Resources

Offering Your Gift to the World

  In her warm and soothing voice, Sobonfu Somé urges us to remember what we forgot. She prays that we may realize what we are…

The Organic Roots of the African Matrilineal Society

African societies have been inherently matrilineal in orientation since the beginning of time. Powerful figures like Queen Nerfetiti of Egypt, Queen Makeda of Ethiopia, Queen…

Quo Vadis African Union?

  On 25 May, Africa Day offered us the occasion to celebrate Pan-Africanism, take stock of what is happening in our great continent, and to…

A Conversation with Dr. Maulana Karenga

Professor of Africana Studies, and the creator of Kwanzaa Festival      

Meet the Founder

Her name is Dr. Rahel Kassahun.  How did the idea of Africa Unbound come about? The motivation, the drive and the dream..  

Edward Blyden’s Contribution to the Struggle for African Liberation

During the late nineteenth century, Edward Wilmot Blyden (1832-1912) was the best known and highly respected African intellectual in the Western world.  Blyden was born…

Kwanzaa Festival at the Africa Unbound Museum, December 2021

What is Ethiopia’s significance within the African world? How do we, as a community, want to live, work and play? Explore with us.

A Conversation with a Mystic

  Brother Ishmael Tetteh is an African and a world treasure.  A truly magnificent man, he exudes grace, wisdom, and joy that can only come…