Thursday, December 28, 2006

Habari gani - Ujima/Kwanzaa reflection

Collective Work and Responsibility-to build and maintain our community together and make our brother's and sister's our problems and to solve them together.



Minister Chike Akua



Biography
Chike Akua is a 1992 graduate of Hampton University and a 2003 graduate of Clark Atlanta University. With over 12 years of classroom teaching experience, Bro. Akua has distinguished himself as an educator, lecturer, and author. In 1995, he was selected as a Teacher of the Year for Newport News (Virginia) Public Schools. In 1996, the Dekalb County Board of Education (Atlanta, Georgia) awarded him the Achievement Award for teaching excellence and service to youth. Akua has since conducted system-wide staff development and was described as “a master teacher.” Selected as one of Ebony magazine’s “50 Leaders of Tomorrow” (November, 1995), Akua has appeared on radio and television talks shows sharing his perspectives on education, spirituality, and self-knowledge. Additionally, he has facilitated workshops on sexual abstinence, youth advocacy, and African cultural awareness for the Tavis Smiley Foundation’s annual “Youth 2 Leaders” Conference. Akua, a Christian minister and consultant with Imani Enterprises, is the author of several books including:
• A Treasure Within: Stories of Remembrance & Rediscovery
• A Treasure Within: Parent/Teacher Resource Guide
• A Kwanzaa Awakening: Lessons for the Community
• WORDS OF POWER: Ancient Insights & Modern Messages for Parents and Teachers
• The African Origins of Our Faith
Akua is a member of the Imani Christian Center (Tucker, Georgia) where he teaches “The African Origins of Our Faith.” He has served as an educational consultant for Georgia State University’s teacher certification program and the North Carolina Center for Advanced Teaching. Akua continues to train teachers and develop Afrocentric and multicultural curriculum.


Note Minister Akua's brother J.R. Fenwick's audiobook How I Quit My $100,000 a Year Job

Libation for Bebe Campbell Moore-Author

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