Runoko rashidi biography of martin

African American historian (1954–2021)

Runoko Rashidi (born Ronnie Ross and later known as Ronald Lamar; 16 August 1954 – 2 August 2021) was an Afro-centrist^[1] historian,^[2][3] essayist, author and public lecturer based in Los Angeles, California, and Paris, France.^[4][5]

Career

Rashidi 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.^[6]

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