Mphahlele�s legacy lives on

Professor Emeritus Es’kia Mphahlele’s writings are the modern day gift any African youth can get.  They speak volumes while exploring issues of colonialism, apartheid and how Africans view themselves in their own continent.

Mphahlele (December 17, 1919 – October 27, 2008) was an activist educator, humanist, journalist, poet, novelist, satirist, short story writer and philosopher.  His life’s work embraces his philosophy of Afrikan Humanism and offers over 50 years of profound insight on the subject among others Social Consciousness, Education, Arts, Culture and Literature.  The critical thoughts expressed in his writing, reveal the foresight of someone who challenges us to: “…know our Afrika intimately, even while we tune into the world at large.”