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Books by
Larry Ukali Johnson-Redd
My Deepest Affections Are Yours /
Journey to the Motherland
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History
To Destiny Through Afrocentric Poetry /
Loving
Black Women
History
to Destiny Through Afrocentric Poetry
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Overview
Larry Ukali Johnson-Redd, born 1952 in
San Francisco, graduated from Balboa High School in 1970 and
entered University of San Francisco and received a B.A. in 1974
in Political Science and Ethnic Studies (African American). His
quest for education continued at Golden Gate university in San
Francisco where he received a Masters in Public Administration (MPA)
in 1976.
During his early university days he me Chinwe,
a Nigerian woman who was also a student, whom he eventually
married. After being disillusioned by the racism
encountered while seeking a career in corporate America, he
decided to seek alternatives. In 1977 he and his Chinwe moved to
Nigeria where he took a four-year appointment as a lecturer of
Government at a boy's high school in Benin City.
While in Nigeria he appeared on Nigeria
Television on many occasions, wrote poetry, and in his leisure
time worked on his 1982 novel The Black Expatriate in Africa.
In 1981 Larry and his wife Chinwe returned to
the US. His wife subsequently developed health problems in 1984
and passed away in may 1985. Since then he has mourned his wife,
worked as a community services executive in the OMI community of
San Francisco (twelve years), and an elementary and secondary
teacher. He is currently a high school site leader in the San
Francisco Bay Area.
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posted 5 April 2008 |
