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Photo by Chika Oduahhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/web-photo-1-rwanda-storytellers.jpgRwanda StorytellersGloria Iribagiza lives in Kigali, Rwanda and works as a blogger and writes on development issues. Photo by Chika Oduah.https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/photo-by-arielle-lozada.jpgPhoto by Arielle LozadaRwandan female farmers holds hands. Photo by Arielle Lozada2020-09-30T01:25:45+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2016/10/28/recognizing-the-genocide-in-namibia/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/namibia-fashion.jpgnamibia-fashionNamibia's Herero women wearing traditional colonial dresses. (AP Photo/JJ)https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/namibia-5.jpgnamibia-5A descendant looks at a recently erected monument to the Herero. (EPA/Stephanie Pilick)https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/namibia-3.jpgnamibia-3Immediately after proclaiming its independence, Namibia petitioned Germany to return several skulls of deceased members of Herero and Nama communities. The skulls had been brought to Germany after the mass killings committed by German authorities between 1904 and 1908 to quell the uprising against the colonial occupation. At the time of the restitution claim, the skulls were being held at the Charité Universitätsmedizin in Berlin. The Charité and German authorities agreed to conduct the necessary research on the remains and to return them to Namibia.https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/namibia-skull.jpgnamibia-skullImmediately after proclaiming its independence, Namibia petitioned Germany to return several skulls of deceased members of Herero and Nama communities. The skulls had been brought to Germany after the mass killings committed by German authorities between 1904 and 1908 to quell the uprising against the colonial occupation. At the time of the restitution claim, the skulls were being held at the Charité Universitätsmedizin in Berlin. The Charité and German authorities agreed to conduct the necessary research on the remains and to return them to Namibia.https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/namibia-1.jpgDeutsch-Südwestafrika, Herero-Aufstandthe Oberbefehlshaber (Supreme Commander) of the protection force in German South-West Africa, in Keetmanshoop during the Herero uprising, 1904. Zentralbild Generalleutnant Lothar von Trotha, der Oberfehlshaber der Schutztruppe in Deutsch-Südwestafrika, mit seinem Stabe in Keetmanshoop während des Herero-Aufstandes 1904. 8932-05 Source: Wikipedia2020-09-30T01:24:48+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2017/05/11/ever-heard-of-benin-city/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/benin-city-9.jpgBenin CityBenin sculptures are world renown. During the raid of 1897, the British stole Bini art and pieces are held in private collections and museums all over the world. This piece dates back to 16th century AD. Made in Kingdom of Benin from cast brass. It's on display at National Museum of Scotland.https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/benin-city-8.jpgBenin Cityhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/benin-city-7.jpgBenin CityBenin city in 1891 before the British conquest. H. Ling Roth, Great Benin, Barnes and Noble reprint. 1968https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/benin-city-1.jpgBenin CityBenin City was described as ‘wealthy and industrious, well-governed and richly decorated’. Illustration: Decompiling Dapper: A Preliminary Search for Evidencehttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/benin-city-2.jpgBenin CityUnidentified African potentate. Original artwork.https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/benin-city-5.jpgBenin CityOvonramwen, Oba of Benin. Ovonramwen Nogbaisi (ruled 1888 – 1897), also called Overami, was the Ọba (king) of the Kingdom of Benin up until the British punitive expedition of 1897. Photograph taken by JA Green, 1897. This photograph of the Oba, or king, of Benin, once belonged to Tom Singleton Gardner, an agent for the British trading company, The Africa Association Ltd, who lived in New Calabar, southern Nigeria, from around 1890 to 1917. Many west African ports had grown up around settlements originally established as slave markets. In the later 1800s, the British worked to replace the transatlantic slave trade with what became known as the ‘legitimate trade’ in palm oil. The mechanisation of the textile industry in Manchester and the spread of railways increased demand for palm oil as a lubricant and it was also used in soap. The Oba of Benin controlled the country's main export of palm oil. In 1893, the British Niger Coast Protectorate was formed, intent on gaining the monopoly of this trade. However, in 1896 the Oba closed all markets to outside trade. The acting British consul-general, Lieutenant