George Padmore – Father of African Emancipation

Although he spent a lifetime shaping the political evolution of the anti-colonial struggle and those considered its foremost proponents, George Padmore is often an overlooked figure. There has been little in the way of commemoration, either in his native Trinidad or the US and UK where he lived for a number of years. But Ghana’s … Continue reading →

Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention

The genesis of Manning Marable’s biography of the slain civil rights leader began in 1969 when he first read Malcolm’s own take on his life as a teenaged undergraduate. Co-written by Roots author Alex Haley, The Autobiography of Malcolm X had already become a best seller, thrilling Marable as it did others with its extraordinary … Continue reading →