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You can call me Sengo. I was born and raised in Seattle WA to a Tanzanian father of Sukuma, Chagga, and Maasai descent, and an Afro-Caribbean mother from Jamaica. I come from a paternal lineage of Chagga kings (known as Mangi’s) of the Kingdom of Moshi on Kilimanjaro, along with Tanzanian diplomats, revolutionaries, and ambassadors who were instrumental in the liberation of Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zaire, Uganda, and Namibia/South Africa. My maternal lineage is Jamaican Maroons from St. Elizabeth Parish and US Navy veterans from Kingston.
I am 18 years old and have been interested in everything related to Africa, along with music theory, theology, philosophy, anthropology, and linguistics since I went back to the motherland for the first time as a child. Seeing and hearing the struggles of our people firsthand along with knowing where I come from made me realize I have a duty to Africans, and a legacy to uphold. I am planning on joining the Chama cha Mapinduzi in two months and participating in other organizations in the DMV area.
I consider myself a Nkrumahist-Tureist, a Philosophical Consciencist, and a Garveyite. My biggest influences are Julius Nyerere and his philosophy of Ujamaa, Marcus Garvey, and Cheikh Anta Diop. My plans are to educate Tanzanians in the homeland on Ujamaa and organize them to make waves within the party for change, as well as starting a Caribbean grassroots organization.
I would like to make edits or create the following pages:
-(Every Caribbean country honestly)
-Cheikh Anta Diop
-Nile River valley migrations
-Tanganyikan ethnic groups
-Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
-Other Caribbean leaders and figures
