Chike Jeffers, a philosopher focused on Africana thought, discusses his transformative journey from film to philosophy. He reflects on how influential figures like Nietzsche, Cornel West, and Angela Davis shaped his academic path. The conversation also touches on the mentorship that guided his PhD work and the evolution of racial discourse in philosophy. Jeffers shares insights from the podcast's collaborative creation and expresses excitement for future explorations into classical Chinese philosophy, inviting listeners along for the next intellectual adventure.

The key events and figures in philosophy as an academic discipline, in both Africa and the diaspora.

Cornel West joins us to look back on the development of his thought and the many authors who have inspired him.

An introduction to Cornel West, focusing on his early essay “Philosophy and the Afro-American Experience.”

A movement of legal scholars diagnoses the limitations of merely “formal” measures against discrimination, a point they connect to issues like affirmative action, democratic process, and intersectionality.

What inspired Asante's controversial philosophy of Afrocentricity, and its relationship to religion, nationalism, and feminism.

How writers like George G.M. James, John Henrik Clarke, Cheikh Anta Diop, Yosef ben-Jochannan, and Chancellor Williams prepared the way for the Afrocentricity of Molefi Asante and captured the imaginations of hip hop artists and intellectuals like Ta-Nehisi Coates.

Sylvia Wynter offers a bold and provocative assessment of the role of the humanities in understanding humankind.

Cedric J. Robinson reflects on the power and limitations of Marxism while charting the past and prospects of black radical thought.

The author of an important book on Glissant joins us to talk about his approach to this major Caribbean thinker.