Nommo is an African-American political, cultural, and news magazine. It is a quarterly student publication based at the University of California, Los Angeles.[1] Founded by Lance Williams, Nommo published its first issue on December 4, 1968.[1][2] It is " ... the nation’s oldest ethnic publication on a college campus."[3] Editors have included Wanuri Kahiu, Lisa Smith-Young and M. K. Asante, Jr.
The name "Nommo" means “power of the word” in Swahili.[3] It also refers to the Dogon ancestral spirits the Nommo. A number of other magazines use the name Nommo as well, including ones published at Oberlin, (Georgia), Nashville, Saginaw, Heidelberg, and Paris.
References
edit- ^ a b Timothy Kudo (May 21, 2000). "Nommo celebrates 30 years, honors community members". Daily Bruin. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ "UCLA relaunches NOMMO Magazine". The ABC Movement. February 17, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ a b "Power of the word". Daily Bruin. February 23, 2001.
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