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, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Ron Karenga's US Organization, John Floyd's Black Panther Political Party, and others. It was instrumental in publicizing the

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idea and symbol in Los Angeles, California. It was originally created in August 1966 by Ron Karenga, for the organization US. Karenga then donated the publication to the Black Congress. Its first issue commemorated the anniversary of the 1965 Watts Rebellion. Activist Elaine Brown was a reporter for the newspaper. Editors included Ron Karenga and John Floyd. The name Harambee is

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for "Let's Pull Together." By April 1969, the newspaper had returned to its roots as an exclusive publication of Karenga's US organization.Scot Brown, US: Maulana Karenga, the US Organization, and Black Cultural Nationalism NYU Press, 2003

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Defunct African-American newspapers African-American history in Los Angeles History of journalism African-American organizations Newspapers published in Greater Los Angeles African-American cultural history Civil rights movement Black Power Defunct newspapers published in California {{Portal bar, California, Journalism