John Henrik Clarke – The FOPS Observer

Cheikh Anta Diop: The Great Historical Figure

On: September 22, 2020

CHEIKH ANTA DIOP (1923-1986) POSTED ONJUNE 14, 2008BY CONTRIBUTED BY: ANNA MICKLIN Cheikh Anta Diop, IFAN laboratory, Dakar, 1976 Photo by Jake Scott, Fair use image Distinguished historian and Pan-Africanist political leader, Cheikh Anta Diop was born in Diourbel, Senegal on December 23, 1933 to a Muslim Wolof family. Part of the peasant class, his family belonged to the African Mouride Islamic sect.Continue Reading

John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk

On: September 21, 2020

In: "THE WAY OF A HUMAN", OBSERVATIONS

John Henrik Clarke – A Great and Mighty Walk In the course of his long and varied academic career, John Henrik Clarke made tremendous contributions to the disciplines of African and African American studies. For more than six decades, he lectured on Black history all over the world, from communityContinue Reading