Poem: The World Gives Her an Inch, She Takes a MILEAD One mile is equal to 63,360 inches, So walking a mile requires her to cover over 5,000 feet. With only an inch given to you, Now imagine walking a mile in her shoes… On a road of racism, A…
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Recently, some commenters have advanced arguments that can be reasonably interpreted as saying that Africa is backwards politically (e.g. see here), or that Africa is the weak link of global progress economically (e.g. see here). As a result, many people with the best of intentions continue to view the…
This spotlight on Hip Hop Heels is part of my celebration of the movers and shakers that make progress happen. Hip Hop Heels is about progress as a rhythm for the mind and body. Also known as Hip-Hop High Heels, and Hip-Hop In Heels, this dance class experience is…
To learn, you have to study. To enjoy life, you have to take breaks. Studying is an intricate part of our lives, especially nowadays that we can acquire knowledge by interacting with new information in so many different ways. From boardrooms to classrooms, from laptops to smart phones, we…
What did you learn in school today? _________________ They taught, nurture versus nature I learned, success needs failure. They said, man versus machine I found, progress needs vaccine. They reported, rich versus poor I saw, both create wealth for sure.…
Self-Success? _________________ If selfishness is the carelessness of other selves, then selflessness is the helplessness of oneself. But self-success is the realness of yourself, for being yourself is the trueness of oneself regardless of the crudeness of everyone else. In reminiscence, represent for yourself in gladness or in sadness to…
Superstition, is it holding African progress back? _________________ Una sabi sey… Man no fit sabi him future if he no sabi him past. Una sabi sey… Woman no get culture if she no get adventure. Proverbially speaking dark faces have bright traces, Adverbially speaking dark places have bright phases. But…
Dilemma of An African Man in America: Love for An African Woman vs. Love for An African American Woman _________________ NGOZI or NIKISHA? This kind continental dilemma don dagger my heart… This dilemma of a continental scale has torn me apart… See, Ngozi na fine, fine African woman See, Nikisha…
“To be wise is to know who you are…and what is good for the world is good for my country”. In the film, Global Africa, Ali Mazrui utters the aforementioned statement as a way of outlaying the struggle for identity among Africans. Food for thought.…
Your ego does not always have your best interest in mind, just like a big bowl of garri does not always have your stomach’s best interest in mind.…