Africana


Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
Americanah
Half of a Yellow Sun
Homegoing
We Should All Be Feminists
Purple Hibiscus
Disgrace
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Nervous Conditions
King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
The Thing Around Your Neck
Who Fears Death
We Need New Names
My Sister, the Serial Killer
Ghana Must Go
Philosophers of Nothingness by James W. HeisigMuch Ado About Nothingness by James W. HeisigRude Awakenings by James W. HeisigFrontiers of Japanese Philosophy by James W. HeisigPhilosophy of Science and The Kyoto School by Dean Anthony Brink
World Philosophies
31 books — 1 voter
The Black Jacobins by C.L.R. James
Caribbean Non-fiction
1 book — 1 voter

Atenea Negra. Las raices afroasiaticas de la civilizacion cla... by Martin BernalThot by Ferran IniestaSintesis Sistematica De La Filosofia Africana (Alternativas) by Eugenio Nkogo NkogoBantu Philosophy by Placide TempelsEl planeta negro by Ferran Iniesta
Filosofías Africanas
7 books — 1 voter
Freeman's Challenge by Robin BernsteinMama Africa by Patricia De Santana PinhoShifting Allegiances by Amaka LilyThe Blood of Titans by C. Michael ForsythReinventing Africa by Annie E. Coombes
Africana
103 books — 7 voters

So Long a Letter by Mariama BâThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeCry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonA Girl Is a Body of Water by Jennifer Nansubuga MakumbiAnd Then He Sang a Lullaby by Ani Kayode
Getting started with Africana
63 books — 4 voters

History is not everything, but it is a starting point. History is a clock that people use to tell their political and cultural time of day. It is a compass they use to find themselves on the map of human geography. It tells them where they are, but more importantly, what they must be.
John Henrik Clarke

Idowu Koyenikan
Most people write me off when they see me. They do not know my story. They say I am just an African. They judge me before they get to know me. What they do not know is The pride I have in the blood that runs through my veins; The pride I have in my rich culture and the history of my people; The pride I have in my strong family ties and the deep connection to my community; The pride I have in the African music, African art, and African dance; The pride I have in my name and the meaning behind it. ...more
idowu koyenikan, Wealth for all Africans: How Every African Can Live the Life of Their Dreams

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