Oba Adefunmi, Spiritual Leader born on this date in 1928

Walter Eugene King was born in Detroit, Michigan. He became the first documented African American to be initiated into the Yoruba priesthood of Obatala. In 1970, along with several other devotees, Oba Adefunmi created the Oyotunji village in Beaufort County, South Carolina.

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Special News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – After Biden win, Black activists demand reparations for slavery, police reform

Mary Hooks, Atlanta BLM leader

After a tumultuous election year victory, one that both gave rise to a new civil rights movement in response to the death of George Floyd and saw Black Americans suffer disproportionately from the COVID-19 pandemic and staggeringly high unemployment, Black Lives Matter activists are asking the new administration to make Black matters paramount.

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