• Guido Melo

The profound influence, often underplayed, that great African revolutionary Amílcar Cabral had on Brazilian educator and philosopher Paulo Freire.

• Ricci Shryock

During Guinea-Bissau’s war of liberation, women filled key positions on the frontline. That is often forgotten in the mythology of the struggle for independence.

• Sindre Bangstad

Antonio Tomás’ new book on Amilcar Cabral takes us back to the crucible of decolonization and permits us to assess its aspirations and limitations anew.

• Ricci Shryock

Amilcar Cabral is a household name. But what happened to the young women like Joana Gomes who helped lead Guinea Bissau’s independence struggle?

• William Shoki

This week’s AIAC Talk is devoted to the life, thought, and legacy of Amílcar Cabral. Watch on Youtube, Facebook, or Twitter, and subscribe to our Patreon for the archive.

• Peter Karibe Mendy

Amilcar Cabral remains inspirational for Africans and non-Africans challenged by injustice and oppression.

• R. Joseph Parrott

The films of Robert Van Lierop and Margaret Dickson chronicled anti-imperial struggles in Mozambique.

• Zachariah Mampilly

Amilcar Cabral and the liberation of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde from Portuguese colonialism.

• Anne Laerke Koefoed

Guinea Bissau’s Sana Na N’Hada is one of Africa’s most important filmmakers today.

• Marissa Moorman

António Oliveira Salazar founded Portugal’s New State dictatorship in 1933. Some Portuguese still remember him fondly.

• Zachary Rosen

Juan Orrantia, a Colombian photographer who lives in South Africa, interviewed on his project on the Guinea-Bissauan liberation hero.

• Bukola Afolayan

• Sean Jacobs

Paris-based rap group MC Malcriado--captures Cabral's appeal to the new generation.