In 1967, Baraka (still LeRoi Jones) visited Maulana Karenga in Los Angeles and became an advocate of his philosophy of Kawaida, a multifaceted, categorized activist philosophy that produced the "Nguzo Saba", Kwanzaa, and an emphasis on African names. It was at this time that he adopted the name "Imamu Amear Baraka". "Imamu" is a Swahili title for "spiritual leader", derived from the Arabic word "Imam" (إمام). According to Shaw, he dropped the honorific "Imamu" and eventually changed "Amear" (which means "Prince") to "Amiri".