U. (“ Africana Womanism: Prioritizing R ace, Class and
Gender” ); Paula Peobles, Chair, Phila. National Action Network (“ I nvesting in Our
Children” ); Dr. Pamela D. R eed, Professor, V irginia State U. (B arack H ussein
Obama: T he Question of B lackness and Power” ); and our sisters from the University
of Zimbabwe--Dr. I tai Muwati, Dr. Zifikile Mguni-Gambahaya and Dr. T avengwa
Gwekwerere (“ Africana Womanism and African Proverbs” )--whose paper was to be
read for them at this year’ s Summit, and more important who are committed and
thus, now preparing to attend next year’ s event.
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1st National Annual Africana Womanism Society Summit Honorees
2010 Honorable Mentions
DISTINGUISHED HONOREE--Ivan “Ike” Taylor--Starting Corner Back,
Pittsburgh Steelers*
Dr. Molefi Asante, Conceptualizer of Afrocentricity; Professor, Temple University
Blewett Middle School Girls Basketball Team, St. Louis
Mr. Aubrey Bruce, Senior Sports Columnist, New Pittsburg Courier
Mr. Herman Francois, Personal Trainer/Guardian of “Ike” Taylor using the Francois
Method as demonstrated in Sports Illustrated
Mr. Bill Hillgrove--The Voice of the Steelers & the Pitt Panthers
Dr. LaRese Neferet Hubbard, Prof/Anthologist, CSULB
Dr. Clenora Hudson-Weems, author of Africana Womanism & Race & Gender in the
Presidential Candidacy of Barack Obama
Dr. Alveda King, author of Sons of Thunder: The King Family Legacy; niece of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr; daughter of Rev. Dr. A.D. King
Ms. Alysia Logan, author of Drama High Series
Dr. Daphne W. Ntiri, Author/Professor, Wayne State University
Ms. Lillian Smith, Pres/CEO LS Productions/Former Ex. Producer-DONAHUE
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Acceptance Speech *
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1st National Annual Africana Womanism Society Summit Participants
2010 Invitees
Dr. Molefi Kete Asante, Author, Conceptualizer of Afrocentricity, Temple U.
Diane Banks--Event Coordinator
Dr. Kwame Botwe-Asamoah, Author, Assoc Prof, Africana Studies, U of Pittsburgh
Ms. Gloria D. Brown--Advertisement Coordinator
Mr. Aubrey Bruce, Assistant Senior Sports Editor, New Pittsburgh Courier
Dr. Tameka L. Cage, Visiting Assist. Prof, Dept. of Africana Studies, U of Pittsburgh
Ms. Georgia Cohran, Executive Director of Arts Klassical, Inc., Jackson MS
Dr. Tommy J. Curry, Post Doctoral Fellow, Penn State University
Ms. Niecy Dennis, The Global Youth Initiative
Mr. John Harris, NFL Sports Columnist, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Ms. LaVerne Baker Hotep, Talk Show Host, WellWoman Radio Retreat
Dr. LaRese Neferet Hubbard, Assist. Prof/Anthologist, Africana Studies, CSULB
Dr. Clenora Hudson-Weems, Author & Conceptualizer of Africana Womanism
Jazz Summit
Mr. Kamau Khalfani—WBAI 99.5 FM Radio, New York City
Dr. Alveda King, Author and Niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. Macrina Lelei, Author, Assoc. Dir., African Studies Program, U of Pittsburgh
Rev. Linwood Lewis—Benediction; Solid Rock Ministries
Ms. Alysia Logan, Author, Drama High Series
Dr. Ama Mazama—Author, Professor, Temple University
Dr. Daphne W. Ntiri, Author, Assoc. Prof., Africana Studies, Wayne State U.
