Tayo Giwa’s The Sun Rises in the East – The Brooklyn Rail
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on May 4, 2022
“Many children who go to public school pledge their allegiance to the United States of America,” explains Lumumba Akinwole-Bandele. “We had a different pledge. We committed ourselves to contribute to the Black Liberation Movement, to our freedom.” Uhuru Sasa Shule, which translates to “Freedom Now School” in Kiswahili, was the heartbeat of The East, a Brooklyn-based organization founded in 1969 by Black people committed to self-determination, social justice, and diasporic world-building. The Uhuru Sasa Shule was located on the first floor of a three-story building on 10 Claver Place. In the words of Dwana . . .
