Monthly Archives: November 2020

“The Ethnic Factor in the National Politics of Djibouti” by Abdallah Abdo Adou.

Daniel Hale Williams was a prominent cardiologist who is sometimes credited as being the first person to successfully perform an open heart surgery. Below is a biography of Daniel Hale Williams which was written by Helen Buckler.

Below is a PDF file of “Mahmoud Mohammed Taha and the Crisis in Islamic Law Reform” by Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na’im. Mahmoud Mohammed Taha was a Sudanese political and religious leader who advocated for independence from British colonial rule. He was … Continue reading →

In Malcolm X, Bob Marley, and Other Essays I wrote a chapter on the Rastafarian movement in the Caribbean in which I point out that although Rastas generally view Marcus Garvey as a religious prophet who foretold of the Haile … Continue reading →

“New Africa in the World Coming to Harlem: A Retrospective Comparison of Jerry Rawlings and Thomas Sankara” by Justin C. Williams from the December 2014 addition of the Journal of Pan-African Studies.

Below is a PDF file of Congo Disaster by Colin Legum.

In my book One Caribbean and Other Essays there is a chapter on slave revolts in the United States and the Caribbean. One of the slave revolts that I cover in that chapter was the Stono Rebellion in 1739. The file below … Continue reading →

In I Like What I Write I wrote a chapter on the African role in the American Revolution. One of the topics raised in that chapter was the fact that many of the American revolutionary leaders who were fighting for … Continue reading →