Politicised by her child’s death, Blouin traded ideas with Lumumba and Nkrumah in the fight for freedom. Plus, Detroit’s Black-led tech boom
Hello and welcome to The Long Wave. Over the festive break I read Andrée Blouin’s memoir, My Country, Africa: Autobiography of the Black Pasionaria. It is a remarkable autobiography that feels like a relevant reflection on the present, not a historical account. It moved me to write a sort of salute to Blouin by sharing her story. But first, the weekly roundup.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jan/07/im-with-you-andree-blouin-the-unsung-heroine-of-african-independence
Author : Nesrine Malik
Publish date : 2025-01-08 12:15:34
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