Nommo (magazine)

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
  1. Timothy Kudo (May 21, 2000). "Nommo celebrates 30 years, honors community members". Daily Bruin. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  2. "UCLA relaunches NOMMO Magazine". The ABC Movement. February 17, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  3. "Power of the word". Daily Bruin. February 23, 2001.


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