Tag: writer

Good Book, Opinion

Good Book: “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa”

by Alagi Yorro Jallow. Walter Rodney’s influential work, “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa,” remains as pertinent to the African context today as it was upon its release in 1973. In the first chapter, “Some Questions on Development: What is Development,” Rodney offers insightful commentary on Africa’s governance challenges and their effects […]

Editorial, Good Book, News

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, an icon of African literature, will be celebrated by the African-Kenyan Diaspora community in Atlanta

Fatoumatta: Long overdue, Ngugi wa Thiong’o will be honored in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 22, 2024, for his lifetime achievements in literature. On that day, Africans and Kenyans in the Diaspora, especially in North America, will celebrate our most distinguished living writer: Ngugi wa Thiong’o. While Ngugi has received accolades […]