Adult Class
This information is repeated from the home page, since the adult class is next on the calendar! Thanks to those who help us spread the word! To see what we studied last class (Fall 2011), click here.
Explore the history and cultures of Black people around the world, and examine various African and African American cultures and traditions. Learn things you were never taught in school, and bond with some wonderful like-minded adults from all over Southern California.
Class Location:
Yvonne Burke Ladera Community Center
4750 62nd Street
Los Angeles, CA (Just South of Slauson and La Brea)
Class Details:
Doors open at 7 p.m. Class is 7p.m. - 9 p.m.
Duration: 11 Fridays -- March 9 through May 18, 2012
FEE: $100 per 11 class semester (a $65 savings!) or $15 per class.
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Questions or Mail Donations? Call Dr. Kwaku Person-Lynn at (213) 368-4976 or email DrKwaku@hotmail.com.
Mailing address:
(Checks should be made payable to: Kwaku Person-Lynn, PhD)
Dr. Kwaku Person-Lynn
P.O. Box 2946,
Inglewood, CA 90305
Afrikan World Civilizations
Class Schedule
Spring 2012
Dr. Kwaku Person-Lynn – Instructor
Known for his way with students, Kwaku Person-Lynn is a native of Los Angeles, a husband, father of five sons and a grandfather of two. Professionally, he is an historian, musicologist, educator, author, filmmaker, and radio producer.
He has published two books (e.g., First Word: Black Scholars, Thinkers, Warriors: Knowledge, Wisdom, Mental Liberation. New York: Harlem River Press, 1996; On My Journey Now; The Narrative of Dr. John Henrik Clarke. Northridge, CA: California State University, Northridge Department of Pan African Studies special edition of The Journal of Pan African Studies) and is currently working on a third (expected soon). A future book will compile his over 200 articles, essays and book chapters. In the early 1980s, his dissertation chapter "Rap Music - Afrikan Music Renaissance" was the first scholarly publication on rap/hip hop and has been published in several books and on the Internet.
In the early 1970s, Dr. Kwaku was a record producer for A&M Records, the first Black recording engineer at the company, and only one of four Black record executives in the country. He was also founder of the Malcolm X Center in Los Angeles. He received his bachelor degree from California State University, Dominguez Hills, his master and doctorate from UCLA, being the first person of Afrikan descent in the history of UCLA to graduate from the Individual Ph.D. Program, requiring two majors (Afrikan World History and African World Music, and a minor in anthropology).
Dr. Kwaku has also produced two films: Afrikan World Civilizations, covering the history, culture and accomplishments of Africans people around the world,
(the first of its kind) and Afrikan World Masters, featuring John Henrik Clarke, Ivan Van Sertima, Frances Cress Welsing and Fela Anikulapo Kuti. He also teaches adult and youth history classes in the community.
He and his wife Isidra Person-Lynn, who assists with the class, have raised 5 sons.
At a Glance:
Name: Dr. Kwaku Person-Lynn
College: L.A. City College and UCLA (undergrad and grad). Degrees Earned:
AA, BA, Masters and PhD
Major: Afrikan World Civilizations
Books:
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On My Journey Now: The Narrative and Works of Dr. John Henrik Clarke
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First Word: Black Scholars, Thinkers, Warriors | Note: New Book coming Soon!
Videos by Dr. Kwaku:
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Afrikan World Civilizations Click for Description and to BUY
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Afrikan World Masters Click for Description and to BUY
Classes Offered:
Afrikan World Civilizations, Spring and Summer Annually
Black History 4 Young People (Summers)
CONTACT: DR. KWAKU AT (213) 368-4976.
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Kwaku Person-Lynn, PhD 2011
