Friday, May 19, 2023

Coverage of Born in Blackness


Here's a round up coverage on Howard French's Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War (2021). According to Anver Versi, French's book "deserves to be regarded among the pantheon of works that have changed the world."


2023
• May 14: How Africa's history shaped the modern world - Yinka Adegoke - Semafor

2022
• November 16: Where in the (Modern) World is Africa? - Tomi Onabanjo - Chicago Review of Books
• June 14: Howard French on "Born in Blackness" [audio] - The Portico Podcast
• June 10: 'Born in Blackness' is a compelling, unforgettable read - Laura Seay - Washington Post
• June 1: Born in Blackness - Alan Gibson - Socialist Worker
• May 30: How the West grew rich on gold and slavery - Anver Versi - New African Magazine
• Summer: Born in Blackness - John W. Mackey - Boston Univ. Center for Interdisciplinary Teaching & Learning
• April 2: Born in Blackness -- Shayera Dark
• March 23: Erasing Africa's role in the rise of the West - Lisa Godfrey - CBC
• March 23: Telling modern world history with Africa at the center [audio] - Kendra Hanna - KUOW
• February 21: Born in Blackness by Howard French - Stephen Williams - African Business 
• January 29: How to Tell Africa’s History? - Randall Maurice Jelks - Los Angeles Review of Books
• January 28: Slavery and Capital at the Dawn of a New World - Wall Street Journal
• January 27: How Africa was central to the making of the modern world - Daniel Merino - The Conversation 

2021
• December 16: How Africa made the modern world - Dele Olojede - Financial Times
• November 25: Born in Blackness - ABC podcast [audio]
• November 12: A new book centers Africa in the expansive history of slavery - April Peavey - The World
• November 12: The Doorstep: Reversing Missed Opportunities in Africa [audio] - Carnegie Council 
• October 26: Dehumanised in the age of discovery - Peter Frankopan - The Guardian 
• October 17: The story of sugar: Black suffering, white windfall - Howard W. French - Los Angeles Times
• October 14: Africans and the creation of the modern world - Anakwa Dwamena - Africa is a Country
• October 14: A History of Modernity That Puts Africa at Center Stage - Nigel Cliff - New York Times
• September 15: A Conversation with Howard French [audio] - Trend Lines (WPR) 
• September 15: Born in Blackness - Kirkus Reviews
• July 27: Born in Blackness - Publishers Weekly
  
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1 comment:

D.A. said...

Thank you for posting this list. Like you, I am processing this major work in chunks, and having additional perspectives is helpful.