Joseph Littles-Nguzo Saba Charter School

Day Five: Sebastian Fl. we walked up on a historic marker declaring the location of "Freemanville...;....".. Established in 1866 by a union soldier, Dr Hawks" and other union officers brought '1000 ex slaves by steamboat to Volusia county".  by 1868 there were "3000 African american" residents living in the area thus making it the largest settlement in the region....
 

Day Six: We were in Bunnell, Fl. we met a pastor and received a donation as well as an invitation to visit a group of folks meeting at the Church of Christ of Flagler County a little further up the raod....  unfortunately time did not allow us to make that meet... but... just 4 miles pass the church Baba Geuka walked up on the "African American Cultural Society, Inc... A beautiful large building with a pyramid out front (1 /100 scale) setting on a well manicured lawn resting back off the road about 100 yards.... Their we met Ed Pinto, Kwando M. Kinshasa and their wives...We were invited in to the building and took a picture  tour....  

Later that afternoon we visited Ft. Mose in St. Augustine.and settled in for the night...

Peace & Good Days,

Mawusi Hazard

It says a lot when someone is willing to get up and get out and walk any length of time for a cause that they believe in. It says even more when they walk over 1, 000 miles over the course of a month on a trek that encompassess several states.

On Thursady July 16, 2009 I found myself driving a volunteer from West Palm Beach, Florida up to Ft. Pierce. A distance of about 70 miles and near an hour drive, and was amazed at the distance that my dad and his surrogate walkers had accomplished in less than two days. I will admit that I was uneasy about the walk and whether a 69 year old man should attempt the walk. I knew it was possible... but was it a good idea?

I spent a lot of time thinking about the issue and comtemplating it from every conceivable angle. In the end, one concept settled my doubts and ended my fears. My dad is a man who lives in the service of Black people. His life is given purpose by what feats he can accomplish on behalf of his people.

Long story short- this walk was his way of doing for Black people, what they have not been doing for themselves. He is bringing awareness to African Centered Education like no one else has done before. I know that his work is not done, and look foward to seeing him reach Washington D.C. in August.