Song of Lawino & Song of Ocol by Okot p’Bitek

During his lifetime, Okot p’Bitek was concerned that African nations, including his native Uganda, be built on African and not European foundations. Traditional African songs became a regular feature in his work,... Read more »

Mentacide and other essays by Mwalimu K. Bomani Baruti

Mentacide occurs when one group willingly thinks and acts out of someone else’s interpretation of reality to another peoples’ benefit and against their survival. It is a state of subtle insanity which,... Read more »

YellowBlack: The First Twenty-One Years of a Poet’s Life by Haki R. Madhubuti

“I realized early that independent economic development for most Black folks is highly restrictive and mainly limited to the ministry, undertaking, hair business, the Black sex trade (pimps and ho’s), the underground... Read more »

Enemies: The Clash of Races by Haki R. Madhubuti

This book presents an explosive collection of essays that call for Black consciousness and revolutionary action. The author examines Black nationalism, white minority rule, Pan-Africanism, the necessity for Black institutions and the... Read more »
Conscientization 101 Podcast Ep.028 Dr. Amos N. Wilson Beyond Civil Rights PT2-

EP.028: Dr. Amos N. Wilson Beyond White Racism, Civil Rights…Part 2

We conclude our featured lecture by Dr. Amos Wilson entitled Beyond White Racism, Civil Rights, and Onward to African Revolution, which we digitally remastered. Read more »

EP.026: Ezrah Aharone’s The Sovereign Psyche

As the first Black president exits office, rather than America being "post-racial," Black people must walk around like the 1960s with signs blaring: "Black Lives Matter." In addition, the late Supreme Court... Read more »

The Parachute Drop by Norbert Zongo

Norbert Zongo was one of Burkina Faso’s most respected journalist before his politically motivated murder in 1998. As an editor of the newspaper per L’Indépendant, Zongo wrote under the pen name of... Read more »

EP.022: Big Frizzle Family First, Africa 4 Africans Edition! Part 2

In Part two of our talk with Big Frizzle, we discuss the impetus and objectives of specific tracks on his album Family First, Africa 4 Africans Edition. Read more »

Excuses, Excuses: The Politics of Interracial Coupling in European Culture by Mwalimu K. Bomani Baruti

Excuses, Excuses is a book which addresses the political and cultural motives behind interracial dating. Read more »

EP.021: Big Frizzle Family First, Africa 4 Africans Edition! Part 1

What's up everyone, we're back! For our relaunch we are happy to present our dialogue with Big Frizzle! Big Frizzle is a multi-talented lyricists, singer, writer, and student/teacher of African history and... Read more »