James Robert Phillips, decided to deal with the problem. In January 1897, he marched into Benin city with an apparently unarmed group of men. Despite repeated requests for them to retreat, the British party continued, resulting in military action from the Oba in which all but two of the party were killed. In response, the British organised a punitive raid on the city, sending in 1,500 troops, and the Oba was sent into exile. Several hundred sculptural bronzes, known collectively as the Benin bronzes, were taken as reparation for the killing of Phillips and his men. Many of these are now in private collections and museums around the world. This photograph shows Ovonramwen, the Oba, with guards on board the Niger Coast Protectorate yacht, SY Ivy, on his way into exile in Calabar in 1897. Tom Singleton Gardner died in 1917 from tuberculosis. We know little about what sort of man he was or about his time in west Africa; his diaries are lost. However, photographs such as this, which now belong to his family, provide us with a glimpse of what life was like in west Africa at this time. Although it is possible that Gardner himself took some of these photographs, most are attributed to the black African photographer JA Green, whose studio was in Bonny. This information was provided by curators from The Whitworth Art Gallery. https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/benin-city-4.jpgBenin cityAn artistic depiction of the Oba (King) of Benin receiving Portuguese traders hundreds of years agohttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/benin-city-3.jpgBenin City 3Mask from Benin Kingdom2020-09-30T01:23:57+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2018/06/11/stunning-new-images-celebrate-kenyan-female-icon-who-stood-up-to-colonialists/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mekatili.jpegMekatilili w Menza and her warriors as depicted by Rich Allela and Dapel Kureng. photo credit @rich_allela instragramhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mekatilili-2-e1508752416805.jpgMekatilili wa Menza photo credit Kurengworkx/Instagram2020-09-30T01:22:57+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2020/09/29/sustainable-african-fashion/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/fashion-africa.jpgFashion AfricaA model presents a creation by the Duaba Serwa fashion house during African Fashion Week at Melrose Arch in Johannesburg. Picture: IHSAAN HAFFEJEE (27.10.2012)2020-09-29T21:33:03+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2016/01/12/first-genocide-in-the-20th-century/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/herero.jpgherero womenA photo graph of modern-day Herero women. Herero women marching. In 2011 Jim Naughten spent four months photographing the Herero tribe of Namibia. The London-based photographer drove thousands of miles through the desert, meeting and negotiating with people, camping and continuously cleaning the dust out of his camera equipment. Photo: Jim Naughtenhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/genocide-4.pnghttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/genocide-3.jpgA historic postcard features Herero men and women https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/genocide-2.jpgGenocide Namibia HereroSurviving Herero after an escape through the arid desert of Omaheke. The Herero commemorate 12th of August every year in paying homage to their forefathers who perished in the infamous battle of Ohamakari or Waterberg. Photo: WIKIPEDIA https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/genocide-1.jpgA human skull from Herero and ethnic Nama people is displayed during ceremony in auditorium of Berlin's Charite hospitalA human skull from the Herero and ethnic Nama people is displayed during a ceremony in the auditorium of Berlin's Charite hospital September 30, 2011. The hospital is returning 20 human skulls to Namibia, which were taken from victims of the Herero and Nama tribes, who died at the hands of German colonial forces during the resistance war in Namibia between 1904 and 190. The Namibian skulls were were sent to Berlin, a hub at the outset of the 20th century for anthropological research, for racial analysis, according to Charitie's research. Many skulls are still stored at the Medical History Museum at the teaching hospital in Berlin. 