Lest We Forget: Steve Biko Never Forgot His Purpose in Life by Julian Kunnie

September 12, 2015 is the 38th anniversary of the assassination of Steve Biko, and Dr. Julian Kunnie reminds us that Biko's work is still yet to be done in spite of the... Read more »

Yurugu: An Afrikan-Centered Critique of European Cultural Thought and Behavior by Dr. Marimba Ani

Yurugu removes the mask from the European facade and thereby reveals the inner workings of global white supremacy: A system which functions to guarantee the control of Europe and her descendants (the... Read more »

African History in the Service of the Black Liberation by Dr. Walter Anthony Rodney

In this paper Dr. Walter A. Rodney (W.A.R.) is breaking down how African history can be used as a tool for Black liberation. As Brother Rodney points out... Read more »

EP.010: Is Apartheid Really Dead?: Interview with Dr. Julian Kunnie Part 2 of 2

This is part 2 of our discussion with Julian Kunnie about his book Is Apartheid Really Dead?: Pan-Africanist Working-Class Cultural Critical Perspectives. Read more »

EP.009: Is Apartheid Really Dead?: Interview with Dr. Julian Kunnie Part 1 of 2

On this episode we talk with Julian Kunnie about his book Is Apartheid Really Dead?: Pan-Africanist Working-Class Cultural Critical Perspectives. Read more »

Decolonising the African Mind by Chinweizu

In this sequel to The West And The Rest Of Us, Chinweizu examines the colonial mentality, in its various manifestations, and how it has obstructed African economic development and cultural renaissance since... Read more »

KMT: In the House of Life by Ayi Kwei Armah

Mourning a lost friend, Lindela, the narrator of KMT, Ayi Kwei Armah’s seventh novel, plunges into history, seeking meaning in life’s flow. Loving companions – an Egyptologist and two traditionalists – show... Read more »

God’s Bits of Wood by Ousmane Sembène

Ousmane Sembène crafts a richly visceral story about a railroad strike in French colonial Africa. There are a large cast of characters that are situated throughout French colonial Africa (primarily Bamako, Thiès,... Read more »

The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey, Or, Africa for the Africans by Marcus and Amy Jacques Garvey

Not much to say about this book other than it is essential reading for all African people. Whether or not you see Marcus Garvey as divinely inspired or merely an extremely politically... Read more »

Osiris Rising by Ayi Kwei Armah

Osiris Rising, Ayi Kwei Armah’s sixth novel, is structured after Africa’s oldest narrative, the Isis-Osiris myth cycle. Traveling to Africa on a search for lifework and love, Ast, a scholar that is... Read more »