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- Assia Djebar: A Life of Resistance and Inspiration by Logan LandryLife Fatima Zohra Imalayen was born in 1936 in the town of Cherchell, Algeria …
- Biography of Buchi Emecheta by Alphonce BarazaLife Florence Onyebuchi “Buchi” Emecheta was born on July 21, 1944 in Yaba near Lagos,…
- Biography of Dambisa Moyo by Alex KamauDambisa Moyo is a well renowned global economist. Born in Zambia she was exposed to the…
- Biography of Ellen Kuzwayo by Laura Wilson, 3 May 2018Ellen Kate was the name given to her by her biological mother and father. While important…
- Biography of Flora Nwapa by Emily CoolidgeFlora Nwapa - remembered today as Africa’s “literary foremother” - was born on [1…
- Biography of Mariama Bâ by Lauren DaughertyContext In the 1960s, Senegal was a new, independent nation. It had previously been…
- Biography of Nawal El Saadawi by Sierra HusseyNawal el-Saadawi has been creative her entire life. As a young girl, she imagined…
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: A Reformist-Feminist by Charles NwosuChimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a stern, resilient, and unapologetic reformist-feminist. With…
- Resisting apartheid through pen and paper by Richard Rive, 05 March 2018Everyone knows about apartheid. They know that it was a system of racial discrimination…
- Rootedness and Openness in The Life and Works of Véronique Tadjo (b. 1955) by Tim Steckler“The truth is revealed in people’s eyes. Words have so little value. You need to get…
- The Black Consciousness Movement and Steve Biko By Jonathan AnsumanaWe are currently in the continent of Africa. The country located furthest south is called…
- The Life of Trevor Huddleston, Makhalipile (the Dauntless One) by Victoria Vandiver, 3 May 2018The United Nations referred to apartheid as “a crime against humanity” (United Nations,…
- The Participation of Women in African Litterature Pre and Post-Colonialism: The Life of Micere Githae Mugo by Caroline GathogoMicere Githae Mugo is an internationally known world speaker recognized for her literary…