Jomo Kenyatta and Huey P. Newton

On August 22nd 1978, one of Kenya's founding fathers, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, passed away.  Kenyatta was one of the leaders who liberated Kenya from British Rule. He was a political activist, who traveled to the U.K. to protest the mistreatment of the Kikuyu people (ethnic group in Kenya) and all Kenyans.  He presented his case to Parliament but soon learned that he had to get within the system in order to change it. Once Kenya was liberated, Kenyatta become the first President (although he was PM while Kenya was under British Rule.) Popular for his progressiveness, vision and four wives, Kenyatta coined the term "Harambee" which still the phrase used for community.  On August 22nd 1989,  the founding fathers of the Black Panthers, Huey P. Newton dies in Oakland after being shot by a rival organization. Huey stood up against oppression and formed the Black Panthers Self Defense organization to inform black people of their rights and education black people all together.  Thank you for listening! please feel free to check us out @PopularEducationRadio or email us [email protected] Citing: KTN news, Wiki, CGTN, Kenyan government archives websit and the nairobian publication.