Matigari ma Njirũũngi (which means in Gĩkũyũ “the patriots who survived the bullets”—the patriot who survived the liberation war, and their political offspring), descends the mountains victorious after fighting in the long independence... Read more »
Most of this book was written in Brixton Prison, where the author was held in custody for six months pending trial at the Old Bailey on the charge of masterminding a plot... Read more »
This is one of the best songs on Big Cakes album, It’s All Luv. Big Cakes promotes Pan-African identity and unity which is much needed. We can see Marcus Garvey and Kwame... Read more »
Doyen Cheikh Tidiane Sall had decided to resign not because of complicity but because he, like the President, was in his eighties. He was as mystified as the rest of his cabinet... Read more »
This concise, accessible history of revolts by African peoples worldwide explores the wide range of methods used by Africans to resist oppression and the negative effects of imperialism and colonization as viewed... Read more »
Magical realism drives this mammoth novel set in the imaginary African country of Aburiria. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o roots this fantasy in the brutal horror of neocolonialism. His ridicule of the powerful knows... Read more »
The international outcry over Ngũgĩ’s detention without trial by the Kenyan authorities reached him even in Kamĩtĩ Maximum Security Prison. With great accomplishment, he describes the purposeful degradation and humiliation of the... Read more »
A Grain of Wheat portrays several characters in a village whose intertwined lives are transformed by the Mau Mau rebellion in Kenya. The action follows the village’s arrangements for Uhuru (independence) Day... Read more »
Through an examination of political economy, culture, and colonial society, Cabral sets forth a blue print on how the colonized masses can start the process of decolonization and creating an entirely new... Read more »
This book is a must to understand Malcolm X and his political objectives. In Malcolm X’s own words, the last two weeks of his life, this book proves to be insightful, most... Read more »