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Historian Gerald Horne discusses the roots of slavery, white supremacy, and capitalism in 17th-century North America and the Caribbean. A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner. The post Africa Today – Gerald Horne: The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism [Re-Broadcast] appeared first on KPFA.

On this episode of Africa Today, host Walter Turner speaks with Sónia Vaz Borges about the legacy of Amílcar Cabral and the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde. They explore how liberation schools in Guinea-Bissau used education, political consciousness, and community organizing as vital tools in the struggle against Portuguese colonial rule, and what those lessons continue...

A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner. The post Africa Today – September 7, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

In this previously aired special, Greg Bridges and Walter Turner honor pioneering Guyanese scholar Ivan Van Sertima through archival speeches, interviews, and reflections on his influential work examining African civilizations, the African diaspora, and the African presence in the Americas before Columbus. A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspo...

Africa Today revisits a conversation with distinguished historian Dr. Sterling Stuckey about his life, scholarship, and landmark book, Slave Culture: Nationalist Theory and the Foundations of Black America. Stuckey reflects on African cultural continuity, the roots of Black nationalism, his involvement in the civil rights movement, and his work alongside figures including Malcolm X, Paul Robeson,...

A previously aired conversation with scholar Horace Campbell examining Libya’s ongoing political conflict, escalating foreign interference, and the consequences of NATO’s 2011 intervention. A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner. The post Africa Today – Libya After Gaddafi: Foreign Intervention and Instability appeare...

Africa Today speaks with Ronald “Elder” Freeman about his decades in the Black Freedom Movement, from serving as Field Marshal of the Southern California chapter of the Black Panther Party to his ongoing work with organizations including Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, the UNIA, and All of Us or None. Freeman reflects on the Panthers, coalition building, political repression, and a lif...

On this episode of Africa Today, host Walter Turner speaks with Sónia Vaz Borges about the legacy of Amílcar Cabral and the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde. They explore how liberation schools in Guinea-Bissau used education, political consciousness, and community organizing as vital tools in the struggle against Portuguese colonial rule, and what those lessons continue...

As China’s political and economic presence across Africa continues to expand, what does it mean for the people living through these changes? On this episode of Africa Today, host Walter Turner speaks with Dr. Anita Plummer, assistant professor of African Studies at Howard University, about China’s engagement across the continent, African political economy, and the perspectives of communities navig...

This episode of Africa Today features historian Gerald Horne in a discussion of The New York Times‘ 1619 Project, examining its effort to reframe U.S. history through the legacy of slavery, the debate it sparked among scholars, and its broader historical significance. A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner. The post R...

On this episode of Africa Today, host Walter Turner speaks with Sónia Vaz Borges about the legacy of Amílcar Cabral and the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde. They explore how liberation schools in Guinea-Bissau used education, political consciousness, and community organizing as vital tools in the struggle against Portuguese colonial rule, and what those lessons continue...

Africa Today examines the outcomes of South Africa’s Conference of the Left, where hundreds of delegates gathered to discuss the country’s deepening economic inequality, the future of left organizing, and strategies for building working-class political power. Host Walter Turner speaks with activist and educator Mazibuko Jara about the conference, its goals, and the challenges facing progressive mo...

Africa Today replays one of Malcolm X’s final public speeches, delivered in Detroit on February 14, 1965, just days before his assassination. Speaking the day after his home was bombed, Malcolm reflects on racism, liberation, and the future of Black struggle in America.   A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner.   Phot...

On today’s Africa Today, we replay an interview between Walter Turner and Dr. Amzat Boukari-Yabara, a prominent Beninese historian, author, and political activist specializing in African history, Pan-Africanism, and geopolitics. He is widely recognized for his scholarship on anti-colonial movements and for his work as president of the Pan-African League UMOJa.   A weekly news program providing inf...

In remembrance of Dr. Rashidi, we air a 2010 interview with the Afro-centrist, essayist, author and public lecturer.   A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner. The post Africa Today – Dr. Runoko Rashidi appeared first on KPFA.

Professor Gimena Sanchez Garzoli from the Washington Office on Latin America discusses the impact of the global war and US policies on South America, the Caribbean, and Afro-Descendant populations.   A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner. A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the A...

Professor Gimena Sanchez Garzoli from the Washington Office on Latin America discusses the impact of the global war and US policies on South America, the Caribbean, and Afro-Descendant populations.   A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner. The post Africa Today – Professor Gimena Sanchez Garzoli appeared first on KPFA...

A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner. The post Africa Today – May 4, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner. The post Africa Today – April 27, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner. The post Africa Today – April 20, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Dr. Nada Ali on gender, peace building, and militarization in Sudan and South Sudan   A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner. The post Africa Today – Dr. Nada Ali appeared first on KPFA.

On today’s program, Dr. Horace Campbell of Syracuse University analyzes the impact of the war in the Middle East on Africa and the recent United Nations resolution on the Trafficking of enslaved Africans as the Gravest Crime against humanity in history.   A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner.   The post Africa Today...

A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner. The post Africa Today – March 30, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner. The post Africa Today – March 23, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Historian Dr. Gerald Horne joins Africa Today for a far-reaching conversation on war, empire, Africa’s geopolitical role, race, Black internationalism, and the global shifts reshaping power.   Dr. Gerald Horne—B.A. Princeton University; J.D. University of California-Berkeley; Ph. D. Columbia University—has published dozens of books, including most recently, The Capital of Slavery: Washington, D.C....