Author Howard French is one of the best narrators of recent African history in book form. We discuss his latest book, on Kwame Nkrumah—an African political hero who has been forgotten in the West.
This is a profoundly timely and necessary conversation. Howard French has a rare ability to weave granular historical detail with expansive geopolitical insight, and Nkrumah’s vision of Pan-Africanism feels especially relevant today. So much of modern discourse around decolonization and collective liberation owes a debt to his ambitious and often misunderstood legacy.
I’m particularly curious to hear how French contextualizes Nkrumah’s ideas in relation to contemporary struggles for sovereignty and identity, both within and beyond Africa. A vital reminder that some histories aren’t past they’re prologue.
This is a profoundly timely and necessary conversation. Howard French has a rare ability to weave granular historical detail with expansive geopolitical insight, and Nkrumah’s vision of Pan-Africanism feels especially relevant today. So much of modern discourse around decolonization and collective liberation owes a debt to his ambitious and often misunderstood legacy.
I’m particularly curious to hear how French contextualizes Nkrumah’s ideas in relation to contemporary struggles for sovereignty and identity, both within and beyond Africa. A vital reminder that some histories aren’t past they’re prologue.