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She disappears without a trace only to reappear in a cemetery in recent times, still unchanged, with no memory of who she was or where she had been all this while, except a knowledge of her name, a mysterious companion and an unbelievable gift - the ability to see spirits. www.thecomicrepublic.com https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/african-comic-aje-2.jpgOrishabunmi, The Comic RepublicA comic character named, Orishabunmi. Orishas are spirit deities in Yoruba mythology and the Ife religion. www.thecomicrepublic.com2020-09-12T13:13:08+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/about/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/chika-oduah-duo-ankara-daichi-photo-dakar-senegal.pngChika Oduah duo ankara by Daichihttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/chika-oduah-duo-ankara-daichi-photo-2-dakar-senegal.pngChika Oduah duo ankarahttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/chika-home-page-photo-7.jpgChika in downtown Atlantahttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/chika_headshots-10014-new.jpghttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/chikaorangebend3sepia.jpgchikaorangebend3SEPIAhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ankarasepiaspotlight.jpgankaraSEPIAspotlight2020-09-12T12:17:30+00:00weekly0.6https://chikaoduahblog.com/2016/06/19/5-hot-dances-from-africa-that-you-should-check-out/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/kuduro.jpgKuduroKuduro dance and kuduro music are one- vibrant, in-your-face expressions of Angola's pop youth culturehttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/assiko-dancers.jpgAssiko dancershttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/etighi-dancers.jpgEtighi dancersNigerian dancers do the etighihttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sabar-dance-2.jpgsabar dance 2Sabar dancershttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pantsula-1.jpgPantsula DancersMembers of the Rea Iketsetsa posing in their signature fashion in Soweto. Photo by: Chris Saunders2019-05-30T14:21:05+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/reportage/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/chika-home-page-image-10.jpgChika in ChibokI'm very fond of the elderly. They're not only good sources of information, but I also find that they're the best place to start when I arrive in a town and I want to understand the culture of that place. In many societies across Africa, it's respectful to seek out the elders first and greet them before you bring out the notebook and camera. When you do that, they'll honor your respect. They give you their blessings and goodwill. https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/reportage-kenya-kids-1.jpgChillin' with the boys https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/reportage-nyeri.jpgreportage nyerihttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/reportage-kenya-seller.jpgAlways talk with local artisans. Sometimes, they're more frank than the politicians and activists.https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/reportage-kenya-kids-2.jpgGLEE!https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/reportage-tanzania-kids.jpgWhen I decided to join the kids up a slope on the Uluguru Mountains, I didn't think it would be so wonderful! (Morogoro, Tanzania)https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/reportage-skaters.jpgThey call themselves "street kids" and they're trying popularize extreme stunt skating in Africahttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/reportage-ghana-2.jpghttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/reportage-camera-1.jpgfilming interviews in the scorching heat is always funhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/reportage-stores.jpgYes...Africa has modern shopping malls, too2019-05-30T14:12:45+00:00weekly0.6https://chikaoduahblog.com/2017/12/28/stopping-babies-from-being-ritually-killed-in-nigeria/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/10-photo-nigeria-infanticide-chika-oduah.jpgSteven Ajayi takes care of 119 children who live at the Vine Heritage Home that he opened in 2004. It’s a shelter for children who have been branded as evil in their communities. Photo by Chika Oduah. 2017https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/three-photo-nigeria-infanticide-chika-oduah.jpgDominion, is three-weeks-old. His father brought him to Vine Heritage Home Foundation after his wife died after giving birth to Dominion. In Dominion’s community, children whose mothers during or shortly after childbirth as seen as evil. Photo by Chika Oduah. 2017. Nigeriahttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/7-photo-nigeria-infanticide-chika-oduah.jpgTen-year-old twins, Yauseh and Asana, sit next to their mother Zainabu. The girls are among the first set of twins in Kutara village allowed to live, instead of being killed. Photo by Chika Oduah. 2017https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/6-photo-nigeria-infanticide-chika-oduah.jpgBature Dangana, the chief of Kutara village in the outskirts of the Nigerian capital of Abuja, encouraged his community to end ritual baby killings. Photo by Chika Oduah. 2017https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/5-photo-nigeria-infanticide-chika-oduah.jpgThe Vine Heritage Home Foundation opened in 2004 in the outskirts of the Nigerian capital of Abuja as a shelter for so-called “evil children.” Photo by Chika Oduah. 