Howard French
@hofrench
Author: The Second Emancipation: Nkrumah, Pan-Africanism, and Global Blackness at High Tide. Starred review PW: https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781324092452
A special moment that never gets old, unboxing a new book after years of work on it. Please help me welcome The Second Emancipation: Nkrumah, Pan-Africanism, and Global Blackness at High Tide.
Lovely to see my "The Second Emancipation" included here. Due out August 26. Pre-order available now. Here's Publisher's Weekly advance review: publishersweekly.com/9781324092452
Here are 15 books coming out this summer that we expect to shape the conversation around international affairs for the rest of the year. foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/18/sum…
Pleased and honored to have my forthcoming (August) The Second Emancipation figure here. foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/18/sum…
No joke: Chinese rookie Yang Hansen is the NBA’s biggest summer star washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/07…
Anthropic is believed to have copied up to seven million books from the pirate sites LibGen and PiLiMi. Experts said if the authors win the class action, the AI company could be facing a billion dollar settlement. buff.ly/Wywo3g1
My latest, on how unilateral and arbitrary trade moves by the US are fast eroding its global position. foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/18/tru…
This is richly documented, at book length, in my new The Second Emancipation, forthcoming in August. publishersweekly.com/9781324092452
A short clip of Malcolm X speaking on the OAAU. Malcolm's view was that African Americans could learn from the anti-colonial struggles in Africa to advance their struggle in America. omowalebooks.wordpress.com/2024/04/26/mal…
You've done tremendous work on the air.
Some personal news — I’m leaving NPR next month (More on that in a moment). I walked into NPR as an intern in the fall of 2007. And fell in love with the power of audio. Thank you to all the reporters/editors/producers over the years — opportunities beyond my wildest dreams.
Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerian president and ex-military ruler, dies at 82 washingtonpost.com/obituaries/202…
My essay “Retranslating the Blues” is now available outside the paywall at the @hedgehogreview. hedgehogreview.com/issues/lessons…
Guaranteed not to happen.
Please someone ask Jamie Dimon to explain his view of the difference between “Marxists” and “socialists”
Excellent!
LIBERIAN PRESIDENT JOSEPH BOAKAI LAUNCHED A DIRECT "ATTACK" ON TRUMP'S INSULTS!
Formed by formerly enslaved African Americans in 1847, with a Declaration of Independence written in English and a Constitution modeled on that of the United States. It's official language has been English from the very outset.
Trump to the President of Liberia: "Such good English. Where did you learn to speak so beautifully?" English is the official language of Liberia...
Coming soon. The Second Emancipation: Nkrumah, Pan-Africanism, ang Global Blackness at High Tide. wwnorton.com/books/97813240…
Ghana's path to prosperity via the return of Kwame Nkrumah’s “African Personality” mindset. 1/In my personal view, Ghana stands at a pivotal juncture, navigating a complex economic landscape while holding the keys to a truly transformative future. For too long, our national…
As both a journalist and professor of journalism, columnist @hofrench writes that he has been troubled by the Western press’s inconsistent and often paltry focus on the astounding devastation in Gaza. foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/08/gaz…
The news cycle is no excuse for ignoring Gaza. My latest. urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https…
Wow.
.@RAMhaiti says he doesn’t feel right talking burning of Oloffson when so many Haitians are dying, being raped by gangs. But if it brings attention to the crisis so be it. His departing words to Haitians: “Believe in ourselves; yes we can.” @radiomagik9 miamiherald.com/news/nation-wo…