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Runoko Rashidi (16 August 1954 – 2 August 2021)[1] was a 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 was a member of the editorial board of Africology: The Journal of Pan African Studies (www.jpanafrican.org), and he held an honorary doctorate of divinity from Amen-Ra Theological Seminary (Los Angeles, California). He also supported the work of controversial scholars like the late Ivan Van Sertima.[2]

Runoko Rashidi
Born(1954-08-16)August 16, 1954
DiedAugust 2, 2021(2021-08-02) (aged 66)
Occupation
  • Historian
  • researcher
  • essayist
  • author
  • activist
Website
drrunoko.com

Scope of work


Rashidi was a writer and speaker who lectured on 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.[3]


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).[3]

He died on August 2, 2021, while on a tour of Egypt.[4]


See also



References


  1. "When Afro-American scholar Runoko Rashidi was detained in Thiruvananthapuram in 1998". The New Indian Express. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  2. Rashidi, Runoko (May 3, 2014). "Ivan Van Sertima and Runoko Rashidi: The Early Years". Atlanta Black Star. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  3. ലേഖകൻ, മാധ്യമം (August 3, 2021). "ലോകപ്രശസ്ത ആഫ്രോ-അമേരിക്കന്‍ ചരിത്രകാരൻ ഡോ. റുണോകോ റഷീദി അന്തരിച്ചു | Madhyamam". www.madhyamam.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  4. Olphin, Olivia (August 3, 2021). "Runoko Rashidi's death announced: Academic community mourns scholar and historian". The Focus. Retrieved August 4, 2021.

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