2017https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1-photo-nigeria-infanticide-chika-oduah.jpgThe babies in the Vine Heritage Home Foundation have all been branded evil by their native communities. Photo by Chika Oduah. 2017https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/8-photo-nigeria-infanticide-chika-oduah.jpgSteven Olusola Ajayi, a Christian missionary, rescues children from communities that practice ritual infanticide, killing babies that are perceived to be evil. Photo by Chika Oduah. 2017https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2-photo-nigeria-infanticide-chika-oduah.jpgNine-month-old David is perceived to be evil because he is a twin. Photo by Chika Oduah. 2017https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/4-photo-nigeria-infanticide-chika-oduah.jpg2-year-old Gift was condemned by her community when her mother died shortly after childbirth. Among some clans among the Bassa Komo people is a traditional belief that children who lost their mother during or shortly after children are evil. Photo by Chika Oduah. 20172019-01-29T04:23:20+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2012/10/12/the-rise-of-african-based-religions-in-america/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/feast-of-yemanja-brazil.jpgBrazil - Religion - Feast of Yemanja important annual Candomble eventSalvador, Bahia, Brazil February 2nd is the feast of Yemnaja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration where thousands of adherants to these faith religions go to Rio Vermehlo Red River to make offerings of flowers and prayers, paying their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and waterhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/orisha-dancing1.jpgorisha dancinghttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/black-choir-in-harlem-4x3.jpgblack-choir-in-harlem-4x3https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/orisha-dancing.jpgorisha dancing2018-06-10T23:10:06+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2018/02/27/audiences-across-africa-hail-black-panther-for-humanizing-black-characters/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/basotho-blankets-2.pngBasotho blankets 2The Sotho people of the Kingdom of Lesotho have worn these blankets for hundreds of years. Read more about its history: https://www.vogue.com/article/basotho-heritage-blanketshttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/basotho-blankets.jpgBasotho blanketsCharacters from the film wearing Basotho blanketshttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/screen-shot-2018-02-27-at-7-57-37-am.pnghttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/screen-shot-2018-02-27-at-8-01-48-am.pngChika Oduah on The Streamhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/photo-1-chika.jpgPhoto 1 ChikaAbdoulaye Diop, Erica Ayisi, Chika Oduah and R.J. Mahdi pose at a Black Panther screening in Dakar, Senegal. (Chika Oduah) https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/photo-2-ciku.jpgCiku Kimeria and friendsCiku Kimeria (far right) and friends at a screening of Black Panther in Dakar, Senegal (Photo courtesy of Ciku Kimeria)2018-03-31T18:04:54+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2018/03/01/the-history-of-hip-hop-in-senegal/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/hip-hop-in-senegal-5.jpgHip Hop in Senegal 5Rappers OMG and Mamy Victory in a collaboration for a music video for the song TMLT ( Tamaté Loxoti )https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/hip-hop-in-senegal-4.jpgHip Hop in SenegalThe rap-duo Positive Black Soul (PBS) focuses on music to uplift society with messages of African pride and democracyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sister-fa.jpgSister FaBerlin November 2008Sister Fa Berlin November 2008https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/hip-hop-senegal-3.jpgHip Hop in Senegalhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/hip-hop-in-senegal-2.jpegHip Hop in SenegalRappers on the stage before adoring fans at the 2012 Rap DJOLOF Awards in Dakarhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/hip-hop-senegal-1.jpgHip Hop in Senegal2018-03-31T18:04:16+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2018/02/27/rwanda-is-raising-up-female-scientists/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/photo-5-rwanda-female-scientists.jpgPHOTO 5 Rwanda Female ScientistsFemale science students from various schools share their professional goals with each other. Photo by Chika Oduah. Oct. 2017https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/photo-7-rwanda-female-scientists.jpgRwanda Female ScientistsGirls’ education activists say that previously, the focus had been on educating boys while girls education was not always a priority. Photo by Chika Oduah. Oct 2017https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/photo-6-rwanda-female-scientists.jpgRwanda