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As we began contemplating our 50th anniversary, the treasure trove of interviews published in the journal were my very first thought. Starting with the first issues, Callaloo published the reflections of some of the most important writers, artists, scholars, and musicians from across the African diaspora. Each of these conversations is a time capsule. We get a glimpse of what these writers were thinking and feeling about their early work, or how they looked back on their careers.


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Callaloo  is honored to announce the appointment of a new co-fiction editor, Olufunke Ogundimu. Olufunke was gracious enough to share what she plans to bring to the genre editor role, as well as her hopes for future of Callaloo and our community of writers.

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Founding Callaloo

Dr. Charles H. Rowell founded Callaloo in 1976 at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. With its emphasis on critical studies of the arts and humanities, as well as creative writing, Callaloo has emerged as the most essential and continuously published journal in matters pertinent to African American and African Diaspora Studies worldwide.

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"I, like you, come from a people who have fought — and continue to fight — in a long struggle. I know that we must not merely survive; we must triumph. The ancestors do not expect anything less."

- Dr. Charles H. Rowell