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THE AFRICANS: A TRIPLE HERITAGE--Dr. Ali Mazrui is the host and writer of this highly acclaimed nine part series which examines the complexities of a continent influenced by its indigenous roots, Islam and European Christianity and culture. This series was produced by WETA and the BBC in association with the Nigerian Television Authority. For more information, see its web page at the site of The Annenberg/CPB Collection or at PBS OnLine. The PBS Adult Learning Center also offers a course listingThe Africans: A Triple Heritage of The Africans detailing the history and contemporary life of Africa through its triple heritage.

The College of New Jersey's African American Studies Department provides a detailed summary of three Africa documentaries:

  • Dr. Ali A. Mazrui's The Africans: A Triple Heritage
  • Basil Davidson's Africa: A Voyage of Discovery
  • Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s Wonders of the African World also featured by PBS on the World Wide Web.

Television and Radio

IGCS staff are often available to members of the broadcast media as part of the IGCS effort to raise public awareness on issues relating to the role of culture in society and politics. Some of the broadcast channels on which IGCS founder Dr. Ali Mazrui has spoken are the Voice of America, the BBC, Australian Broadcasting, as well as interviews or reports in broadcast media in the USA, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, South Africa, Norway, Barbados, Denmark, France, Malaysia, Britain, Jamaica, Pakistan, Iran, Senegal, Zimbabwe, the United Arab Emirates, Canada, etc.


Contact IGCS for information on Mass Media projects currently under development.

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