What is the importance of names in "Everyday Use"? For example, what does Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo represent?

In the
story, "Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo" is Dee's new name. Her use of the name symbolizes
the "renaming" practice by African-Americans during the heyday of the Black Power
movement in the 1960s and 1970s.

During those decades, many African-Americans
who supported the Black Power Movement decided to discard their Anglicized names. They believed
that those names were an insulting reminder of their slavery heritage. So, many chose
Afrocentric names like "Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo" to signify a reclaiming of their
original African roots. Many also chose Afrocentric names to symbolize their revolutionary zeal
for self-determination.

Interestingly, the name "Wangero" is also
significant from the author's point of view. During a speech at the "11th Annual Steve Biko
Lecture at the University of Cape Town" on 13...

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