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 »

Notes Toward Higher Ideals in Afrikan Intellectual Liberation by Mwalimu K. Bomani Baruti

In two in-depth essays, Mwalimu Baruti discusses the problems and solutions to the issues of Afrikan thinkers being validated by Europeans and european institutions and the politics of liberation as practiced by... 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 »

Black Men, Obsolete, Single, Dangerous?: The Afrikan American Family in Transition by Haki R. Madhubuti

Black Men, Obsolete, Single, Dangerous? is considered Haki R. Madhubuti’s seminal, critical work that solidified him as an informed, passionate, and caring commentator on Black life, culture, relationships, and the development and... 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 »

African/Black Psychology in the American Context: An- African-Centered Approach by Kobi K. K. Kambon

Kobi K.K. Kambon’s African/Black Psychology in the American Context: An African Centered Approach is an essential read for African people worldwide. He purposely uses the term “African/Black” throughout the book to psychologically... Read more »

Moving the Centre: The Struggle For Cultural Freedoms by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

Western imperialism’s colonizing efforts in the last four hundred years have lead to a situation where world cultures have been dominated by a handful of western nations. The west has come to... 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 »

Cruel City by Mongo Beti

Under the pseudonym Eza Boto, Mongo Beti wrote Cruel City in 1954 before he came to the world’s attention with the publication of The Poor Christ of Bomba. Cruel City tells the... Read more »