User:Adjoajo/First

The First World Alliance was founded in 1977, by Lucille Jones - Kefa Nephthys), and Bill Jones. They met with Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan, aka “Dr. Ben,” after seeing him on Gil Noble's 'Like it Is (TV series). Which was televised ABC in New York City. They are quoted as saying that Dr. Ben gave them some books to read. After reading the books they started meeting with Dr. Ben for a Saturday study group. [1]After studying with Dr. Ben they started the First World Alliance as a community education forum. They would invite various guest scholars and speakers to the forum. Which became a weekly forum on Saturday's as a service to the community known as the First World Alliance at Mt Zion Lutheran Church at 421 West 145th Street in New York City. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Kefa in an interview with the Amsterdam News is quoted as saying, “When people have knowledge-of-self, they gain power-of-self … then they realize who they are, what they can do and what they have done in the past".

The First World Alliance introduced their audiences to works of African American and African Diaspora scholars such as Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan, Dr. John Henrik Clarke, Dr. Marimba Ani, Dr. Richard King, Dr. Asa Hilliard, Dr. Ivan Van Sertima, Dr. Frances Cress Welsing, Dr. Amos Wilson, and others. It became an alternative education community forum in Harlem for decades. [8] [9][10] [11] [12]

On May 17, 2022, Kefa Jones one of the co-founders was reinterred to Ferncliff Cemetery; seven years after she passed away. A court case was fought so that Kefa Jones' body could be moved from a cemetery in New Jersey to Ferncliff. Kefa Jones passed away on August 14, 2015. [13] [14]

Quotes

“The scholars were giving the information to the students, which was good… but what we did was give them a platform so they could give the information to the community – because that’s important too,” recalls Sister Kefa. “We opened the doors to the community to hear the scholars.”

See also

Reference

  1. ^ "F.W.A.—Straight Outta Harlem". 29 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Harlem's First World Alliance: Making Sure We Are Taught the Truth About Black History". 5 August 2011.
  3. ^ "First World Alliance co-founder Sister Kefa joins the ancestors". 28 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Introduction of Dr. Yosef ben-Jochannan, First World Alliance Lecture Series (Harlem, N.Y.), circa 1950s | Archives Research Center".
  5. ^ "Scholars freeing your African mind". 30 December 2021.
  6. ^ Jackson, Gerald G (February 26, 2005). We're Not Going to Take it anymore. Silver Springs, Maryland: Beckham Publishing Group. pp. 119, 121. ISBN 0931761840.
  7. ^ http://www.oldstreets.com/honor.asp?title=Ben-Jochannan
  8. ^ "'Doctor Ben,' Legendary Scholar of Egypt, Was the Dean of the Harlem Street University". 2 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Celebrating Dr. Ben's extraordinary life". 9 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Scholars freeing your African mind". 30 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Dr. Ben's and Dr. Clarke's influences today". 7 January 2021.
  12. ^ https://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/archivalcollections/pdf/CLARKEJH.pdf
  13. ^ "Mother Kefa's body reinterred in Ferncliff Cemetery". 2 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Mother Kefa's body reinterred in Ferncliff Cemetery - New York Amsterdam News". 2 June 2022.

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