Dr.Chiwengo is a Congolese scholar of African and African-American literature, political activitist, and Director of the World Literature Program at Creighton University where she is a professor of English. She has been a member of a number of political organizations in the Congo where she has served as a US representative for the PDSC. Dr.Chiwengo has taught at the University of Lumumbashi (DRC), at Samford University and at Creighton. She has written numerous articles and given many papers on wide-ranging issues in African and African-American literature and politics. Her forthcoming book is entitled Understanding Cry, the Beloved Country.