The Organization W.O.M.A.N. (Working, Organizing, Making A Nation) was founded by Mwalimu Locy Lumumba after his return to the shores of the United States following the Vietnam War, where he learned the principles of Black Nationalism and anti-imperialist resistance from his experiences there and from elder Brothers who had been caught up in that conflict.  Since that time (and even before), Mwalimu has been a consistent “soldier” for Pan Afrikan Nationalist liberation in the United States, centered on his home base of Baltimore, Maryland.  W.O.M.A.N. has for decades been a beacon of Black Love, Black Discipline, Black Organization, Black Resistance and Black Excellence, perhaps best exemplified through the community-outreach and self-defense teachings he provides, often free of charge, through their martial arts class, Njia Ya Tayari.

Mwalimu (a title meaning teacher, instructor or educator in Kiswahili) has also consistently called for the establishment and building of a Black United Front, especially on the local level in Baltimore.  Mwalimu’s commitment to Black and Pan Afrikan Nationalism is, perhaps naturally, linked to his great reverence for Ancestor Malcolm X/El-Hajj Malik Al-Shabazz/Omowali.  As Ancestor Malcolm’s 101st birthday nears on May 19th of this year, Mwalimu, through his Facebook page, reflected on Omowali’s enduring impact on our community and the spirit of perseverance and defiance in resistance that his example has instilled in many of us. 

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They thought they had silenced the voice of truth from a great martyr of Black liberation.  They only stopped the physical being.  They celebrated his murder in 1965.  Farakhan even installed one of his murderers as an assistant minister in Temple No. 7 in New York.  It was a disgraceful display of arrogance.  The spirit of Minister Malcolm (Omowali) laughed at such cheap insults as the people’s love for Minister Malcolm (Omowali) has continued to grow.  To the Black Nationalist soldiers and servants his leadership standard has set the bar.  The manner in which the revolutionary Afrikan leadership accepted him has never been duplicated by any Black leader from Amerika.  Such historical greatness and uncompromising Black leadership reigns supreme.  The Black Nationalist community accepts the honor of celebrating Minister Malcolm (Omowali) to help the forward thrust of history by moving with the correctness of our Afrikan Spirituality.

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 is the 101st birthday of Ancestor Malcolm X/El-Hajj Malik Al-Shabazz/Omowali.  On that day, from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM, The Organization W.O.M.A.N. will host Toward Operational Unity, Black Nationalism Celebrates Minister Malcolm X, a celebration featuring song, dance, drumming, poetry, speakers and a panel discussion at 1307 Eutaw Street in Baltimore.  The event is sponsored by W.O.M.A.N. and is embraced by Njia Ya Tayari, the Baltimore UNIA-ACL Division 106 Barca-Clarke, Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle (LBS), the Pan Afrikan Liberation Movement (PLM) and the African Study Group.

Event: Toward Operational Unity, Black Nationalism Celebrates Minister Malcolm X
Location: 1307 Eutaw Street, Baltimore, Maryland
Date/Time: Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 7:00 – 11:00 PM
Contact for Information: Mwalimu Locy Lumumba, 410-207-6082; locy50@gmail.com

The Maryland Pan Afrikan Cooperative Coalition increasingly finds inspiration and guidance in Mwalimu’s passion, wisdom and leadership, and looks forward to working more closely with him and with W.O.M.A.N. as we continue to build for functional unity in Baltimore, in Maryland and beyond.