![]() Mama Imani received a Bachelor’s of Art from the University of Detroit and a Masters of Arts from Wayne State University. ![]() The institutions she created often housed conferences, community meetings and celebrations and were hubs of community engagement and empowerment. For 5 decades, together with her older sister, Malkia Brantuo and several other activist women including Enowoyi Hill and Gloria Aneb House, they sought to influence the transformation of education for Detroit’s black children.Īn advocate of black culture and arts, she cultivated countless young artists including her daughter, singer-songwriter Leesa Richards and independent scholars like her eldest son, Mosi Humphrey. As a mentor to numerous teachers, administrators and education activists, Mama Imani worked tirelessly to expand the ranks of activist-educators dedicated to excellence in African American education, culture and empowerment. She was also a teacher of teachers, including her oldest daughter, Holly Hasina Murphy who worked closely with her in building affirmative schools and movement. Over a 40 year period, several thousand students attended K-12 in those institutions as both private and independent charter schools. From her experience in the public school system and in community based education programs she created Aisha Shule (KiSwahili for School of Life) and the W.E.B. She chaired the board of Ujima School an afterschool and Saturday program blocks from the 1967 Detroit uprising and founded by her son Michael Pili Simanga and other activists. She was a tireless worker for building independent black institutions. A pioneer in the African Centered Education Movement, she developed “The Affirmative Learning Method” a pedagogical theory and practice for teaching through honoring the culture, identity and genius of black children. She became a teacher, he became a community organizer and director of youth programs for the City of Detroit in the administration of Detroit’s first black mayor, Coleman Young.Īs a public school teacher of English and literature, she wrote the first curriculum for African American literature in the Detroit school system. At Inkster High School she met her life partner and husband, Richard Adisa Humphrey Jr. Born in Detroit, she was the middle daughter of five girls born to working class parents who moved to Inkster, a black enclave outside of the city. Mama Imani was an influential activist educator known through her work as a teacher and advocate for African American and African Diaspora women, children and communities. Sitting by her side, holding her hand were her 4 children and two of her 14 grandchildren. Several YouTube channels, including Mnet K-pop YouTube, Mnet TV YouTube, KCON Official, among others, will be broadcasting the event live.Mama Imani Humphrey made her transition today on her birthday, exactly 84 years after she was born on March 8, 1932. While the event will be broadcast live on the music channel MNet on December 11, people who don't have access to it can watch through a variety of mediums. They stated that MAMA 2021 seeks to bring K-pop enthusiasts from all over the world together.Īrguably the biggest South Korean music award show of the year, MAMA 2021 will be hosted by South Korean singer, aka “Nation’s Fairy,” Lee Hyori. ![]() This year's event, which will take place at CJ ENM Contents World in Paju, will follow the “Make Some Noise” theme.Īccording to the organisers, it will also serve as a platform for artists and their followers to engage with one another in a variety of ways. Despite being overshadowed by several idols backing out due to COVID-19 diagnosis, the excitement for this year’s MAMA is palpable, given the impressive line up, the eagerly awaited Wanna One reunion, and the coveted awards at stake.
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