Maulana Karenga: An Intellectual Portrait by Molefi Kete Asante has recently been published by Polity Books. This is the first monograph to discuss the intellectual ideas of Maulana Karenga, founder of Kwanzaa and Kawaida Theory, in a sustained analytical manner.

His official bio on his website states:

Dr. Maulana Karenga is professor of Africana Studies at California State University, Long Beach. An activist-scholar of national and international recognition, Dr. Karenga has played a significant role in Black intellectual and political culture since the 60’s, especially in such educational and social movements as Black Studies, Black Power, Black Arts, Independent Schools,

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