For many school children, Benjamin Zephaniah’s work will have been the first time they encountered published literature that talked about the things that mattered to them.
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As the 20th century’s preeminent scholar-activist on race, W.E.B. Du Bois would not be surprised by modern-day attempts at whitewashing American history. He saw them in 1930s and 1940s.
From Lovecraft Country to Black Panther to a statue in Benin, the “amazons” of Dahomey continue to trend in global popular culture.
The fate of the so-called princely states was a particularly contentious issue during India’s Partition, which killed about 1 million people and left millions more displaced.
Fanon left a remarkable imprint, his views influencing many in the field of mental illness as well as pan-Africanist and anti-colonialism thinkers.
Music has often been used as a political tool to urge Kenyans to forget the sins of colonial and post-colonial regimes.
The role played by guerrilla radio in the liberation struggle will not be lost to history, thanks to books like this.
Kaunda will be remembered as a giant of 20th century African nationalism – a leader who gave refuge to revolutionary movements, a relatively benign autocrat and an international diplomat.
The November 2020 local and regional elections have indeed put Namibia’s political culture at a crossroads.
The ex-combatants’ food memories show how they continue trying to make sense of both their past and present experiences of violence.
The passage of laws in Alberta and Saskatchewan granting police greater powers and weapons are seen as a direct attempt to stifle protests by Indigenous Peoples.
The Portuguese colonisers were not the only ones who could use radio for control. A new book tells how popular radio broadcasts from Angola’s liberation fighters were used as weapons in the struggle.
British troops allegedly killed 24 unarmed villagers in Batang Kali in 1948, but the government still refuses a public inquiry.
A long read on how science’s dark imperial past still shapes research today – and what to do about it.
Anti-American and anti-corruption stances have given the president of the Philippines broad appeal.
Afrikaans is very much a black language. The apartheid government’s ploy to construct it as a “white language”, with a “white history”, denied the commonality of the language across race and class.
The African Union sees Africa as a sealed off geographic entity. Yet it remains remarkably quiet about the many bits of Africa that are geographically part of it but do not consider it their home.
Muslim women are often criticised for their lack of political involvement, but Algerian women have embraced both anti-colonial and feminist movements.
The rise of Islamic State and its declaration of the caliphate can be read as part of a wider story that has unfolded since the formation of modern nation states in the Muslim world.
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Associate Professor of History, Indiana University
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Professor, Lancaster Law School, Lancaster University
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Research fellow, Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS), United Nations University
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Distinguished Professor of Political Science and the Tagore Chair in Indian Cultures and Civilizations, Indiana University
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Samuel J. and Augusta Spector Professor of History and African and African American Studies, Brandeis University
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