 First, commentary on iconic figures remains a common undertaking, though the range of figures available for this treatment has of course changed over time. The iconic figures in each region remain live options for study, as evidenced by recent special issues of the Journal on African Philosophy on Nkrumah and Azikiwe, persistent interest in a variety of venues in Du Bois and Cooper, and recent attempts to rethink the legacies of Senghor and  Cesaire.[12]  The contemporary difference is that this work now more often shares space with studies of people like C.L.R. James, Huey Newton, Lorraine Hansberry, and bell  hooks.[13]