# Philippe Wamba

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**Philippe Wamba** (June 3, 1971 – September 11, 2002) was an African-American editor and writer known for his fusion of African and African-American culture[citation needed].

## Early life

Wamba was born in California to Elaine Brown Wamba and [Ernest Wamba dia Wamba](/source/Ernest_Wamba_dia_Wamba), an American mother and a [Congolese](/source/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo) professor-turned-rebel father. He grew up in [Boston](/source/Boston), [Dar es Salaam](/source/Dar_es_Salaam), and [New Mexico](/source/New_Mexico). He completed his high school studies at the [United World College](/source/United_World_College,_USA) in New Mexico, studied at [Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University) as an undergraduate, and then at [Columbia University](/source/Columbia_University).[1]

## Career

Wamba worked on a variety of writing and publishing projects, culminating in his service as Editor-in-chief of the now defunct online magazine *Africana.com*. In 1999 he published a memoir entitled *Kinship: A Family's Journey in Africa and America.* Wamba was profiled in the *[New York Times Magazine](/source/New_York_Times_Magazine)* and the book received some positive reviews.[2]

## Death

Wamba died in a car accident in [Kenya](/source/Kenya) while conducting research on African youth movements. The Harvard African Students Alumni Network announced plans to raise funds in his memory to promote traffic safety in Africa.[3][Henry Louis Gates](/source/Henry_Louis_Gates), a mentor who helped promote Wamba's memoir, said at his funeral, "Philippe lived on no man's hyphen."

## References

1. *Kinship: A Family's Journey in Africa and America*, Dutton/Penguin, 1999.

1. [*The NY Times Magazine* website](https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/29/magazine/his-father-is-a-rebel-leader.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm), accessed January 5, 2013.

1. ["Philippe Wamba, African and African American, Dead at 31".](http://mije.org/richardprince/philippe-wamba-african-and-african-american-dead-31) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20111107060650/http://mije.org/richardprince/philippe-wamba-african-and-african-american-dead-31) November 7, 2011 at the Wayback Machine Maynard Institute website, accessed January 5, 2013.

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