Udadisi @udadisi.bsky.social · 14/08/2026📍📌#TODAY: Chachage Memorial Dialogue 2026 on Intellectual Freedom (Livestreamed @TheChanzo youtube.com/@thechanzo?s... and #Udadisi Clubhouse www.clubhouse.com/i/chachage-m...) 030
Udadisi @udadisi.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Hey - you should join us aug 14 at 7:30am for "Chachage Memorial Dialogue 2026". 000
Reposted by UdadisiIsaac Samuel @rhaplord.bsky.social · 17/06/2026African languages that use(d) the Ajami and Arabic scripts. www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-histor... 0155
Reposted by UdadisiChantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 22/05/2026Yo everybody! I made this! I need a dollar, dollar, dollar that's what I need. Still working it out after a cyberattack on PayPal. Still needing support. Please, oh won't you please consider assisting your community member who doesn't have enough so I can continue assisting you?buymeacoffee.comSupport Chantal!Hello friends! It's me, the author of the novel NONE BUT THE RIGHTEOUS and the novella FES IS A MIRROR and poetry and essay that touches your heart. You might know me from Bluesky where I constantly s 6148186
Reposted by UdadisiStefan Ouma @econgeo.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Now 6 years old but I still stand by it. roape.net/2020/07/16/a... #africapitalism @roapejournal.bsky.social @abotebuno.bsky.social @udadisi.bsky.social @ucl-ccs.bsky.social @acc-uct.bsky.socialroape.net‘Africapitalism’ and the limits of any variant of capitalism | ROAPEIn a contribution to ROAPE’s debate on capitalism in Africa, Stefan Ouma provides a critical account of Africapitalism as well as an assessment of the future/s it imagines, what it silences and its po... 195
Reposted by UdadisiChantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 08/05/2026An event on a brilliant book I'll be moderating at the bookstore Sankofa here in DC. I'd love if you come! Brittny Ray-Crowell is a most talented poet, not just someone I love. Cord Swell uses collage in homage to a Black Texas family. Save the date! @udadisi.bsky.social @upfromsumdirt.bsky.socialsankofa.comBook Talk - Cord Swell | sankofa-dcJoin us for a dynamic book talk on Cord Swell with author Brittny Ray-Crowell in conversation with Chantal James, an evening of insight, inspiration, and engaging discussion. 2239
Udadisi @udadisi.bsky.social · 04/05/2026“Through collective, polyphonic engagements, [Rehema] Chachage traces histories, spaces, and embodied narratives, proposing alternative methodologies for engaging with the past and refusing erasure through enactive, intergenerational continuity. youtu.be/vbTOpm_O4KQ?...youtu.beHenrike Grohs Art Award 2026 Top 3: Rehema ChachageYouTube video by Goethe-Institut Subsaharan Africa 010
Reposted by UdadisiChantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 30/04/2026Oooh yay!! This is an exciting event I look forward to where I get to introduce my friend's brilliant book to our DC community! You coming? 294
Reposted by UdadisiPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Voters in a small Missouri town, unhappy with the city council’s approval of a $6B data center, ousted all four incumbent council members running for reelectionpolitico.comMissouri town fires half its city council over data center dealResidents of a St. Louis suburb turned out in droves to unseat four incumbents just days after the council approved a development agreement for a $6 billion data center. 15990882266
Reposted by UdadisiIsaac Samuel @rhaplord.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Swahili lecturer at the SOL in Berlin, ca. 1911, Rooftop view of Zanzibar, Tanzania, ca. 1936. www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-first-... 1105
Reposted by UdadisiIsaac Samuel @rhaplord.bsky.social · 05/04/2026The first Africanists: Intellectual Collaboration and the Origins of African Studies in the late 19th to early 20th century. www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-first-...africanhistoryextra.comThe first Africanists: Intellectual Collaboration and the Origins of African Studies in the late 19th to early 20th century.The first Africanists (specialists who study African languages, societies, and history) were not colonial researchers, as is often assumed, but African intellectuals who were actively engaged in the p... 12314
Reposted by UdadisiChantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 04/04/2026I actually think I owe a lot as a writer to being on bluesky & talking about my books on here. I think my work holds up as worth your attention. But I'm not famous. You won't find my name among those society tells you to most look up to. But people are exposed to my work here & it's had real impact. 2585567
Reposted by UdadisiPeter James Hudson @darkfinance.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Sobukwe Odinga, Treachery and Diplomacy: The Shadow Politics of US-Africa Relations 021
