Archive for June, 2009
Yurugu: African-Centered Critique of European Thought and Behavior
Reviews Dr Marimba Ani`s Yurugu is a monumental achievement that will outlive European civilization. When in a few hundred years time scholars will be picking over the remains of Europe`s self-combustion, and puzzling over its pathological drive to exploit and dominate, Dr Ani`s anthropological masterpiece will still be feted as the work of a prophet [...]
Pynter Bender By Jacob Ross
Review Jacob Ross is an extraordinarily gifted writer who combines human warmth and sympathy with musical sentences and a masterly sense of form. I have loved Ross’s short stories for years, and although I am still only half way through Pynter Bender l want to share my sense that everyone should read it – bringing [...]
Wake Up And Smell The Fufu By Christian Njoya Diawara Small
Reveiw I thoroughly enjoyed this travel writing works of the late Christian Small, as he depicts tales of his travels and community work throughout West Africa. The book is compiled from entries in his diary and emails to friends sent from his base in Ghana, and from there he travelled to the Ivory Coast, and [...]
Race Against Me (My Story) By Dwaine Chambers
ReveiwDwain Chambers “Race against me” is a must read book. Already the press have disseminated the meaning of his words and the usual crew of knockers have assembled. In this case the knockers seem to be thicker on the ground and even after 6 years since his drugs conviction we still have him addressed as [...]
Nubian Minds by Hellen Adom
Review This book talks of sickle cell and how to enhance a sickler’s life holistically, as medical authorities have a tendancy to throw pills at a patient which in the long run can be damaging to the patients quality of life. A mark of this s success has been its use as case study material [...]
When We Ruled By Robin Walker
Review This is an essential book for everyone. Of course especially for African and African descendant people. The most important characteristic of this book is that the sources are referenced and cross referenced leaving no room for misinterpretation and vague claims. Some of the illustration are beautiful and inspiring. And another important point, from an [...]
Dreams From My Father By Barack Obama
Review Forgetting for a moment who wrote this book; this is an engaging, thoughtful, intelligent, perceptive read. This is a real meditation on race and specifically, on what it means to grow up and search for one’s racial identity in modern America. And yet, it is beautifully written. Rich in descriptive detail and almost novelistic [...]
Black Man Of The Nile & His Family By Yosef Ben Jochannan
Review Yosef Ben Jochannan presents a powerful and coherent case to present the essential African origins of Egyptian civilisation, and the pronouced influence of Egypt and therefore “black” Africa on the later major european civilisations of Greece and later Rome. This book refers to the work of greek scholars, such as Pythagoras, Herodotus who spent [...]
Nile Valley Contributions To Civilization By Anthony T Browder
Reviews I must say, in all of my schooling, I have not had a history lesson such as this. This book was excellent in showing the hidden history of Africans and our true accomplishments. I was amazed at how much has been taken from us and how many contributions have been made by our people. [...]