by professor kenyatta | Aug 3, 2026 | Main, African American Studies, African History, Hidden Scholars
The Book They Called a Hoax — Until Diop Proved It Wasn’t They didn’t just ignore George G.M. James. They spent decades trying to bury him. Here’s why Stolen Legacy scared the academy — and why it was right. The George G.M. James Stolen Legacy...
by professor kenyatta | Jul 28, 2026 | Main
Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan broke the mold despite the criticisms. Dr. Ben — that’s what we called him, never anything stiffer than that — was not the kind of man you pictured when someone said “scholar.” I saw him lecture on several occasions, in New...
by professor kenyatta | Jul 8, 2026 | Racism, African American Studies, education
The meaning of racism has been buried under a mountain of antiracism rhetoric that never actually defines it. Antiracism has become the dominant focus of the discussion on racism in the media. It is the new social trend that seems to perpetuate the notion that Black...
by professor kenyatta | Jul 3, 2026 | African American Studies, education, Politics, Racism
Frederick Douglass’s 4th of July speech is the most important thing America never taught you.Your school didn’t teach it to you. That was not an accident. Every July 4th, America puts on its bogus costume. Fireworks. Flags. Cookouts. Speeches about...
by professor kenyatta | Jun 30, 2026 | African American Studies, Hidden Scholars
He spent 16 years crossing Africa on foot, by bus, and by boat — gathering what schools had buried for centuries. They never forgave him for it. There is a particular kind of danger that comes from a Black man who refuses to accept the story he was given. Chancellor...