Ms. Kelly e. Parker, Activist, Artist, Storyteller, Poet & Musician
Ms. Paula Peebles, Pres/CEO, Renaissance Community Develop Corp, Philadelphia
Pastor Eileen Robinson--Chair, 1st Annual Africana Womanism Society Summit
Ms. Lillian Smith, President/CEO, Executive Producer, LS Production Works;
Former Executive Producer, DONAHUE
Mr. David Steele, Author, Silent Gesture: Tommie Smith Story; Sports Columnist,
Baltimore Suns
Mr. “Ike” Taylor--Starting Corner Back, Pittsburgh Steelers
Ms. Sonya M. Toler, Exec. Dir, Governor’s Advisory Commission, African American
Affairs
Mr. Carlos “King Clos” Vinson--Former Host, “Rasta Resolutions,” Official MC
Mr. Stan West, Host, Award-Winning WNUA, City Voices—Chicago; Author & Prof.,
Columbia College & Aurora U.
Mr. Percy White, 3rd Generation Pres., C. Percy White & Associates, Philadelphia/NJ
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T he Africana Womanism and Male J ournal
V olume 1, Number 1--F all 2010
M anaging E ditor
Dr. Clenora H udson-Weems, UMC
E ditorial A ssistant (Journal home base personnel)
J ournal C oordinator (Journal home base personnel)
E ditorial B oard
Dr. Delores P. Aldridge
Emory University
Dr. Molefe K ete Asante
Temple University
Dr. Mark Christian
Miami University-Hamilton
Dr. Annette I vory Dunzo
Howard University
Dr. L aR ese Neferet H ubbard
Cal State U-Long Beach
Dr. Maulana K arenga
Cal State U-Long Beach
Dr. Daphne W. Ntiri
Wayne State University
Dr. Pamela D. R eed
V irginia State University
Dr. Anne Steiner
C entral State University (E merita)
Dr. B arbara Wheeler
K ean University
A dvisory B oard
Aubrey B ruce
Pro Football Writer of America; Senior Sports Ed., New Pittsburgh Courier
Atty. Alvin O. Chambliss, J r., L ast Original C.R . Atty. in America.; Charles Hamilton Houston
Chair, NCCU School of Law
Paula Peebles
Orig Prog C oordinator, Million Women Marc/ Chair, Phila Chap, Nation’ l Action Network
L illian Smith
Pres/CEO, L. S. Production; Former Executive Producer, DONAH UE
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The Africana Man, Woman and Child: In It Together
Articles
Naming/Defining Ourselves outside of
De-womanization, De-feminization,
De-humanization & Poverty
C lenora H udson-W eems
Africana Womanism and African Proverbs:
Theoretical Grounding of Mothering/
Motherhood in African Culture
Itai Muwati
Zifikile Mguni-Gambahaya
Tavengwa Gwekwerere
The End of Feminism II: The Dogma
of Racial Normativity in Black Feminism—
The Africana Womanist Alternative
T ommy J . C urry
R eclaiming A fricana W omanist W ritings in A cademe
Linda Johnson-Burgess
The Importance of Maintaining Generational
Coherence thru Africana Womanist Lineage
A lysia L ogan
African Male Perspectives on Africana Womanism
K wame B otwe-A samoah
Love the Women in the Movement: They Keep the
Dream Alive
Alveda King
The Global Mission--The Two in Concert:
An Africana Womanist Principle
A ma M azama
H ealthy R elationships between M en & W omen:
Unconditional L ove
T iffanydenise
B ook R eviews
Africana Womanism & R ace & Gender in the
Presidential Candidacy of B arack Obama
Pamala D. R eed
AW& R & GPCB O
M ark C hristian
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I n C elebration of Dr. C lenora H udson-W eems’ A fricana W omanism
B y: Dr. Pamela D. R eed, dedicated to T he Africana Womanism & Male J ournal
M uch is said and written about A fricana W omanism, but many do not know the historical
backstory that inspired its creation. E xactly what prompted H udson-W eems to walk into the
firing line of the for midable feminist lobby that dominates the A merican body politic—and the
A cademy? On this, the occasion of the 2nd A nnual I nternational A fricana W omanism Summit, a
brief look back is in order.
