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 »

Why Are We So Blest? by Ayi Kwei Armah

What a farce, scholarships! The blood money never went to any of us for our intelligence. It was always payment for obedience. BEFORE THE WHITE MEN CAME. Ten pages of blood and... Read more »

A-Alikes – Person of Interest

Hell, this is the reason why Africa and her people are constantly under attack, because we are “persons of interest”. The line “That’s why it’s young niggas with white hairs and old... 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 »

The Destruction of Black Civilization: Great Issues of a Race from 4500 B.C. to 2000 A.D. by Chancellor Williams

The Destruction of Black Civilization took Chancellor Williams sixteen years of research and field study to compile. The book was written at a time when many African students, educators, and scholars were starting... Read more »

Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon

“‘Dirty nigger!'” or simply “Look! A Negro!”  I came into this world anxious to uncover the meaning of things, my soul desirous to be at the origin of the world, and here... Read more »

The Resolutionaires by Ayi Kwei Armah

As a professional interpreter, Nefert works at conferences where Africa’s rulers meet not to solve the continent’s problems, but to resolve to beg for solutions from past and present masters. She knows... Read more »

Dr. Amos Wilson Deconstructs The Political Agenda Behind Linking Genetics To Crime

 Dr. Wilson breaks it down! Although he doesn’t specifically use the word colonialism, what he describes is nothing but colonial domination, and the excuses colonizers use to justify their exploitation of... Read more »

Fragments by Ayi Kwei Armah

A member of the African elite groping its way out of the background of slavery and colonialism, Baako sees his education as preparation for lifework of socially innovative artist. His family, more... Read more »

Assata Speaks

With America being founded on genocide and slavery, is there any wonder that Assata Shakur is relentlessly pursued by the same government that brought Africans to the Americas kicking and screaming! Our... Read more »