The Week in Memes
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And finally, a topic we’ve touched on here before:
This is hilarious because it's true 😂 pic.twitter.com/XF4lfwd36Z
— Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) April 4, 2026
UPDATE
Bonus material, because after posting this initially, I went looking for information on Howard French, mentioned above, just to refresh my memory. As it turns out, my distant memory of him was spot-on: Columbia School of Journalism; NY Times foreign correspondent, and an expert on how it was Africa that was at the center of the rise of the Western world. What would we do without experts?
AI Overview
Howard W. French is a prominent foreign correspondent, author, and academic specializing in Africa, China, and Japan
. As a columnist for Foreign Policy, his work critically examines global power dynamics, challenging Western-centric narratives by emphasizing Africa's role in global history, analyzing China's expansion in Africa, and exploring China's rising regional power.
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Key Areas of Focus and Books:
Africa's Role in History: In Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World (2021), French reframes modern history by placing African agency at the center of the rise of the Western world.