A s far back as 1851, when Sojourner T ruth delivered her groundbreaking “ A in’ t I a
W oman?” speech at the A kron W omen’ s C onvention, non-W hite women have pointed out the
cultural and class limitations of feminism, then in its earliest stage, commonly r efer r ed to as
“ F irst-W ave F eminism.” A t this time, the primary foci of women’ s r ights efforts wer e univer sal
suffrage, the right to own property, and ending “ chattel” mar riage—wherein women and
children were the “ property” of mar ried men.
Of course, the ear ly feminist movement of the 18th and ear ly 19th centuries was necessarily
focused on W hite, middle class women, since no other race of people had any rights under
A merican law—particular ly A frican A mericans, who were initially enslaved and later subjected
to the state-sanctioned system of segr egation and discrimination called J im C r ow.
Not to
mention Native A mericans.
Since T ruth—one of the ear liest forebear s of A fricana W omanism—women of various
cultural backgr ounds have followed suit, carving out their own ver sions of feminism. H ence, we
have B lack F eminism, C hicana F eminism, J ewish F eminism, L atina F eminism, Native A merican
F eminism, A frican F eminism, F rench F eminism, A sian-A merican F eminism, W omen of C olor
F eminism, so-called T hird W or ld F eminism, etc.
B ut perhaps nothing has challenged the
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primacy of feminism like the theory of A fricana W omanism, as espoused by Dr. C lenor a
H udson-W eems of UM C .
A s the editors of the classic collection Call and R esponse: T he R iverside Anthology of the
African American L iterary T radition (1997) note, the release of the theory of A fricana W omanism
in the mid-1980s, and its further explication in 1993, with the publication of H udson-W eems’
seminal wor k, A fricana W omanism: R eclaiming Our selves, “ launched a new critical discour se in
the B lack W oman' s L iterar y M ovement.”
A fricana W omanism states that history and cultur e demand that B lack women not be
feminists, focused solely on gender issues such as female empowerment, “ but rather A fricana
W omanists who prioritize race, class and gender in a collective liberation struggle with the entir e
A fricana family, men included, for race empower ment.”
T his tension between gender and race played out in full view of the wor ld in 2008 during
the Democratic presidential campaigns of then Senators B arack H ussein Obama and H illar y
C linton, which is the subject of H udson-W eems’ latest project [book], Africana Womanism &
R ace & Gender in the Presidential Candidacy of B arack Obama.
A nother often over looked challenge confr onting today’ s feminism is that of the generation
gap. Plainly put, many of today’ s young women are, to bor row a phrase, just “ not that into”
feminism. M or eover, in retrospect, many now view the sexual revolution of the 1960s and 70s—
which has come to define the movement—as a failed exper iment. I could not agree mor e.
A nd for her keen insight and tireless wor k toward repairing the damage and
strengthening the B lack family unit, the entire A fricana wor ld owes a debt of gratitude to our
sister, Dr. C lenora H udson W eems. L ong live A fricana W omanism … and its progenitor!
(A dapted fr om “ F eminism at the C r ossr oads,” M ay 2009, in I nsight into Diversity, for mer ly the
Affirmative Action R egister).
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L ift E very Voice and Sing
Words—J ames W. J ohnson (1899)
Music—J ohn R . J ohnson
L ift every voice and sing, till earth and H eaven ring,
R ing with the harmonies of liberty;
L et our rejoicing rise, high as the listening skies,
L et it resound loud as the rolling sea.
Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,
Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;
F acing the rising sun of our new day begun,
L et us march on till victory is won.
Stony the road we trod, bitter the chastening rod,
F elt in the days when hope unborn had died;
Yet with a steady beat, have not our weary feet,
Come to the place for which our fathers sighed?
We have come over a way that with tears has been watered,
We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered;
Out from the gloomy past, till now we stand at last
Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast.
God of our weary years, God of our silent tears,
T hou Who hast brought us thus far on the way;
T hou Who hast by T hy might, led us into the light,
K eep us forever in the path, we pray.
L est our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met T hee.
L est our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget T hee.
Shadowed beneath T hy hand, may we forever stand,
T rue to our God, true to our native land.
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