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What People Are Saying"Terrific. It sparkles and snaps like some great jazz riffs, and the personal aspect is very touching." -Sir Stephen HoughLike a good jazz player, Kevin Brown riffs with verve and muscle and without wasting a note. The entwined...

If you could choose between being Black and being white, what would you do?As a child, Brianna Wheeler, the mixed-race descendant of Dangerfield Newby-first of John Brown's raiders to die at Harpers Ferry in their bid to end slavery-unconsciously chose...

Our nation's first elected Black governor, L. Douglas Wilder, returned to public service in 2005 as the first popularly elected mayor of Richmond, Virginia, in sixty years. Despite his landslide election, voters may have had little idea what they were...

Our nation's first elected Black governor, L. Douglas Wilder, returned to public service in 2005 as the first popularly elected mayor of Richmond, Virginia, in sixty years. Despite his landslide election, voters may have had little idea what they were...

The Self-Liberation of Parson Sykes is a vivid, emotionally charged historical novella that follows one man's courageous journey toward freedom during the Civil War. Inspired by real events, it blends action, resilience, and cultural legacy into a...

Med Hondo's debut feature, Soleil ? (1970), follows an unnamed African immigrant as he travels to Paris in search of work and a better life. Instead, he faces unemployment, exploitation and a deep sense of isolation from French society. Told through a...

The July 2021 South African civil unrest was a wave of chaos that plagued the provinces of KwaZulu Natal and Gauteng. Political contempt and social outrage sparked unprecedented violence, lawlessness, mistreatment, and a devastating communal divide. It...

"The success of Africa's COVID-19 response should not have surprised the world. The people of Africa have demonstrated time and again, their resilience and ability to work together to overcome even the greatest challenge."- President Cyril Ramaphosa,...

On The Outside Looking In is about how I came to view the American Experiment through my own experiences and that of black people around me. It is not a complaint, although there is some of that in this book. It is more of an observation of life, or an...

An uncompromising look at Nigeria's crisis of democracy by a renowned essayist and critic In this groundbreaking work, the essayist and critic Adewale Maja-Pearce delivers a mordant verdict on Nigeria's crisis of democracy. A mosaic of ethnic and...

Here is the remarkable autobiography of Frederick Douglass, chronicling the brutal challenges of enduring slavery until his escape at age 20, and the beginnings of his life as a free man.Written seven years after his escape, his true story galvanized the...

FEDERALISM IMPERATIVE IN POST-CONFLICT AFRICA: THE CASE OF SOMALIA is a groundbreaking exploration of federalism in Somalia, the author delves deep into the complex tapestry of history, politics and culture that shapes the nation's governance structure...