The Writer Who Made Language a Battlefield: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (1938–2025)
May 30, 2025 Announcements
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, the literary giant from Kenya and unflinching advocate for African languages, passed away on 28 May 2025, leaving behind a legacy that
Top 10 Books About Decolonization You Need to Read
Apr 8, 2025 Announcements
by Bina Ndamu
OverviewThe article titled “Top 10 Books About Decolonization You Need to Read” beautifully underscores the profound role literature plays in our understanding of
FOR SISTER ZARINA PATEL: A tribute by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
May 7, 2024 Announcements, PODCASTS
Zarina you have left usTo be with us always
You were there when workers marched for adequate wagesYou were there when peasants marched to defend their
Publishers for Palestine: Statement of Solidarity
Nov 3, 2023 Announcements, PODCASTS
A statement from Publishers for Palestine calling for a ceasefire and denouncing repression of Palestinian solidarity.
November 3, 2023
We invite publishers, editors, and writers around the
Book Review: Mathare: An Urban Bastion of Anti-Oppression Struggle in Kenya
Oct 21, 2022 Announcements
Despite its role in the fight for Kenya’s independence and the post-colonial struggles for liberation, Mathare’s story is often overlooked. As Gathanga writes in his
Nigel Gibson, Rosemere Ferreira da Silva and Lou Turner discuss Fanon Today
Feb 6, 2022 Announcements
A discussion with three scholars of Frantz Fanon’s work and legacy. Rose Ferreria da Silva, Professor at State University of Bahia in Brazil, who writes on
Daraja Press selected as “Publishing House Filling A Niche”
Nov 7, 2021 Announcements, PODCASTS
We are pleased to announce that Daraja Press has been included in a recently published video wiki “Publishing Houses Filling A Niche.” Founded in 2011,
Call for Testimonies/Papers: The White Savior Complex in International Development
Apr 16, 2021 Announcements
Call for Testimonies/Papers
We would like to invite short papers for the forthcoming edited volume: “The White Savior Complex in International Development. Theory, Practice and Lived
Nicolás Cristóbal Guillén Batista Lifetime Achievement Award
Feb 23, 2021 Announcements
Firoze Manji, publisher of Daraja Press, has been awarded the Nicolás Cristóbal Guillé Lifetime Achievement Award by the Caribbean Philosophical Association. He “is a medical worker
In memoriam: Ernest Wamba dia Wamba
Aug 5, 2020 Announcements
https://youtu.be/rO2M1wyrOVw
The Forge mourns the passing of Congolese militant intellectual Ernest Wamba-dia-Wamba, who left us on 15 July 2020.
Professor Wamba Dia Wamba was a dedicated and