Ron Karenga

Ron Karenga a.k.a. Dr. Maulana Karenga

Born Ron Everett, later changed his name to Dr. Maulana Karenga to mislead followers into thinking that Kwanzaa, his creation, was an African holiday. Also so that his felonies would be harder to trace.

• The sevenfold path of blackness is think black, talk black, act black, create black, buy black, vote black, and live black.
• I came up with Kwanzaa because black people in this country wouldn't celebrate it if they knew it was American. Also, I put it around Christmas because I knew that's when a lot of bloods would be partying.