HOUSE OF UMOJA, INC. ANNOUNCES “NEXT STEPS” FOR “READING IS RESISTANCE” COMPONENT OF PHILADELPHIA’ S OBSERVANCE OF NATIONAL MILLION FATHER MARCH

CONTACT:

 Queen Mother Falaka Fattah

President and Chief Executive Officer

House of Umoja, Inc.

(215) 473-5893

E-Mail:  falakafattah@aol.com

  

          PHILADELPHIA, PA (USA) – The House Of Umoja, Inc. (www.houseofumoja.net) is following up its 24 February 2024 launch of its “Reading Is Resistance” Initiative in observance of African American History Month with an announcement of “next steps” for the multi-tiered initiative.   Components of the “Reading Is Resistance” Initiative encompass the “Planting Seeds Of Peace” Campaign; participation in Barbershop Books; and creation and coordination of “Block Book Clubs”,  will be orchestrated under the umbrella of the National Million Father March (https://fathersincorporated.com/million-fathers-march/) by the House Of Umoja, Inc.  Commencing in 2007, the House Of Umoja, Inc. serves as the leader and organizer of the National Million Father March in Philadelphia which encourages Fathers to undertake a proactive role in their child’ education.   which has been observed in the City of Philadelphia commencing in 2007. 

  

Planting Seeds Of Peace Campaign

           Inauguration of the “Planting Of Seeds Of Peace” Campaign will occur in the Carroll Park neighborhood of West Philadelphia which is located in the Philadelphia Police Department’s 19^th District.   Residents in the Carroll Park neighborhood of West Philadelphia will see black posters and postcards with white-lettered inspirational quotes on poles and in stores, barbershops and salons:

 ·         Reading Is Resistance

·         Listening Is Learning

·         Books vs. Bullets

·         Love vs. Hate

 

Barbershop Books

           A proposed partnership between the House Of Umoja, Inc. (www.houeofumoja.net) and Barbershop Books (https://barbershopbooks.org/about) is designed to  exponentially improve reading and writing proficiently levels and test scores of African American, indigenous, and vulnerable boys.  Headquartered in New York City and the winner of the National Book Foundation's Innovations in Reading Prize, Barbershop Books provides a male-centered space within which child-centered and culturally responsive literature together with community-based programming which moves Men into the “enhancing-literacy-skills-of-boys” equation.   

 Block Book Clubs

         Inauguration of the Block Book Clubs, the brainchild of Queen Mother Falaka Fattah, President and Chief Executive Officer of the House Of Umoja Inc. (www.houeofumoja.net) is scheduled for the Summer of 2024.   The Block Book Club will be coordinated by Block Parents in the Carroll Park neighborhood of West Philadelphia.  Block Parents will receive training and resources designed to assist them in establishing and hosting Block Book Clubs.  Youths in the Carroll Park neighborhood of West Philadelphia will select Block Parents. The Block Parent is in charge of the household in which the youths will gather for the purpose of participating in the Block Books Clubs and exponentially improving their literacy proficiency levels and test scores.  At the same time, the Block Books Clubs will serve as a vehicle to identify and address issues that serve as obstacles to empowering youths and their families. 

          Established in 1968, the House of Umoja, Inc.’s successful track record of transforming the lives of and working with over 3,000 youths has moved universities and institutions that include, but are not limited to, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Prevention and the Center for Disease Control, to seek the expertise of Queen Mother Falaka Fattah and her late husband Mr. David Fattah in the areas of gang reduction, youth programming, and community organizing.  Former United States Presidents The Honorable James Earl Carter and the late Honorable Ronald Wilson Reagan have recognized the House Of Umoja, Inc. for its pioneering work which has been documented in published articles such as A Summons To Life, by Robert Woodson of the American Enterprise Institute in 1981 and The Violent Juvenile Offender by Paul DeMuro and Richard Allison of the National Council On Crime And Delinquency in 1984. 

       For further information regarding the House Of Umoja, Inc.’s “Reading Is Resistance” Initiative, call (215) 473-5893; send an electronic mail communication to:  falakafattah@aol.com; or visit the House Of Umoja Inc.’s website at www.houseofumoja.net.

 

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