The term MAAFA (pronounced Mah- AH-fah) is a Kiswahili word which gives definition to the catastrophic event experienced by millions of African people during the middle passage journey from Africa bound for enslavement in the Americas. The word MAAFA is the concept of Dr. Marimba Ani, African-American scholar and author, and has been adopted in contemporary scholarship.
In 1995, St. Paul Community Baptist Church (SPCBC) of East New York, Brooklyn, led by the vision of its 6th Pastor, Rev. Dr. Johnny Ray Youngblood, initiated its first Commemoration of The MAAFA. Prior to the Commemoration, Rev. Youngblood began a dialogue with his staff and church leadership about the need for African –Americans to grapple with the ravages and vestiges of slavery.
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