--- title: "4 Maulana Karenga Quotes - Famous Writer" description: "American political activist (born 1941)... | Maulana Ndabezitha Karenga, previously known as Ron Karenga, is an American activist, author and professor ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b187/author-maulana-karenga-67586.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Maulana Karenga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b187/author-maulana-karenga-67586.jpg) # Maulana Karenga (1941) Writer **4** quotes in **48** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Maulana Karenga is a writer. ## Quick Facts About Maulana Karenga Born July 14, 1941 Profession Writer ## About Maulana Karenga American political activist (born 1941)... \| Maulana Ndabezitha Karenga, previously known as Ron Karenga, is an American activist, author and professor of Africana studies, best known as the creator of the pan-African and African-American holiday of Kwanzaa. ## Quotes by Maulana Karenga > [There was a thrust to raise the consciousness of the people and we argued that in order to free ourselves we must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maulana-karenga/there-was-a-thrust-to-raise-the-consciousness-of-the-people-and-we/) Maulana Karenga [Consciousness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/consciousness/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e93/maulana-karenga-67586_consciousness_there-was-a-thrust-to-raise-the-consciou_1746624.png) > [ The \[Kwanzaa\] holiday, then will of necessity, be engaged as an ancient and living cultural tradition which reflects the best of African… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maulana-karenga/the-kwanzaa-holiday-then-will-of-necessity-be-engaged-as-an-ancient/) Maulana Karenga [Ancient](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ancient/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/792/maulana-karenga-67586_ancient_the-kwanzaa-holiday-then-will-of-necessi_1942882.jpg) > [It is Martin King who taught that a real moral struggle seeks to win partners, not to leave victims.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maulana-karenga/it-is-martin-king-who-taught-that-a-real-moral-struggle-seeks-to-win/) Maulana Karenga [Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee6/maulana-karenga-67586_character_it-is-martin-king-who-taught-that-a-real_2178826.png) > [I'm grateful to see my work flourish in my lifetime. Many of the great people in our history were not able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maulana-karenga/i-m-grateful-to-see-my-work-flourish-in-my-lifetime-many-of-the-great/) Maulana Karenga [Around the world](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/around-the-world/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76e/maulana-karenga-67586_around-the-world_i-m-grateful-to-see-my-work-flourish-in_2648851.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maulana-karenga/#itemlist", "name": "Maulana Karenga Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There was a thrust to raise the consciousness of the people and we argued that in order to free ourselves we must be ourselves, Africans, a people oppressed and in struggle. 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