Ufahamu Africa
Ufahamu Africa is a podcast about life and politics on the African continent, co-hosted by Kim Yi Dionne, professor of political science at the University of California, Riverside, and Rachel Beatty Riedl, professor of government at Cornell University. Each Saturday, a new episode highlights what is happening in the news, followed by an interview with a diverse thinker or innovator who is deeply ingrained in the life, culture, and politics of the continent.
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Ep. 5: A conversation with Dr. TJ Tallie to kick off Black History Month
This week on Ufahamu Africa we commemorate the start of Black History Month with a conversation with historian Dr. T.J. Tallie of Washington and Lee University. He shares insights from his research on settler colonialism in South Africa in the 1800s, connecting ideas and themes to the contemporary period.
The two books T.J. mentions during our chat are Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad and Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing: A Novel.
We're very grateful to Zaza Kabayadondo for sharing her beautiful song "Thula Thula," featured at the end of this week's episode. The song begins at 23:57.
Find the books, links, and articles we mentioned in this episode on our website, ufahamuafrica.com.
