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Obama’s growing problems with Black America
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- Written by Farooq Kperogi
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Only few weeks before the presidential election Obama is struggling to convince Black Americans that he deserves the enthusiastic support they gave him 2008. In this article, Dr. Boyce Watkins,founder of the Your Black World Coalition takes Obama to task on his claims that he hasn’t had much effect on the lot of Black America because he is “not the president of black America.” Enjoy.
Category: Notes from Atlanta Written by Farooq Kperogi
Only few weeks before the presidential election Obama is struggling to convince Black Americans that he deserves the enthusiastic support they gave him 2008. In this article, Dr. Boyce Watkins,founder of the Your Black World Coalition takes Obama to task on his claims that he hasn’t had much effect on the lot of Black America because he is “not the president of black America.” Enjoy.
Farouk Lawan: What’s in a Name?
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The other day in Abuja I interacted with a respected gentleman who immediately took a liking to me. As we ended our conversation and about to go our separate ways, he remembered that he didn’t ask of my name. “Sorry, by the way, what’s your name?” he asked. “Farooq,” I said.
Category: Notes from Atlanta Written by Farooq Kperogi
The other day in Abuja I interacted with a respected gentleman who immediately took a liking to me. As we ended our conversation and about to go our separate ways, he remembered that he didn’t ask of my name. “Sorry, by the way, what’s your name?” he asked. “Farooq,” I said.
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The case against Nigeria’s break-up (IV)
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Largely because of the nature of the politics of the First Republic, we have become fixated on regional and ethnic stereotypes. At every discursive arena that Nigerians congregate they can’t help regurgitatingall the negative stereotypes we have assigned to ourselves. Even among Nigerians in the diaspora, most of our discussions about Nigerian sooner or later degenerate into the hurling of ethnic and regional slurs.
Category: Notes from Atlanta Written by Farooq Kperogi
Largely because of the nature of the politics of the First Republic, we have become fixated on regional and ethnic stereotypes. At every discursive arena that Nigerians congregate they can’t help regurgitatingall the negative stereotypes we have assigned to ourselves. Even among Nigerians in the diaspora, most of our discussions about Nigerian sooner or later degenerate into the hurling of ethnic and regional slurs.
Re: The case against Nigeria’s break-up
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- Written by Ya’u Mohammed Jaja
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In what follows, I present a sample of the views readers shared with me on the series that ended last week with the above title. Enjoy!
I am highly delighted with your “The Case Against Nigeria’s break-up. I am more enlighten and more aware of the geography and culture of Nigeria. People like you with intellectual capacity are needed not only in Nigeria but Africa at large to counter so called western globalisation on the African soil. I will like you to send me the entire series, because i have missed some of it. My regard to you and your entire family and keep the good work please.
Category: Notes from Atlanta Written by Ya’u Mohammed Jaja
In what follows, I present a sample of the views readers shared with me on the series that ended last week with the above title. Enjoy!
I am highly delighted with your “The Case Against Nigeria’s break-up. I am more enlighten and more aware of the geography and culture of Nigeria. People like you with intellectual capacity are needed not only in Nigeria but Africa at large to counter so called western globalisation on the African soil. I will like you to send me the entire series, because i have missed some of it. My regard to you and your entire family and keep the good work please.
The case against Nigeria’s break-up (III)
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Well, it was our British colonial conquerors that foisted a “Yoruba” identity on all the people who inhabit the western portion of Nigeria—without the consent of the people. In other words, large swaths of people were “forced” into a Yoruba identity, in the same way that the Nigerian identity was “forced” on all of us. That’s why both Awolowo and Adesanya (people who went on to become “leaders of the Yoruba race”) are on record as having said that they were first Ijebus before they were Yoruba, and then later Nigerians.
Category: Notes from Atlanta Written by Farooq Kperogi
Well, it was our British colonial conquerors that foisted a “Yoruba” identity on all the people who inhabit the western portion of Nigeria—without the consent of the people. In other words, large swaths of people were “forced” into a Yoruba identity, in the same way that the Nigerian identity was “forced” on all of us. That’s why both Awolowo and Adesanya (people who went on to become “leaders of the Yoruba race”) are on record as having said that they were first Ijebus before they were Yoruba, and then later Nigerians.