The Predicament of Blackness: Postcolonial Ghana and the Politics of Race by Jemima Pierre

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 »

Class Struggle In Africa: A Review

Class Struggle In Africa, demystifies the notion of the "backward" African, and the patriarchal "benevolent" Western (white) world... Read more »

Showdown: Pan-Afrikanism vs. Global White Supremacy by Del Jones

Two battered and bruised races are in the center of the ring and truth and justice have very little to do with it. Those who claim it’s a spiritual war are just... Read more »

EP.005: Destroying & Rebuilding with Cyclonious The Natural Disaster

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 »

The Subterfuge of Equal Rights: Deconstructing The Liberal Assimilationist Tool of (neo) Colonialism Part 3 of 3

So what does “equal rights” get you in a system that bases itself on oppression? After being thoroughly dehumanized... Read more »

EP.003: Catastrophism – Eddie Yuen – The Politics of Failure Have Failed The Environmental Movement and Catastrophism

On this edition of C-101 podcast we sat down with Eddie Yuen to discuss his piece entitled “The Politics of Failure Have Failed: The Environmental Movement and Catastrophism”, in the book in... Read more »

The Subterfuge of Equal Rights: Deconstructing The Liberal Assimilationist Tool of (neo) Colonialism Part 2 of 3

You know our people react in different ways to this neoslavery, some just give in completely and join the other side. They join some Christian cult and cry out for integration. These... Read more »
Conscientization 101 Decolonize This Pt 2

Decolonize This? Properly Defining Settlers
Part 2 of 2

In dealing with colonialism, we must consider the scope of what can be colonized. The conventional wisdom is that colonialism only relates to land and by extension the original occupants of the... Read more »
Conscientization 101 - Malcolm X 1965 pt2

February 1965: The Final Speeches (Malcolm X speeches & writings), Malcolm Setting the Record Straight In His Own Words! Part 2 of 3

Malcolm’s lucid analysis that Black people in the Americas are an African people, helped to crystallize the point that colonialism was the problem Black people have all over... Read more »

The Subterfuge of Equal Rights: Deconstructing The Liberal Assimilationist Tool of (neo) Colonialism Part 1 of 3

The Negro middle class, not unlike middle classes of other minority groups, is characterized by a desire to separate itself from the masses. This is because it has selected the white... Read more »