Female ScientistsKeza sits in her bedroom looking through her books. She’s planning on becoming a pilot. Photo by Chika Oduah. Oct 2017https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/photo-3-rwanda-female-scientists-chika-oduah.jpgPHOTO 3 Rwanda Female Scientists Chika OduahVolunteer schoolteacher, Jeannette Gahunga, says she is proud to be a part of the government’s mission to equip young people with technology-skills and computer literacy. A graduate of computer programming, she is now teaching what she learning in school to primary school students. Photo by Chika Oduah. Oct 2017https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/photo-9-rwanda-female-scientists.jpgPHOTO 9 Rwanda Female ScientistsKeza says she chose to attend the FAWE Girls’ school because she wanted to be around goal-oriented girls. Photo by Chika Oduah. Oct. 2017https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/photo-10-rwanda-female-scientists.jpgRwanda Female ScientistsYvonne is in chemistry class performing a titration experiment. She says she wants to become a chemical engineer. Photo by Chika Oduah. Oct. 20172018-03-31T18:03:29+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2018/02/27/nigerias-queen-of-golf/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/nigeria-golf-web-photo-5.jpgNIGERIA GOLF WEB PHOTO 5Uloma Mbuko says her sisters both look up to her and support her. Photo courtesy of Uloma Mbuko.https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/nigeria-golf-web-photo-4.jpgNIGERIA GOLF WEB PHOTO 4Uloma Mbuko has garnered more than 200 awards in her 17-year professional golf career. Photo courtesy of Uloma Mbukohttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/nigeria-golf-web-photo-7.jpgNIGERIA GOLF WEB PHOTO 7Mbuko teaches her female players golf theory and fundamentals. Photo by Chika Oduahhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/nigeria-golf-web-photo-8.jpgNIGERIA GOLF WEB PHOTO 8Stella Kadiri is one of Mbuko’s students. She’s been playing golf since 2011. She practices five days a week and hopes to become a pro. Photo by Chika Oduah.https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/nigeria-golf-web-photo-1.jpgNIGERIA GOLF WEB PHOTO 1Golf is slowly gaining popularity in Nigeria. Every Saturday, young people take lessons at the IBB International Golf and Country Club in the Nigerian capital of Abuja. Uloma Mbuko is the lead instructor. Photo by Chika Oduahhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/nigeria-golf-web-photo-3.jpgNIGERIA GOLF WEB PHOTO 3Uloma Mbuko playing at the 2014 Zambia Women Open at the Ndola Golf Club. Mbuko has played golf for 17 years, becoming Nigeria’s premier female golfer after winning more than 200 awards. Photo courtesy of Uloma Mbuko.2018-03-01T11:37:36+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2017/04/07/black-women-tackle-dangerous-stereotypes/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/stereotypes-3.jpegStereotypesMickalene Thomas, “Why Can’t We Just Sit Down And Talk It Over,” edition 39/40, screenprint, 2006.https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/stereotypes-2.jpegStereotypesMickalene Thomas, “Left Behind Again 2, edition 9/24,” 2014, relief, intaglio, lithography, digital, collage, enamel painthttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/stereotypes-1.jpegStereotypesAlison Saar, “Indigo Blue (Sea Island Pure),” edition 2/3, intaglio, 2016.2018-02-27T12:26:16+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2017/01/22/brown-girls-do-ballet/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ingrid-silva.jpgingrid-silvahttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ballet-9.pngballet-9https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ballet-8.jpegballet-8https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ballet-7.jpegballet-7https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ballet-6.jpegballet-6https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ballet-5.pngballet-5https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ballet-3.jpegballet-3https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ballet-2.pngballet-2https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ballet-1.pngballet-1https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/judith-jamison.jpgjudith-jamisonJudith Jamison- need I say more?2018-02-27T11:34:12+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2016/12/13/i-realized-i-can-be-both-muslim-and-queer/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/hijab-nigeria-5.jpghijab-nigeria-5Azeenarh Mohammed, a resident of Abuja Nigeria, grew up wearing the hijab. These days, she usually shows off her hair, which she believes is an expression of her identity. Photo by Chika Oduah. November 23, 2016. ABUJA, NIGERIAhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/hijab-nigeria-4.jpghijab-nigeria-4Azeenarh Mohammed, a resident of Abuja Nigeria, grew up wearing the hijab. She describes herself as a strong believer in Islam as well as queer. Photo by Chika Oduah. November 23, 2016. ABUJA, NIGERIAhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/hijab-nigeria-1.jpghijab-nigeria-1Azeenarh Mohammed, a resident of Abuja Nigeria, grew up wearing the hijab. These days, she sometimes shows off her hair, which she believes is an expression of her identity. Photo by Chika Oduah. November 23, 2016. 