Fwd: Fw: Fwd: Our Brother Bandele Tyehimba "The Ancestors have called him Home"

[Carl Redwood]

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Subject:	Fw: Fwd: Our Brother Bandele Tyehimba "The Ancestors have called him Home"
Date:	Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:47:33 -0800 (PST)
From:	Tamanika Howze <tama...@yahoo.com>
Reply-To:	Tamanika Howze <tama...@yahoo.com>
To:	Carl Redwood <cr...@pitt.edu>

FYI-no sure if you knew him

 

 

 

Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 7:29 AM
Subject: Fwd: Our Brother Bandele Tyehimba "The Ancestors have called him Home"

"The Ancestors Have Called"   Bandele Tyehimba December 17, 1953-February 15, 2012     Our Comrade Bandele Tyehimba, Revolutionary Pan-Africanist, Organizer with the United States of Africa Revolutionary Party (USARP), and Formerly 30 year member of the All African People's Revolutionary Party (AAPRP), owner of the Pan-African Connection Bookstore, Art Gallery and Resource Center a 22 year old institution of African Culture and Political Education in Dallas Tx.,   Husband, Father and ideological father and friend to many. " Bandele was a man of principles, Bandele was a worker, Bandele was a man who loved African People and Humanity, Bandele loved Africa more than anything  and his work to unify Africans made a trememdous impact on the Dallas and Global Commnity. We will miss him, says Akwete his wife,  he fought imperialism until his eyes closed for his final nap."   Bandele like Garvey would say, "Look for me in the whirlwind or the storm, look for me all around you, for with God's grace, I shall come and bring with me countless millions of freedom fighters, who have died fighting the exploitation, and oppression of working people and the millions in Africa to aid you in the fight for Liberty, Freedom and Life". We salute our brother for his consistent and courageous contribution to the Liberation of African People Bandele said, " When MLK spoke of the Promise Land he was'nt speaking of America or some seat in the heaven, but The 'Promised Land' of African people worldwide is 'A United States of Socialist Africa',"     Awaking Ceremony Date: Tuesday, February 21st Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm Location: Pan African Connection Bookstore 828 4th Avenue , Dallas, TX 75226 Phone: 214-943-8262 Cell: 214-417-6463 Funeral Service: ( Requested  Attire : White  and African ( No Black) Date: Wednesday, February 22nd Time:  11 am Location: St. Luke "Community" UMC   5710 East R. L. Thornton Frwy. , Dallas, TX 75223   Phone: 214.821.2970 Main Office   214.821.3791 Main Fax     Repass ( Gathering After Funeral ) Location:Cornerstone Baptist Church 1819 Martin L. King Junior Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75215    Recommended Attire: White, or African attire, (But if not please come as you are) Flowers may be sent to the Pan-African Connection Bookstore 828 4th Ave., Dallas Texas 75226 or Sandra Clark Funeral Home 6029 South R.L. Thornton Dallas, TX   75232 Phone: 214-371-2600 Fax: 704-864-5141                                                     Bandele Tyehimba           “ I die only when God is dead”           Update Profile / Unsubscribe

[Ajamu Baraka]

As a former member of AAPRP, I knew the Brother. I last saw him at the massive gathering of over a 100,000 activists in Phoenix in 2010.  He was a good Brother,  one of the best.

 

Ajamu Baraka

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