He was born on 18 September 1903, in
Atlanta. His family moved to
Brooklyn. He graduated from
Howard University, and
Harvard University. He taught at Howard University. He was a leader in the
National Negro Congress. He edited
New Africa, and
Spotlight on Africa. He contributed to the
Daily Worker and
Freedom. In 1941, he was accused of being a communist by the U.S. House of Representatives'
Un-American Activities Committee. In 1943, he left Howard and joined the
Council on African Affairs. In 1960 he moved to
Conakry. He moved to
Accra, to work with
W. E. B. Du Bois, on his
Encyclopedia Africana. In 1967, he moved to
Lusaka. == Works ==