Udadisi @udadisi.bsky.social · 25/03/2026I’m excited to share that I’ve been selected as a member of the #ASCENDAI Faculty Learning Community at #HowardUniversity! Through this initiative,we are collaborating with fellow educators to advance AI literacy and design an innovative,AI-integrated curriculum. #AILiteracy #TeachingWithAI #AI 100
Reposted by UdadisiAfrican Politics Conference Group @africanpoliticscg.bsky.social · 20/03/2026The call for 2026 APCG Award Nominations is live! The deadline for nominations is May 1st. Nominate scholars for Best Dissertation, Best Graduate Student Paper, Distinguished Africanist, Best Article and Best Book! www.afpol.org/blog/2026-ap...afpol.org2026 APCG Award NominationsThe 2026 APCG Award nominations are now open and due May 1st! Nominate scholars for Best Dissertation, Best Graduate Student Paper, Distinguished Africanist, Best Article and Best Book. 0413
Udadisi @udadisi.bsky.social · 19/03/2026udadisi.com/from-vietnam...udadisi.comFrom Vietnam to Iran: Farewell Jimmy CliffOn November 24, 2025, we lost the legendary Jimmy Cliff. Tributes poured from all corners of the world. A most touching one came from the official Bob Marley Instagram community. It gratefully recalls... 000
Reposted by UdadisiChantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 18/03/2026I’m helping bring my friend whose poetry book is out & doing very well to Sankofa bookstore to be in conversation with me in an event for her book. Pretty excited about this. I’m not sitting here with a full author calendar in huge demand to do events here & there & would like more opportunity. 3586
Reposted by UdadisiChantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 17/03/2026Have you ever even thought how being kind to people online from Gaza even if you have no money for them offers them valuable emotional support & gives them hope & contributes to their survival this way? This small thing to combat genocide is in everyone’s power. Imagine not taking the opportunity. 14013
Reposted by UdadisiProf Lisa Schipper 🌍🍉💪 @lisaschipper.bsky.social · 11/02/2026I am starting a club for academics who agree that there is too much nonsense being published that asks no critical questions, omits engaging with theory and makes zero difference to the world. 5335
Reposted by UdadisiKen Opalo @kopalo.bsky.social · 30/01/2026The international development community isn’t adapting fast enough to official aid cuts. That’s a big problem. open.substack.com/pub/kenopalo...open.substack.comThe international development community isn’t adapting fast enough to official aid cuts. That’s a big problem.On the urgent need for a pivot to spending more time trying to supporting specific countries interested in boosting their state capacity; and catalyzing commercial revolutions in low-income countries. 083
Reposted by UdadisiNnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Excited and nervous about this event. Ah yes, 2026 is 2026-ing. 😊: brittlepaper.com/2026/01/nned...brittlepaper.comNnedi Okorafor to Deliver Prestigious Terry Lectureship at Yale UniversityNigerian-American author Nnedi Okorafor will deliver the Dwight H. Terry Lectureship at Yale University on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Established in 1905, the Terry Lecturesh... 41997
Reposted by UdadisiMwidimi Ndosi @ndosie.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Palindromic rheumatism is unpredictable and under-researched New study by Chapman et al captures valuable patient insights ➡️ Unpredictable flares & psychological distress ➡️ Frequent diagnostic delays ➡️ Lack of info on progression to RA @rheumjnl.bsky.social #palindromic doi.org/10.1093/rap/...doi.orgLiving with palindromic rheumatism: a qualitative interview studyAbstractObjectives. Palindromic rheumatism (PR) is an unpredictable and under-researched inflammatory condition, and patients with PR are at risk of develo 053
Reposted by UdadisiDr Jay Watts @shrinkatlarge.bsky.social · 25/12/2025Just a reminder: you are NOT unusual, weird, or unlovable if you have: - no one to see on Christmas Day, - no presents, or - no contactable relatives. Very few people live the idealised version on TV. Those of us who live differently—whether by choice or trauma—matter as much. 12792218
Reposted by Udadisijohnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 24/12/2025For many of us, sadness and grief are inescapable at this time of year. Knowing that millions of other people feel the same way isn't particularly comforting. But at least we know that there's nothing wrong with us. 0407
Reposted by UdadisiStefan Ouma @econgeo.bsky.social · 19/12/2025What a line-up! An @antipodeonline.bsky.social first: a "longread" of 68 pages! Expect a splendid New Year's gift, when the issue goes to print early Jan! @udadisi.bsky.social @samar42.bsky.social @demonicgrounds.bsky.social #geosky @darajapress.bsky.social 03512
Reposted by UdadisiReview of African Political Economy @roapejournal.bsky.social · 06/12/2025“We are nothing on earth if we are not first of all slaves to a cause — the cause of the people, the cause of justice and freedom.” — Frantz Fanon, who died on this day in 1961. 🚨 🎉 Keep a lookout: ROAPE’s special issue Fanon at 100 drops in the next 10 days 🚨 🔥 #Fanon100 0137
