# What Do You Value? Howard French Looks Through History and Africa for the Answers

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Podcast: [Karen Hunter Is Awesome!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/karen-hunter-is-awesome-7113592)
Published: 2026-04-15T12:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Howard French challenges our fundamental understanding of progress by tracing how African innovation and labor built the modern world, forcing a radical re-evaluation of what—and who—we truly value in our global narrative.

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