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This book is a compilation of essays by prominent theologians and scholars analyzing the experiences of Black people in the U.S. and the historic and ongoing impact of systemic racism. In this instance how do we understand the anger, holy black rage that has inflamed and enraged the American pubic since the murder of Mr. Floyd. As one of the contributors Dr. Charles Boyer “Black rage is the equal and opposite reaction to unjust public policy. The outrage expressed in the streets is the rage most Black people feel but do not express externally or publicly. Black Christians seek peace, nonviolence, and reconciliation, yet Black Rage is an unquenchable fire shut up in our bones. That rage consumes us daily. We try to contain it, but the trauma weighs on our mental and physical health. Doc Rivers, head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers, expresses our outrage perfectly in just a few words “It’s amazing, we keep loving this country, and this country does not love us “

This book of essays, co-edited by Micere Githae Mugo and Herbert Ruffin II, is the latest critical volume of essays on the late Achebe, celebrating him as an iconic literature and oratory genius. The essays also reflect upon ways in which Achebe's writings and teachings, viewed as examples of the art of resistance,' have impacted Africa, the so-called 'Third World'/Global South, as well as the world at large more than fifty years since the publication of the much decorated Arrow of God.

Controlling Consent is a multi and cross-disciplinary anthology on Uganda's 2016 elections. The book brought together a group of Ugandan researchers to provide a grounded analysis of the various dimensions of the elections and to reflect on the future governance and development implications of the franchise. Such an examination is especially important given that 2016 marked only the 3rd election under a multi-party system of government since the National Resistance Movement (NRM) under President Yoweri Museveni assumed power in 1986.

In this volume, Ali A. Mazrui's triangulated model is discussed, contested, redefined and challenged by some of the powerful and leading voices in African scholarship. The voices contained in Growing up in a Shrinking World touch on diverse topics just as they are from scholars from diverse background, making the book authoritative as well as a thoroughly grounded interdisciplinary examination of Mazrui's legacy.

A selection of respected academics explore the ways that Ali A. Mazrui could be considered the George Orwell of Africa.

This publication reflects the diversity of research on the slave trade, slavery and their legacies that has been undertaken over the last few decades in different parts of the world. It contributes to revealing to the world a human history that has been hidden by shame and guilt and by suppressed memories that nonetheless continue to affect social, cultural and political relationships in our contemporary societies. The issues addressed are of extreme importance in better understanding our modern world and many of our collective and individual behaviours. They offer readers a corpus of research-based knowledge and a pluralist perspective on the different systems of enslavement, the resistance and resilience of enslaved people, and the various contributions of the enslaved to the construction of societies. This publication is intended to be a substantial contribution to the International Decade for People of African Descent (2015 2024) and to the global debate on the issues of cultural