Om%C3%A9kongo Dibinga

Omkongo Dibinga, PhD is an American poet, musician, motivational speaker, diversity consultant, CNN contributor and positive rapper. His messages are usually targeted toward a younger audience on subjects as bullying, racism, and homophobia, motivation and diversity education. As the Founder and CEO of Free Your Mind Publishing, Omkongo has published and released several books, CDs, and DVDs of over 80 authors as well as himself. These works from range from poetry and youth professional development to motivation and hiphop music.

Omkongo Luhaka wa Dibinga was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His parents, Dibinga wa Said amp Ngolela wa Kabongo were Democratic Republic of the Congo refugees, who fled the Congo because of their role in aiding in its independence. As a first generation Congolese American, Omkongo grew up in an environment that led him to experience what he calls the best and worst of both African and African American societies having grown up in a strict African household in an AfricanAmerican community in Roxbury, MA. He grew up as the 7th ofchildren who were taught to remember their African roots regardless of where they resided, which is why he embraces the term Its not where youre from, its where youre at.

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