A beautiful collection of early writings from one of Africa’s finest writers. While this collection is currently out of print, we encourage you to remain vigilant and try to get a hold... Read more »
So what is a boçau? How did this revolutionary term become a pejorative name in Brazil? Read more »
The Predicament of Blackness tackles the question of race in West Africa through its postcolonial manifestations. Examining key facets of contemporary Ghanaian society, from the pervasive significance of “Whiteness,” to the practice... Read more »
Conscientization 101 interviews independent UK hip hop artist, Cyclonious The Natural Disaster. We discuss African nationhood and identity, 360 deals imposed by major record labels, and music as a form of social... Read more »
Barrel of a Pen is a collection of essays that vigorously responds to the atmosphere of repression and domination in Kenya. Ngũgĩ argues that the defense of national culture and national identity... Read more »
GODDAMN BLACKAVELI!!! Just watch the video and listen to the lyrics! He brought the fire 4sho! Track can be found on Samson’s Outlaw, Vol. 2. Read more »
The Beautiful One (Wn Nefer in ancient Eqyptian) was the spirit of social change, guardian to devotees of progressive transformations, aka the beautiful ones. This novel contemplates the promised coming of such... Read more »
In this volume, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o summarizes and develops a cross-section of the issues he has grappled with in his work, which uses a combination of imagery, language, folklore, and character to... Read more »
In 1974, Walter Rodney visited the Institute of the Black World in Atlanta, Georgia. With the institute’s members, he discussed his own political and intellectual development and exchanged views on the role... Read more »
This is the play that was responsible for Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o being detained without trial (which was the impetus behind his book entitled Detained: A Writer’s Prison Diary), and Ngũgĩ wa Mĩriĩ... Read more »