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| Kalonji Jama Changa[citation needed] | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nigel Brown December 5, 1970 (age 55)[citation needed] Bridgeport, Connecticut[citation needed] |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🏢 Organization | FTP Movement, International Committee to Support Imam Jamil Al-Amin (Formerly H. Rap Brown), Black August Organizing Committee, and the Cease Fire: Stop Police Terrorism Campaign[citation needed] |
| Movement | Black nationalism, civil rights |
Kalonji Jama Changa (born Nigel Brown on December 5, 1970[citation needed]) is an American self-described community activist.
Activism
Coming from a long line of freedom fighters tracing back to his great-great-grandfather, Sam Pace, a Seminole native accused of gunning down seven U.S. Marshals,[citation needed] Kalonji Jama Changa began community organizing at an early age.[citation needed] In 1999, Kalonji, along with Leonardo Drakeford, a native of Bridgeport, Connecticut, formed the Universal Black Panther Party (UBP).[citation needed] The UBP was a political organization that was modeled after the Black Panther Party of the 1960s.[citation needed] The UBP, operating mainly out of Connecticut and New York, made attempts to organize the youth through history classes and community programs.[citation needed] In June 2001, the group was dismantled and Kalonji formed the rap group FTP, which eventually grew into the FTP Movement.[citation needed]
In September 2001, Akua Njeri (former Black Panther and widow of slain Black Panther Fred Hampton), Nkrumah Anpu (Blk Agenda) and Changa organized The Welcome Home Fred Hampton Jr. Weekend, an event that marked the prison release of convicted felon Fred Hampton Jr.[citation needed]
As the National Chief Coordinator of The Prisoners of Conscience Committee POCC, Changa's position entailed launching and overseeing chapters nationally. In 2006, Kalonji Jama Changa left the POCC and continued pushing the FTP Movement.[citation needed] The same year, Changa converted to Islam and became a member[citation needed] of The West End Community Masjid of Atlanta.
Under Kalonji's direction as Founder/National Chief Coordinator of the FTP Movement, programs such as Feed The People, Siafu Youth Corps, MOBB (Mothers of Black and Brown Babies) and the FTP Artists Collective, have matured and developed.[citation needed]
References
- U Net (2006) "Free The People!" Retrieved August 8, 2006.
- Black Lion (2006)"Orlando Poets 4 Political Prisoners a Success". Retrieved January 2, 2008. Archived February 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Joeff Davis (2007) "Creative Loafing- Unhappy Anniversary". Retrieved December 1, 2007.
- 11 Alive News (2007) "Johnston Niece: City Must Pay". Retrieved November 29, 2007.[dead link]
- Sia Tiambi Barnes (2007)"The Scoop". Retrieved December 1, 2007. Archived June 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- Hip Hop Press (2008)"They Wanna Know Why". Retrieved January 21, 2008. Archived September 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- The Bandana Republic (2008) Retrieved June 24, 2008.
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