Runoko Rashidi (born Ronnie Ross and later known as Ronald Lamar; 16 August 1954 – 2 August 2021) was a historian, essayist, author and public lecturer based in Los Angeles, California, and Paris, France.[1][2]
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| Born | August 16, 1954 |
| Died | August 2, 2021 (aged 66) |
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Career
editRashidi was a writer and speaker who lectured on ancient Egypt, his belief in pseudo history about an African presence in prehistoric America, Africans in antiquity, and the African presence in Asia and other parts of the world.[3]
Rashidi 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 State Prison. He is also 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]
Rashidi was a member of the editorial board of Africology: The Journal of Pan African Studies. He also supported the work of controversial scholars like the late Ivan Van Sertima.[4]
Rashidi died on August 2, 2021, while on a tour of Egypt.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "When Afro-American scholar Runoko Rashidi was detained in Thiruvananthapuram in 1998". The New Indian Express. August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "Ronald Lamar Ross (Runoko Rashidi)". Rose Hills Memorial Park & Mortuary.
- ^ a b ലേഖകൻ, മാധ്യമം (August 3, 2021). "ലോകപ്രശസ്ത ആഫ്രോ-അമേരിക്കന് ചരിത്രകാരൻ ഡോ. റുണോകോ റഷീദി അന്തരിച്ചു | Madhyamam". www.madhyamam.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ Rashidi, Runoko (May 3, 2014). "Ivan Van Sertima and Runoko Rashidi: The Early Years". Atlanta Black Star. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ Olphin, Olivia (August 3, 2021). "Runoko Rashidi's death announced: Academic community mourns scholar and historian". The Focus. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
Further reading
edit- Van Sertima, Ivan (1989). Egypt Revisited. Transaction Publishers. ISBN 0-88738-799-3
External links
edit- Official website
- Articles by Rashidi, The Global African Presence Website (personal website)