Monthly Archives: January 2024

Below is a short news report on the political crisis which took place in the Gambia following the 2016 presidential election there.

Below is a collection of documents relating to the Sir Seretse Khama, who was Botswana’s first president. The first file is from the London Gazette, announcing Khama’s knighthood. The second file comes from the April 10, 1952 edition of Jet. … Continue reading →

“The Birth Pangs of the OAU” by Cameron Doudu for New African.

The Last Frontier by E. Alexander Powell is a book which I referenced in Muhammad Ali, The Confederate Flag, and Other Essays as an example of the type of racist depictions of Africa which were common in the colonial period.

Below are two videos reporting on the political crisis in Zimbabwe which led to the military coup that resulted in Robert Mugabe being overthrown.

One of the topics that I addressed in my book Birth of a Nation was the relationship between the Nation of Islam and George Lincoln Rockwell of the American Nazi Party. Below is an issue of the Stormtrooper which detailed … Continue reading →

The video below is a report from Adela concerning the arrest of a Gambian lecturer named Ismaila Ceesay.

Liberia’s Offering by Edward Wilmot Blyden.

“The Quest for Authentic African Christianity” by Watson Omulokoli.