PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
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Edition 24 (2014) Winner
Akinyele Omowale Umoja
アキニェレ・オモワレ・ウモジャ
Akinyele Omowale Umoja
Aliases:
Akinyele Umoja / Akinyele K. Umoja
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1954-01-01 （Los Angeles, California）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Los Angeles, California → Compton, California → Atlanta, Georgia
Career
- Occupations
- educator, writer, activist
- Active Years
- 1972-2024
- Affiliations
- Georgia State University, Department of African-American Studies, New Afrikan People's Organization, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement
- Memberships
- New Afrikan People's Organization, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, African People's Party
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University, Los Angeles | — | Afro-American studies | BA | — | United States |
| Emory University | Institute of Liberal Arts | — | MA | — | United States |
California State University, Los Angeles
Afro-American studies
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1986
Country:
United States
Emory University
Institute of Liberal Arts
Degree:
MA
Year of Graduation:
1990
Country:
United States
Ph.D. candidate, dissertation 'Eye for an Eye: Armed Resistance in the Mississippi Freedom Movement'
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Patricia Harris Fellowship | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Who’s Who in America’s Teachers | — | — | — | 選出 |
| 1995 | National Golden Key Honor Society | — | — | Golden Key International Honour Society | 名誉会員 |
Patricia Harris Fellowship
1990
Result:
受賞
Who’s Who in America’s Teachers
1994
Result:
選出
National Golden Key Honor Society
1995
Organization:
Golden Key International Honour Society
Result:
名誉会員
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
We Will Shoot Back: Armed Resistance in the Mississippi Freedom Movement
2013 HistoryFollows confrontations in communities across Mississippi through the end of the 1970s, demonstrating how black Mississippians were ultimately able to overcome intimidation by mainstream society, defeat legal segregation, and claim a measure of political control of their state.
armed resistanceMississippi Freedom MovementAfrican American self-defense
Bibliography
- We Will Shoot Back: Armed Resistance in the Mississippi Freedom Movement
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly style
- Recurring Motifs
- Black liberationarmed self-defense
Legacy
Prominent professor and activist in African-American studies. Founding member of New Afrikan Independence Movement organizations, author of key work on armed resistance in the civil rights movement.
In Popular Culture
- Featured in documentaries 'Bastards of the Party' (2006), 'Cointelpro 101' (2010), and 'American Gangster' episode on Dr. Mutulu Shakur (2008).
Trivia
- Dropped out of UCLA after starting as a freshman in 1972 to pursue activism.
- Full name is Akinyele Omowale Umoja.