October marks Black History Month in the UK – a time to reflect and look back on the achievements, challenges, struggles and triumphs of the ordinary and extraordinary Black people whose footsteps we walk in. However, even within the Black community, the value of this month is much debated, with some arguing that it is […]
The unprecedented success of the award-winning Black Panther film in 2018, and its vision of an African society untouched by slavery and colonial attacks, ignited a deep interest in stories and imaginings of pre-colonial Africa. This is unsurprising, given both the sheer spectacle of the film, and how it served as an antidote to the prevailing pessimistic […]
We often hear talk about how art, in its myriad of forms, is a reflection of society, and when you think of the themes in your favourite works of art, whether it is a piece of literature, film, music or a painting, this is undoubtedly true. But art can also be used as a weapon […]
It’s mid-June and if you’re in the UK, summer is well and truly underway, complete with a heatwave! But even in places that aren’t experiencing the increased temperatures and longer days that define summer, the season is still being celebrated. In many parts of the world, summer sales are happening in abundance, summer schools are just […]
As the most populous country in Africa, the largest Black nation in the world, and with hundreds of ethnic groups and languages, learning about Nigeria’s complex political history could be daunting for even the most interested person. However, it is important to learn where we have come from, to be able to make informed decisions […]
How we tell stories matters and for many storytellers, the colonial languages that dominate literature cannot do the work of expressing what they mean to say and does not hold space for how the story needs to be told. For this reason, Black writers across the world continue to tell stories in the language that […]
Female Fear Factory is a sobering account of patriarchal violence in the world, and a hopeful vision for the work of unapologetic feminist imaginative strategies across the globe and is being published by Cassava Republic Press in Spring 2022.
Cassava Republic Press Brings Nigeria’s Major Languages to Children’s Literature Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba Set the Tone of Cassava Republic Press’ 2022 Children’s Books Starting in Spring 2022 Cassava Republic Press will begin its first foray into publishing in African languages with the launch of a trio of Children’s books in the three main Nigerian languages […]
Women as thought leaders in fights for freedom and as community organisers is not new. What is happening more, is seeing these women celebrated during their lives rather than when they are older or posthumously as has been the case in the past. A key reason for this is better ownership of means of amplification […]
In just two months, we have published four very different but wonderful books for readers across all age groups and interests. Four books that tell stories about places, people and the emotional journey that it is to be human in the ways that we al uniquely are. Men Don’t Cry | Faïza Guéne The vignettes and […]