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We're dancing to a popular highlife track from Osadebe. https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/chika-dance-nya-2008_51.jpgYep, that's me in the front looking like a lunatic as I lead Atlanta's Nigerian Youth Alliance dance group in a performance to Osita Osadebe's classic hit, "Agbalu Aka Na Azo Ani"https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/chika-dance-nya-2008_5.jpgYep, that's me in the front looking like a lunatic as I lead Atlanta's Nigerian Youth Alliance dance group in a performance to Osita Osadebe's classic hit, "Agbalu Aka Na Azo Ani"https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/e-t-mensah-front.jpgThe legenday E.T. Mensah's infusion of America's jazzy big band sound with traditional Ghanaian instruments helped establish highlife as a desirable genre for any African party!https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/highlife-time-album1.jpghighlife time albumhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/highlife-time-album.jpghttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/osadebe-oyolima.jpgThe late Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe is one of Nigeria's most hailed highlife musicianshttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/africandancersblue.jpg2017-05-11T17:57:47+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2016/10/30/zinnaariya-the-wedding-ring/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/wedding-ring-7.jpgwedding-ring-7https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/wedding-ring-5.jpgwedding-ring-5The film offers a glimpse into the Fulani Sahelian culture. https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/wedding-ring-4.jpgwedding-ring-4A man playfully pats the head of a Fulani child. A scene from the film. https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/wedding-ring-3-calabash-women-niger.jpgwedding-ring-3-calabash-women-nigerWomen carry calabashes. A scene from the film, ZIN’NAARIYÂ!, The Wedding Ringhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/wedding-ring-6.jpgwedding-ring-6Nigerien actress Magaajyia Silberfeld plays young Tiyaa, a member of a prestigious aristocratic family. https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/the-wedding-ring-coiffure-miroir.jpgthe-wedding-ring-coiffure-miroirTiyaa, the main character, looks in the mirror as a woman combs her hair. 2017-05-22T00:55:39+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2016/12/13/to-so-many-africans-fidel-castro-is-a-hero/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/fidel-castro-2-ethiopia.jpgfidel-castro-2-ethiopiaThen Ethiopian President Lieutenant Colonel Mengistu Haile Mariam (R) makes V sign alongside Fidel Castrohttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/fidel-castro-1.jpgfidel-castro-12017-01-22T12:01:43+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2016/10/28/road-trip-in-senegal/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/senegal-6.jpgsenegal-6A woman stands on a busy street in Dakar, Senegal. Photo by Edgar de Bonohttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/senegal-4-saint-louis-nicole-evatt.jpgsenegal-4-saint-louis-nicole-evattSt. Louis center,. Heavy traffic There's not much traffic in the centre of St. Louis -- just as many animals as taxis. Photo by Helen Lloydhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/senegal-3-goree-island-nicole-evatt.jpgsenegal-3-goree-island-nicole-evattSTREET IN GORÉE - TOWN WITHOUT CARS / MICKAËL T, FLICKR, https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/senegal-2-goree-island-nicole-evatt.jpgsenegal-2-goree-island-nicole-evattA statue at the Maison des Esclaves (House of Slaves) Memorial on Goree Islandhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/senegal-2-nicole-evatt.jpgsenegal-2-nicole-evattA statue at the Maison des Esclaves (House of Slaves) Memorial https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/senegal-1-nicole-evatt.jpgTravel Trip SenegalThe beachside pool at the Terrou-Bi hotel in Dakar, Senegal. From dizzying Dakar to vibrant Saint-Louis, Senegal pulsates with rich culture, history and charm. If you want to experience it all — from bustling cities to sleepy, seaside villages — hop in a rental car, charge up your favorite navigation device or app, brush up on your conversational French, and start your road trip across Africa’s colorful western coast.Dakar, Senegal. From dizzying Dakar to vibrant Saint-Louis, Senegal pulsates with rich culture, history and charm. If you want to experience it all -- from bustling cities to sleepy, seaside villages -- hop in a rental car, charge up your favorite navigation device or app, brush up on your conversational French, and start your road trip across Africa’s colorful western coast.