The Organization of Black American Culture (OBA-C) (pronounced Oh-bah-see[1]) was conceived during the era of the Civil Rights Movement by Hoyt W. Fuller as a collective of African-American writers, artists, historians, educators, intellectuals, community activists, and others. The group was originally known as Committee for the Arts (CFA), which formed in February 1967 in Southside Chicago, Illinois. By May 1967, the group became OBAC and included Black intellectuals Hoyt W. Fuller (editor of Negro Digest), the poet Conrad Kent Rivers, and Gerald McWorter (later Abdul Alkalimat).[2] OBAC aimed to coordinate artistic support in the struggle for freedom, justice and equality of opportunity for African Americans. The organization had workshops for visual arts, drama, and writing, and produced two publications: a newsletter, Cumbaya, and the magazine Nommo.[2]
- ^ "Culture Conscious in Chicago". Negro Digest. 16 (10): 85–87. August 1967.
- ^ a b "OBAC Writers' Workshop", Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History. Encyclopedia.com.