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Rashidi’s aim was to influence the narrative about the continent while reuniting Africans, especially those in the diaspora. This is what fueled his drive and passion to research and prove the African presence in various parts of the world.he champion of black people and their voices...His legacy will shine on for generations to come! 

Runoko Rashidi, became a world traveler for over 30 years, traveling to over 125 countries, learning and chronicling the migration and existence of African people throughout the world. 

This real-life Indiana Jones talks about the ’Ships from Africa’ with their human cargo, delivered to many islands and countries of the Americas. 

As a lecturer and presenter, he has spoken in sixty-seven countries. He’s featured in well over 100 radio broadcasts and more than 50 television programs in addition to featuring in several newspaper and online articles. 

Rashidi has also made presentations at more than 110 colleges and universities across the world. Over the last decade, he has been busy telling the African story at churches, community centers, public and private schools, libraries and book stores. 

Rashidi has lectured in England, France, Guyana, India, Japan, Namibia, the Netherlands, Russia, Thailand, Trinidad Australia, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Curacao, Egypt, Venezuela and Zimbabwe, to name a few places.

Dr. Rashidi has worked with and alongside some of the most distinguished scholars of the past half-century, including Ivan Van Sertima, John Henrik Clarke, Asa G. Hilliard, Edward Scobie, John G. Jackson, Jan Carew and Yosef ben-Jochannan.

Known as a very well-respected researcher who documented collections of African artifacts globally, Rashidi visited nearly every notable museum including the Turin Museum in Italy, the Egyptian Museum in Turin and the Gulbenkian Museum in Portugal.

Rashidi presents a truly different interpretation of much of the history most of us believe we already know.

He is also well known for his book Global Journeys in Search of the African Presence; it’s a travelogue chronicling his daily encounters with people of different countries and cultural practices that separate and unite Blacks around the word.

Runoko once said: “Black History is not something inherently exclusive to America. It spans the hidden corners and crevices of the world around us.” He spent most of his life proving that point up until the last day of his life. On August 2, 2021 Dr. Runoko Rashidi transitioned in Egypt to walk no more in the earthly relm but to walk among the ancestors knowing that when it came to his people, he fulfilled his purpose and his job was well done.