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Africa Today with Walter Turner
Mondays 7 pm - 8 pm


A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora. Africa Today seeks to update listeners on contemporary developments in Africa, the Caribbean, South America, and the United States. The program utilizes an interview and discussion format to explore political, social, economic, and cultural themes relative to the African experience.

About Walter
He is a Professor of History and Chairperson of the Social Sciences Department at the College of Marin in Kentfield, California, instructing courses in United States History, African History, and African American History. Walter is also President of the Board of Directors of Global Exchange, and is an African News analyst for Pacifica Radio Station KPFA.

Most Recent Archives for this Show

Africa Today - November 9, 2009 at 7:00pm
Host Walter Turner talks with Claude Marks and Leticia Miranda of "Freedom Archives." Freedom Archives is a multi-media archive center dedicated to the progressive history of the United States and the international solidarity movements...

Africa Today - November 2, 2009 at 7:00pm
Ludo De Witte's book explores the background to the 1961 assassination of the Prime Minster of the Congo, Patrice Lumumba

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