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By Charles S. Mombo

A wind of change is blowing across Malcolm X College in Chicago. Under the dynamic leadership of Malcolm X College President Ghingo Brooks (pronounced Gino), The Karnak Wellness Institute was recently established.

The goal of The Karnak Wellness Institute is to engage the community in a call to action to share with the college's faculty, students and the larger community the ethos (and wisdom tradition) that was embodied in (and disseminated at) the ancient temples of Egypt. And especially at the largest and the most famous of them all, the temple of Karnak.

Just as individuals in ancient times traveled from across the world to come to Karnak in search of enlightenment and knowledge, it is hoped that all those living in our own time and in search of profound knowledge will also come to the “New Karnak” at Malcolm X College, and take full advantage of its curriculum and experts who will address every area and aspect of the challenges of modern life and living in our communities. The goal is not just share ideas, but to also find solutions to the many problems facing our communities and families and…“To restore Ma’at (order) in the Land.”

To enlighten the community, President Brooks is bringing in a team of fantastic line up of keynote speakers that are highly-quality, high-content and experts in their respective professions.

A lineup of speakers for Karnak's outstanding speaker series includes:

Internationally recognized author, scholar, social entrepreneur, and neuroscientist, Hunter Adams, III, brings a wealth of wisdom and knowledge from more than two decades of practice in fields of particle accelerator beam diagnostics and occupational health and safety and independent research on consciousness. He studied Neuroscience and medical ethics at the University of London. He has a B.S. with an emphasis in Neuroscience. He has lectured internationally on consciousness, character education, ethics, human potential, African morality, philosophy and spirituality.

Baba Hannibal Afrik is the founding elder for the Bolozi Wazee (Council of Elders) Shule Ya Watoto (School for Children) in Chicago; National Public Relations Officer, Council of Independent Black Institutions (CIBI) and consultant, School Tech Services. He was enstooled as Abusuapanin (Elder Head of Family) to Nana Kofi Amowi I in the town of Agaona-Duakwa, Ghana in 1999. His work with youth and families in Afriakan-centered education earned him the status of Mzee and Training Elder in several Rites of Passage organizations. Baba Afrik currently resides in Port Gibson, Claiborne County, Mississippi, where he is studying Rural Community Development. He also serves as the Executive Director of Community Youth Achievers, Inc.

President and CEO, Community Mental Health Council, Inc. Dr. Carl C. Bell has practiced psychiatry for more than 30 years. As an internationally-recognized lecturer and author, he has given numerous presentation on mental wellness, violence prevention, and traumatic stress caused by violence. Most recently, he participated as the Principal Investigator with CHAMP, an HIV/AIDS youth prevention research project in South Africa. He is the author of The Sanity of Survival: Reflections on Community Mental Health and Wellness and and co-author of Suicide and Homicide among Adolescents.

A retired elementary and high school teacher, Bertha Paul Buchanan has traveled extensively throughout the United States and Southeast Asia studying the various principles of yoga science, meditation, stress management and holistic living. She has studied these principles with learned teachers and scholars and has utilized these teachings in conducting seminars and workshops throughout Chicago, Pennsylvania, Florida, India, Nepal and the West Indies. She continues to teach yoga and meditation as a way of living healthy and wholesome lives.

A licensed physician in Illinois and Jamaica, W.I. Lois Collins, M.D., MSN completed her medical training at Rush Medical College, residency at St. Joseph Hospital with further Sub-Specialty training in Behavior Medicine and Alternative Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She is also certified in Auricular Acupuncture. Over the past 45 years, Dr. Collins has worked in health care as medical director of a public health service rural health center, a women’s behavior medicine center, and an out-patient drug rehabilitation center. She has also practiced Ojibwe Healing Arts, yoga, dance and meditation for 45 years.

Leonard Ingram has been doing individual and group counseling encompassing a wide spectrum of therapies for over 25 years. In addition to a large private practice, he is a consultant for the Chicago Board of Education and has conducted hundreds of training workshops for teachers, parents, students, guidance counselors, school psychologists, principals, and other education professionals.

Dr. Terry Mason became the chief medical officer of the Cook County Health System in September, 2009. Prior to his appointment, Dr. Mason was Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health in Chicago. He was also Chief Urologist at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center. Dr. Mason also serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urology at the University of Illinois. His dedicated, tireless contributions to society have won him many awards including the Outstanding Young Doctor Award from Dollars and Sense magazine, the Nigerian-American Forum’s Distinguished Persons award, and the Monarch Awards’ Foundation Men in Medicine Award.

Roy Walker III, M.S. is a clinical exercise physiologist. Trained in the effects of exercise and nutrition on energy metabolism, Mr. Walker’s mission is to eradicate chronic disease and childhood obesity in the community. Mr. Walker currently works as a Professor of the Health Fitness Sciences at Malcolm X College where he is developing a program to teach students to enter the field of Kinesiology and health. Mr. Walker believes people can change and achieve anything they want once they realize their innate inner power.

 

A certified reading diagnostician, curriculum developer, professional development coach and education evaluator, Dr. Edythe Young concentrates on comprehensive school reform, building expertise and capacity in literacy development for grades K-12. In addition, she actively supports developmental reading and writing at the college level, closing the achievement gap across the country, and conducting her private practice summer diagnostic reading clinic for children and adults. Dr. Young has provided professional development and technical assistance to teachers, administrators, and other state level educators.

Named after the late Malcolm X, the college is one of Chicago's seven independently accredited community colleges located throughout the city of Chicago. It is a learning and assessment-centered community college, empowering students of diverse backgrounds and abilities to achieve academic, career, and personal success. Malcolm X College is also best known as the leading health science institution in the City of Chicago.

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