(AP Photo/Nicole Evatt)2016-12-13T21:42:43+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2016/05/05/preserving-a-poor-mans-sport/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dambe-photo-5.jpgDambe Photo 5A boxer wears a leather pouch of charms around his neck. The fighters are usually decorated in amulets- strands of animal hairs wrapped around gemstones, verses of the Koran written on scraps of paper, other mystical things stuffed into leather pouches. Photo by Chika Oduah. 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Busaa is made by crudely fermenting maize, millet, sorghum or molasses. At Kshs 35 per liter it is much cheaper than a Kshs120 half-liter bottle of commercial beer. The local brew was legalised in 2010 and since then busaa clubs have become increasingly popular. Drinking is on the rise in Kenya, especially among young people. 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Jacksonhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ayana-jackson-5.jpgart by American visual artist Ayana V. Jacksonhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ayana-jackson-7.jpghttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ayana-jackson-6.jpgArt depicting violence by Ayana V. Jacksonhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ayana-jackson-1.jpgAmerican visual artist Ayana V. Jackson depicts the lynching of an African-American in this workhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ayana-jackson-3.jpgArt by Ayana V. Jacksonhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ayana-jackson-2.jpgAyana Jackson art depicts a rendition of a photograph taken circa 1898 in what was then Belgian Congo of a Christian missionary surrounded by children2015-06-01T17:44:42+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2013/06/28/the-us-africa-relationship-by-the-numbers/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/obama.jpgBarack Obamahttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/obama-macky-sall.jpgU.S. President Barack Obama meets his Senegalese counterpart, Macky Sall2015-05-19T15:33:06+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2015/03/15/the-widows-of-boko-haram/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/widows-1.jpgWidows 1Bintu Tijjani lives at a camp in Maiduguri after Boko Haram shot her husband dead in Bama. Maiduguri, Nigeria. Photo by Chika Oduah. 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Photo by Glenna Gordon.https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/nigeria-woman-cocoa.jpgNigeria woman cocoahttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/women-nigeria-1-voting-2011.jpgwomen Nigeria 1 voting 2011https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/women-nigeria-bbog1.jpgNIGERIA-UNREST-POLITICS-KIDNAPPING-ANNIVERSARYhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/women-nigeria-bbog.jpgNIGERIA-UNREST-POLITICS-KIDNAPPING-ANNIVERSARYA woman with a sticker on her head bearing the slogan "Bring back our girls" marches for the release of the more than 200 abducted Chibok school girls in Lagos on May 29, 2014, during a demonstration by civil society groups and celebrities of the film and entertainment industries to press for the girls' release, seven weeks after their abduction by Islamist militant group Boko Haram, and on the occasion of Nigeria's Democracy Day. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan vowed on May 29 total war against terrorism as the country's security forces stepped up efforts to rescue more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamists 45 days ago. AFP PHOTO/PIUS UTOMI EKPEIPIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images 2015-05-19T08:53:59+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2014/01/18/becoming-nigerian-part-1-one-year-in/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/jetsons-robot-cleaner-2.jpgjetsons robot cleaner 2https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/jetsons-robot-cleaner.jpghttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/nigerian-food.jpghttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/abuja-mosque.jpghttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mosquito.jpgmosquitohttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/becoming-nigerian-tshirt.jpg2015-05-19T08:52:04+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2015/01/30/fighting-slavery-mauritania/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mauritania-slavery-5.jpghttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mauritania-4.jpegMauritanians ex-slaves walk in a suburb outside Mauritania's capital