11 must-read children's books by black authors in honor of Black History Month

Dive into 11 books that bring the stories of Black Americans to life, and explore our top picks for inspiring, unforgettable ...
The Atlantic

The Book That Exposed Anti-Black Racism in the Classroom

In 1925, teachers at the Negro Manual and Training High School of Muskogee, Oklahoma, made what they thought was an appropriate choice of textbook: The Negro in Our History, by the Harvard-trained ...
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7 powerful books by African authors

Books are a great way to learn more about cultures, identities, and much more. That’s why we want to help you add a few more to your summer reading list. For Africa Day this year, we asked our ONE ...
The Conversation

Looting of African heritage: a powerful new book explores the damage done by colonial theft

Francoise Vergès is affiliated with Sarah Parker Remont Center for the Study of Race and Racialization, UCL, London, Distinguished Senior Fellow Researcher,. European colonisation of Africa was not ...
The Conversation

Toyin Falola: 3 recent books that explain the work of Nigeria’s famous decolonial scholar

Sanya Osha receives funding from the Andrew M. Mellon Foundation but writes in his personal capacity. Toyin Falola, distinguished professor of history, is one of Africa’s most accomplished ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Reviving South African History

settlers who trekked to the interior, pushed back the savages who lived there, discovered great mineral wealth, and set the stage for industrialization. Since 1994, those tales of European conquest ...
The Africa Report

Zeinab Badawi’s panoramic look at the richness of African history (and her favourite icons)

Zeinab Badawi, the Sudanese-born doyenne of British broadcasting and president of London University’s School of African and Oriental Studies, elegantly sips tea while I opt for a number of strong ...