On 15 November 1998, Kwame Ture died of prostate cancer. He was also known as Stokely Carmichael, one of the founding leaders of the Black Power movement in the USA during the 1960s. He was a radical figure who connected with downtrodden African Americans fighting for their civil rights in America; he later married the South African singer Miriam Makeba and relocated to Guinea-Conakry where he took up the name ‘Kwame’ after Ghana’s illustrious Pan-Africanist leader , Kwame Nkrumah, and 'Ture' after Guinea’s first leader, Sekou Touré.

Throughout his political career as a dedicated life-long activist, during his time with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Council (SNCC); in the Black Power Movement, as well as in the All African Peoples’ Revolutionary Party (AAPRP) that he founded, Kwame Ture remained committed to Pan-Africanism – that is the unity of all people of African descent in the Diaspora with continental Africans. He was uncompromising in his belief that the plight of people of African descent in the Diaspora was intimately linked with the fate of the African continent for socio-economic and political liberation from the forces of imperialism and neo-colonialism.

This special issue seeks to commemorate the many ideas, activism and contribution of Kwame Ture. The issue seeks to remember his actions, thoughts and their relevance for African people today around the globe.

We would like articles on any of the following aspects (however, the topics below are not exhaustive):
• His contribution to SNCC; the fight for civil rights and Black Power
• Kwame Ture’s political thought
• His founding of the AAPRP and role as a leader and activist
• Kwame Ture’s contribution to internationalism
• His political activism in Africa

Articles are to be between 1000-3000 words in length

Please add a two line biography at the end of your article

Deadline for submission of articles is FRIDAY 1 NOV 2013
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