Name Runoko Rashidi | Role Historian | |
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Occupation historian, researcher, essayist, author, activist Books Introduction to the study of African clasical [sic] civilizations | ||
Dr runoko rashidi black presence around the world 13 oct 2015
Runoko Rashidi (born 1954) is an American historian, essayist, author and public lecturer based in Los Angeles, California and Paris, France. He is the author of Introduction to the Study of African Classical Civilizations (1993) and the editor of Unchained African Voices, a collection of poetry and prose by Death Row inmates at California's San Quentin maximum-security prison. He is a member of the editorial board of Africology: The Journal of Pan African Studies (www.jpanafrican.org), and he holds an honorary doctorate of divinity from Amen-Ra Theological Seminary (Los Angeles, California).
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- Dr runoko rashidi black presence around the world 13 oct 2015
- The Black History Channels Interview with Professor Dr Runoko Rashidi
- Scope of work
- Activities
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Rashidi's work focuses on his views concerning African foundations of world civilizations. His beliefs are not consistent with mainstream history and population genetics.
The Black History Channel's Interview with Professor, Dr. Runoko Rashidi
Scope of work
Rashidi is writer and speaker and lectures on topics including ancient Egypt, his belief in an African presence in prehistoric America, Africans in antiquity, and the African presence in Asia and other parts of the world.
Activities
He is the author or editor of 18 books, including The African Presence in Early Asia (1985, 1988, 1995), with Ivan Van Sertima, Black Star: The African Presence in Early Europe (2012) and African Star over Asia: The Black Presence in the East (2013).