Pan-Africanism
Discover key takeaways from 3 podcast episodes about this topic.
Roland, Howard Bryant talk "Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America"
Howard Bryant's book "Kings and Pawns" unearths the intentional erasure of Paul Robeson from American history and reveals the complex, often manipulated, role of Jackie Robinson in the fight for civil rights amidst Cold War politics.
Roland, Howard Bryant talk "Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America"
This episode uncovers the deliberate erasure of Paul Robeson from American history and the calculated use of Jackie Robinson to counter his influence, revealing a complex narrative of race, politics, and power during the Cold War.
Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World | #TheBlackTable
Professor Howard French reinterprets the birth of the modern world, arguing that Africa and African labor were not peripheral obstacles but the central, indispensable foundation of Europe's economic rise and global dominance.