The rapid rise of the Swahili language to global reach and significance reflected in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designating July 7, 2022, as World Kiswahili Language Day brings with it a profound sense of elation and satisfaction of work well done to all those in Africa, the U.S. and around the world who worked hard to achieve this rightful recognition of it.
Walter Mosley, one of the most versatile and admired writers in America, is the speaker for the Knox College 2022 Commencement on Sunday, June 5, 2022.