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Africa Can Learn a Lot From American Attitudes on Diversity
Tribalism has been a source of major conflict and division within Africa. There is a lot we in Africa can learn from American attitudes towards diversity.
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Changing Nigeria’s National Anthem is an Awful Mistake
In a country that already suffers from a lack of national identity, unexpectedly changing the national anthem is a serious mistake.
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Do Africans Need To Be More Nationalistic?
The idea around national identity has played a major role in many nations around the world. Many nations have been formed and wars have...
Culture
It’s time to end the Discrimination Against Afro Hair
A trend I have frequently observed over the years is that, every once in a while a story about a black student being forced...
Culture
America’s Obsession With Race; From an African Perspective
Viewing American culture from an external standpoint as someone who grew up in Africa, one stark difference between our two societies that I have...
Culture
Nigeria’s North vs South Divide is Hurting The Country
The playbook often used the European colonial governments to maintain a strong grip on their power over their colonies typically involved grouping communities of...
Culture
Why “Coloured” in Africa and “Black” in America?
One of the strangest aspects of American culture that I never quite understood growing up was seeing Black people and Coloured people being grouped...
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Is Africa’s Birthrate Too High?Â
While much of the developed world is currently facing population collapse due to the low fertility rates among their citizens, Africa is experiencing an...
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There is Nothing Wrong with Black Hair
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