Ousmane Sembene, one of the greatest writers and filmmakers in African history passed away last weekend. Sembene the son of a Wolof fisherman, and later a dock and rrailroad worker always wrote and directed from the perspective of the oppressed. I am usually not one to eulogize but to me his example stands out as rare. How many working-class sub-Saharan people can you think became extraordinary artists AND criticized capitalism and imperialism profoundly?