Reposted by UdadisiDónal Hassett @donalh.bsky.social · 24/11/2025My former colleagues at French in Bristol are hosting the wonderful Prof Soulemayne Bachir Diagne, one of the most interesting contemporary philosophers thinking critically about the limits and potential of universalism. 131
Reposted by UdadisiNnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · 13/11/2025My novel DEATH OF THE AUTHOR is a Time Magazine “Must-Read Book of the 2025”, 🥰. I’m pleased that they at least said the genre is “hard to pin down” (that’s an understatement because the novel contains multitudes). Full list here: time.com/collections/...time.com'Death of the Author' Is on the 100 Must-Read Books of 2025Here's why it made the list 719923
Reposted by UdadisiPeter Bofin-Kilusungu @swahilistreet.bsky.social · 13/11/2025“As the Swahili saying goes: ‘Mdharau maradhi, kifo humuumbua’ – He who ignores an illness is humbled by death. udadisi.com/island-of-pe...udadisi.com“Island of Peace” - Mirage and shattered illusionKisiwa cha Amani. Island of peace It was a beautiful story, a picture, a mirage — Tanzania, an “Island of Peace” floating in a turbulent region. We repeated the phrase until it became gospel, even as ... 093
Udadisi @udadisi.bsky.social · 08/11/2025'Tragic #October29: #Tanzania’s Turning Point?' - thechanzo.com/2025/11/08/t... 🇹🇿🩸#MO29thechanzo.comTragic October 29: Tanzania’s Turning Point? - The ChanzoWho or what exactly halted the brief repose that characterized the then-celebrated first 100 days in office of President Samia Suluhu Hassan in 2021? 021
Udadisi @udadisi.bsky.social · 04/11/2025www.clubhouse.com/room/vgWcWAb...clubhouse.comJoin TZ is Bleeding 🩸- Post faux-election traumaYou were invited to join this live room 020
Udadisi @udadisi.bsky.social · 01/11/2025Generations that have experienced double trauma as youth/children in #Tanzania 🇹🇿: #GenX: War in 1978-1979&Economic Crisis in 1982-1983+ #GenZ: Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020+& #M029 Crackdown in 2025. #truthandreconciliation #uhuru #freedom #haki #justice #healing #life #peace 020
Reposted by UdadisiNikolai Brandes @nikolaibrandes.bsky.social · 28/10/2025China dominates the narrative on Africa’s urban development — but what about Turkey? In Maputo, Turkish construction firms are quietly reshaping the city, largely unnoticed by researchers. Not all of these companies are here for fun—many of them are run by exiles linked to the Gülen movement. 2186
Reposted by UdadisiNnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · 18/10/2025Also, because this conference is part of the Africana Studies Department and the audience was full of African professors, I could discuss what it means to be the child of African immigrants & how it defines my work & my understanding of masquerades without having to spend much time on context. 1653
Reposted by UdadisiNnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · 18/10/2025It’s always a joy to be in an academic space. I can discuss africanfuturism as opposed to defend it. In academic spaces, I can finally move past the basic (you get a lot more time to discuss other things when you don’t spend it all rehashing definitions). 1654
Reposted by UdadisiRay Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 18/10/2025"This little light of mine" Danae Andrea Howe with POCC Choir www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4wD... #music #freedomyoutube.comThis Little Light of MineYouTube video by danaeandrea 062
Reposted by UdadisiRay Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 18/10/2025"This little light of mine" Fannie Lou Hamer www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhiV... #music #freedomyoutube.comThis Little Light of MineYouTube video by Fannie Lou Hamer - Topic 051
Reposted by UdadisiRay Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 18/10/2025"We shall not be moved" Mavis Staples www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQnl... #music #freedomyoutube.comWe Shall Not Be MovedYouTube video by Mavis Staples - Topic 071
Reposted by UdadisiRay Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 18/10/2025"I shall not be moved" Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe6G... #music #freedomyoutube.comThe Million Dollar Quartet - I Shall Not Be MovedYouTube video by Wesley7HD 061
Reposted by UdadisiZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 14/10/2025"I refuse to accept a world where people are punished for seeking safety or silenced for speaking the truth. I refuse a system that values profit over people and power over love." - Natasha Cloud 183432607
Reposted by UdadisiCentre de recherches historiques @crh.ehess.fr · 10/10/2025📞AAC 📍Seeing Like and Beyond James C. Scott (1936-2024)📍 📅Deadline : 28.11.25 👥Thomas Caubet, Pablo Corroyer, Donatien Costa, Coralie Douat, Léo Grillet, Guillaume Fauvel, Soline Schweisguth @ehess.fr @crh.ehess.fr , Margot Verdier ▶️ crh.ehess.fr/index.php?10... 1139
