The first Africanists: Intellectual Collaboration and the Origins of African Studies in the late 19th to early 20th century. www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-first-...

I actually think I owe a lot as a writer to being on bluesky & talking about my books on here. I think my work holds up as worth your attention. But I'm not famous. You won't find my name among those society tells you to most look up to. But people are exposed to my work here & it's had real impact.

Sobukwe Odinga, Treachery and Diplomacy: The Shadow Politics of US-Africa Relations

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I’m excited to share that I’ve been selected as a member of the #ASCENDAI Faculty Learning Community at #HowardUniversity! Through this initiative,we are collaborating with fellow educators to advance AI literacy and design an innovative,AI-integrated curriculum. #AILiteracy #TeachingWithAI #AI

The call for 2026 APCG Award Nominations is live! The deadline for nominations is May 1st. Nominate scholars for Best Dissertation, Best Graduate Student Paper, Distinguished Africanist, Best Article and Best Book! www.afpol.org/blog/2026-ap...

I’m helping bring my friend whose poetry book is out & doing very well to Sankofa bookstore to be in conversation with me in an event for her book. Pretty excited about this. I’m not sitting here with a full author calendar in huge demand to do events here & there & would like more opportunity.

Have you ever even thought how being kind to people online from Gaza even if you have no money for them offers them valuable emotional support & gives them hope & contributes to their survival this way? This small thing to combat genocide is in everyone’s power. Imagine not taking the opportunity.

I am starting a club for academics who agree that there is too much nonsense being published that asks no critical questions, omits engaging with theory and makes zero difference to the world.

The international development community isn’t adapting fast enough to official aid cuts. That’s a big problem. open.substack.com/pub/kenopalo...

Excited and nervous about this event. Ah yes, 2026 is 2026-ing. 😊: brittlepaper.com/2026/01/nned...

Palindromic rheumatism is unpredictable and under-researched New study by Chapman et al captures valuable patient insights ➡️ Unpredictable flares & psychological distress ➡️ Frequent diagnostic delays ➡️ Lack of info on progression to RA @rheumjnl.bsky.social #palindromic doi.org/10.1093/rap/...

Just a reminder: you are NOT unusual, weird, or unlovable if you have: - no one to see on Christmas Day, - no presents, or - no contactable relatives. Very few people live the idealised version on TV. Those of us who live differently—whether by choice or trauma—matter as much.

For many of us, sadness and grief are inescapable at this time of year. Knowing that millions of other people feel the same way isn't particularly comforting. But at least we know that there's nothing wrong with us.

What a line-up! An @antipodeonline.bsky.social first: a "longread" of 68 pages! Expect a splendid New Year's gift, when the issue goes to print early Jan! @udadisi.bsky.social @samar42.bsky.social @demonicgrounds.bsky.social #geosky @darajapress.bsky.social

“We are nothing on earth if we are not first of all slaves to a cause — the cause of the people, the cause of justice and freedom.” — Frantz Fanon, who died on this day in 1961. 🚨 🎉 Keep a lookout: ROAPE’s special issue Fanon at 100 drops in the next 10 days 🚨 🔥 #Fanon100

My former colleagues at French in Bristol are hosting the wonderful Prof Soulemayne Bachir Diagne, one of the most interesting contemporary philosophers thinking critically about the limits and potential of universalism.

My novel DEATH OF THE AUTHOR is a Time Magazine “Must-Read Book of the 2025”, 🥰. I’m pleased that they at least said the genre is “hard to pin down” (that’s an understatement because the novel contains multitudes). Full list here: time.com/collections/...

“As the Swahili saying goes: ‘Mdharau maradhi, kifo humuumbua’ – He who ignores an illness is humbled by death. udadisi.com/island-of-pe...

'Tragic #October29: #Tanzania’s Turning Point?' - thechanzo.com/2025/11/08/t... 🇹🇿🩸#MO29

Generations that have experienced double trauma as youth/children in #Tanzania 🇹🇿: #GenX: War in 1978-1979&Economic Crisis in 1982-1983+ #GenZ: Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020+& #M029 Crackdown in 2025. #truthandreconciliation #uhuru #freedom #haki #justice #healing #life #peace

China dominates the narrative on Africa’s urban development — but what about Turkey? In Maputo, Turkish construction firms are quietly reshaping the city, largely unnoticed by researchers. Not all of these companies are here for fun—many of them are run by exiles linked to the Gülen movement.

@nnedi.bsky.social have you spotted one here?

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Also, because this conference is part of the Africana Studies Department and the audience was full of African professors, I could discuss what it means to be the child of African immigrants & how it defines my work & my understanding of masquerades without having to spend much time on context.

It’s always a joy to be in an academic space. I can discuss africanfuturism as opposed to defend it. In academic spaces, I can finally move past the basic (you get a lot more time to discuss other things when you don’t spend it all rehashing definitions).

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"This little light of mine" Danae Andrea Howe with POCC Choir www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4wD... #music #freedom

"This little light of mine" Fannie Lou Hamer www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhiV... #music #freedom

"We shall not be moved" Mavis Staples www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQnl... #music #freedom

"I shall not be moved" Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe6G... #music #freedom

"I refuse to accept a world where people are punished for seeking safety or silenced for speaking the truth. I refuse a system that values profit over people and power over love." - Natasha Cloud

📞AAC 📍Seeing Like and Beyond James C. Scott (1936-2024)📍 📅Deadline : 28.11.25 👥Thomas Caubet, Pablo Corroyer, Donatien Costa, Coralie Douat, Léo Grillet, Guillaume Fauvel, Soline Schweisguth @ehess.fr @crh.ehess.fr , Margot Verdier ▶️ crh.ehess.fr/index.php?10...

CALL FOR PAPERS A workshop at LSE next April on 'Uses and Abuses of the Murdock Atlas in Social Science Research'. We're looking for cross-disciplinary engagement to think critically about what this widely used source means, what it can & can't tell us. Submit by Nov 14 www.lse.ac.uk/economic-his...

"Amazing grace" Rebecca Ferguson www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCVc... #music #gospel #spiritual

FYI, the final book in the SHE WHO KNOWS trilogy, "THE DAUGHTER WHO REMAINS" is now on Netgalley: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

The Little Black Book Series Belongs in Every Academic Library! These volumes expand the canon, sharpen methodological rigor, and equip faculty and students with indispensable tools for contemporary scholarship. Order Volume 1 and Volume 2 now on UWPBooks.com

It’s out! I’m deeply proud and grateful for this book — especially for the chance to collaborate with such brilliant & bold minds. Here’s to hoping its ideas spark fresh conversations and inspire meaningful change in our field. #economics #eurocentrism #decolonisation