This week’s episode features a conversation with award-winning photojournalist and political activist Boniface Mwangi (@bonifacemwangi). Mwangi recently ran to be a member of parliament in Starehe constituency, which is in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital city. Thanks to the efforts of friend of the podcast Dr. Chipo Dendere (@drDendere), Mwangi recently visited the Pioneer Valley to give a lecture at Amherst College. While he was here, I sat down with him and asked about his recent campaign for office and about his book, Unbounded, which features stories about his life juxtaposed with a sample of some of his amazing photography. In addition to being sold in Kenya, Unbounded is currently available in the United States via Amazon.
Books, Links, & Articles
- “Somaliland votes next week. Its biggest challenges come after the election.” Analysis by Scott Pegg and Michael Walls
- Kenya: Between Hope and Despair, 1963-2011 by Daniel Branch
- Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by Manning Marable