He was awarded his first PhD in leadership and human behavior in 1976 from United States International University (later merged into Alliant International University) for a dissertation titled "Afro-American Nationalism: Social Strategy and Struggle for Community".[28] In 1977, he formulated a set of principles called Kawaida, a Swahili term for normal. Karenga called on African-Americans to adopt his secular humanism and reject other practices as mythical..As of 2023, Karenga chairs the Africana Studies Department at California State University, Long Beach.[8][34] THE EDUCATION SYSTEM is Americas biggest enemy.