ARCHIVE ISSUE

 

Volume 8 • Number 1 • June 2015

 

On the cover: A section of cotton Bogolan cloth from Mali designed by Alou Traoré. Bogolan is a traditional Malian cotton textile known as mudcloth, traditionally woven by men and decorated by women painted with dyes made of earth, leaves, and bark adorned with symbolic patterns that refer to local history and mythology. Bogolan textiles are worn during women’s initiation ceremonies, and used by hunters as spiritually charged protective garments.

● In Memoriam: Miriam Ma’At-Ka-Re Monges
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● Doctor Ben, Legendary Scholar of Egypt: Dean of the Harlem Street University
by guest writer Todd Steven Burroughs
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● The Stress of Political Consciousness, Holistic Lifestyle and African American Development
by guest editorial by K. Tutashinda
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● Africa’s Health Burden: Assessing the Role of Community in Health Care Delivery
by Maryam Omolara Quadri
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● Africa’s Development Post 2015: A Critical Defence of Postcolonial Thinking
by Franklin Obeng-Odoom
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● Linguistic Strategies in Post-Apartheid Fiction
by Kazeem Adebiyi
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● America’s Ambassadors of African Descent: A Brief History
by Carlton McLellan
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● Ujamaa: Planning and Managing Development Schemes in Africa, Tanzania as a Case Study
by Gussai H. Sheikheldin
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● Barriers of Tradition, Social Stratification and Culture: The Oppression of Sereer Women in Senegal
by Abib Sne
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● Barrières de la Tradition, Stratification Sociale et Culture: l’Oppression des femmes Sereers au Sénégal
by Abib Sne
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● Race Matters: Cosmopolitanism, Afropolitanism, and Pan-Africanism via Edward Wilmot Blyden 119
by Cheryl Sterling
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● Can Psychology Help Spur the Re-birth of African Civilization? Notes on the African Personality (Psychological Africanity) Construct: Normalcy, Development, and Abnormality
by Daudi Ajani ya Azibo
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Book Reviews

● A Nose for Money
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● The Bukusu of Kenya: Folktales, Culture and Social Identities
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● Reappraisal of the Black Panther Party: Selected Essays for the 21st Century
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● After the Dance: My Life with Marvin Gaye
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● Books of Interest
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Announcements

● Resolutions of the 8th Pan African Congress: Accra, Ghana
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● UN International Decade for People of African Descent: 2015-2024
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