Ayele Bekerie was born in Ethiopia, and earned his Ph.D. in African American Studies at Temple University in 1994. He has written and published in scholarly journals, such as , ANKH: Journal of Egyptology and African Civilizations, Journal of Black Studies, The International Journal of Africana Studies, and Imhotep.
He is a Assistant Professor at the Africana Studies and Research Center of Cornell University. He is also a contributing author in the highly acclaimed book ONE HOUSE: The Battle of Adwa 1896 - 100 Years published by Nyala Publishing. This is a beautifully illustrated and written new book about events in Ethiopia that reversed the scramble for Africa and inspired freedom movements in the Americas, Africa and the Caribbean. In his review, Theodore M. Vestal, a prominent Ethiopianist and Political Scientist, wrote: "To memorialize the centennary of the Battle of Adwa, Nyala Publishing has published an elegant and multifarious `coffee table' book. In prose and poetry, and historical fiction, the story of the Battle of Adwa is told and retold -- along with much about the significant history of the fascinating land of Ethiopia."

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