Master Educator Baba Hannibal Afrik (Brother Harold E. Charles) makes his transition to be with elders |
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Baba Hannibal's Transition June 27, 2011
Greetings,
It is with sadness to report that Baba Hannibal has made his transition Monday afternoon, June 27, 2011. He fought to the very end which is a reflection of his everlasting spirit. We will honor him and his legacy over the next two weekends. Below is a preliminary schedule with updates to follow. We hope that you can attend but if not my father knows the sincerity in your hearts and appreciate your prayers.
My family and I would like to say thank you for over the years you have been a comrade and a friend and he loved each and every one of you and know that he would want you to continue the struggle in liberation of our people in your respective areas. As a family we will continue to move his commitment to youth forward through his non-profit organization Community Youth Achievers (CYA). Thank you so much for your love and support.
African Memorial Service: Jackson, Mississippi - Saturday, July 2 Smith-Robertson Museum 528 Bloom Street, Jackson, MS 4:00-6:30pm. Doors will open at 3:30pm.
Visitation: Chicago, Illinois - Friday, July 8 Carter Funeral Home 2100 East 75th Street, Chicago, IL 60649 1:00-6:00pm.
African Memorial Service: Chicago, Illinois - Friday, July 8 Malcolm X College Auditorium 1900 West Van Buren Street, Chicago, IL 7:00-10:00pm. Doors will open at 6:00pm.
Funeral: Chicago, Illinois - Saturday, July 9 Woodlawn AME Church 6456 S. Evans Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637 Wake: 10:00-11:00 Service: 11:00am-12:30pm.
Burial: Immediately following service Burr Oaks Cemetery 4400 W 127th St, Alsip, IL60803
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to CYA online at www.cyavillage.com or by check payable to CYA, P.O. Box 54894, Atlanta, GA 30308. Cards and correspondence can be mailed to P.O. Box 54894. Please see attached bio.
Theresa Noni Charles Executive Director Founder, SankofaSpirit (770) 234-5890
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An acclaimed Biologist, Afrik performed scientific research in biochemistry for 7 years. After moving to Mississippi in 1999, in 2004, he organized the Community Youth Achievers, Inc., C.Y.A. in Hermanville, Mississippi. He established the Environmental Village Campus as a prototype sustainable community. This young institution is the most unique Afrikan American Tourist Attraction in Mississippi. With a 5-acre homestead, CYA can provide urban & rural survival training through the Outdoor Leadership Skills Project (OLSP), Southern Region. As an educational consultant for School Tech Services, Baba Hannibal provides over 15 workshops and classes across the country. He is proud of his 37½ years marriage to Mama Marini, who made her transition in 1992. The father of four children, four grandchildren, and 2 great-grand children, Afrik personified the belief hat "Children are the reward of life". Presently, he resides in Hermanville, Mississippi, recuperating from bilateral foot amputations in 2010 but continues his work.
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Baba Hannibal Afrik
Enjoyed the company and wisdom of my elder for decades, periodically, here in the village called, Chicago. He was a teacher at a high school I went to in Chicago in the late 1960s on the Westside. My fist meeting of my elder then, Ancestor now. He was a very good teacher and a positive role model at the high school in a period when Black consciousness was on the rise. Due to the talents of MX, Lumumba, Nkrumah, Neyerere, Mandela, Biko, MLK Jr, Makeba, E. Muhammad, Kenyata, F. A. Kuti, M. Ali, C. Diop, C. Williams, etc., etc, too many other fathers and mothers in my life. He, Baba Hannibal, was the local version of a conscious Black man Afrika-centered.
Yes too, we ran to Afrika together as part of his travel group in July, 2000. We were two of three adult males in the group. He sat in on a meerting between me and some local Asantes in Kumasi, as they tried to run game on me in a traditional sense. Selling me false goods, common in Kumasi.
Baba was the human Talking Drum for Kwanzaa yearly at MX College in Chicago. Just one of his many duties to hold us up as a people in the US and in Afrika. Ghanaians loved him greatly in that country.
He will be missed physically but Spiritually he will reach back from the AfterLife to continue to life up our people. He is a Great Ancestor and I wish much love to his family/extended family worldwide, in both the seen and unseen world.
An ally,
Torgbui Ametefe
PS: In his favorite words said often, "A luta continua!"