Nouakchott, November 21, 2006. They do not wear chains, nor are they branded with the mark of their masters, but slaves still exist More... CREDIT: REUTERS/RAFAEL MARCHANTEhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mauritania-slavery-3.jpegA Mauritanian man buys goods in the Keube slum in the capital Nouakchott in this March 13, 2007 picture. Herding camels or goats out in the sun-blasted dunes of the Sahara, or serving hot mint tea to guests in the richly carpeted villas of Nouakchott, Mauritanian slaves serve their masters and are passed on as family chattels from generation to generation. CREDIT: REUTERS/FINBARR O'REILLYhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mauritania-slavery-1.jpgNoura Mint Mourada, now 18, became a slave to a family in Boutilimit, Mauritania, at the age of 4. Samuel Aranda for The New York Times2015-05-19T08:51:23+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2015/04/14/10-facts-from-bokoharam-report/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/boko-haram-fighters-militants.jpgSomalia Al Shabab2015-05-19T08:50:39+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2015/02/13/senegals-mourides-islams-mystical-entrepreneurs/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mouride-1.jpgOne of the most important elements of the Baye Fall is dedicated work. Many followers have dedicated their lives to the land, often working the fields of their daara, a rural Mouride community. Ndindy, Senegal. 2014 (Laylah Amatullah Barrayn)2015-03-15T15:25:01+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2014/11/01/i-allowed-people-to-mispronounce-my-african-name-for-25-years/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/names.png2015-03-15T14:22:24+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2015/01/30/ebola-cases-down-in-west-africa/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ebola-survivor-4.jpgPeople celebrate Saturday on the streets of the West Point slum area in Monrovia, Liberia, after the quarantine was lifted. The slum was once sealed off by security forces in August 2014 in an attempt to control the Ebola outbreak. (Abbas Dulleh/AP)https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ebola-survivor-3.jpegIsata Konneh shows off her certificate of good health © UNICEF Sierra Leone/2014/Dunlophttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ebola-survivor-1.jpgEbola survivors, Fatmata and her daughter Tata. © UNICEF Sierra Leone/2014/Dunlophttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ebola-survivor-2.jpgKonah Kupee, who survived Ebola but lost her husband, daughter and other family members to the disease, is determined to help children orphaned by the virus in Liberia. (Robyn Dixon / Los Angeles Times)2015-05-21T16:10:16+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2015/01/30/1952/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/niger-delta-4.jpgLivinus Damka and his wife, Rita, live in a small one-bedroom house along a winding, narrow dirt road in Ikwerre, a farming and fishing community in the Niger Delta. 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In comparison, HIV.https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ebola-kieran-kesner-liberia-grave-diggers.jpgEbola, grave diggers in LiberiaBurial team buries an Ebola victim. Unification Town, Liberia. Photo by Kieran Kesner2015-01-30T13:11:06+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2014/12/10/male-ebola-survivors-asked-to-abstain-from-sex/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ebola-survivors-liberia.jpgEbola survivors LiberiaFour survivors of the Ebola outbreak, who were treated by Gorbee Logan, a Liberian doctor who says he has successfully treated Ebola patients with anti-retroviral drugs, walk at a clinic outside Monrovia October 3, 2014. REUTERS/James Giahyuehttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ebola-survivor-bah.jpgBah, who works as a driver, said he lost his wife, mother, father and sister to Ebola. Like many other Ebola survivors, he said the stigma is difficult. 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Photo by Chika Oduahhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0223.jpgBitrus "Badalu" Dawa is said to be the oldest man in Chibok. He says he was born in 1910. Photo by Chika Oduahhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/chibok-2_atlantic_girls-playing.jpgGirls in Chibok play, elgalagala. Photo by Chika Oduahhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/chika-in-chibok-taking-pictures-2.jpgMe, Chika Oduah, on a rainy day on Chibok Road. https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/chibok-23_atlantic_lydia-pogu.jpgChibok 23_Atlantic_Lydia PoguLydia Pogu escaped from Boko Haram attackers her abducted her along with almost 300 others female students in Chibok, Nigeria. Photo by Chika Oduahhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/chibok-6_atlantic_hawkers.jpgChibok 6_Atlantic_hawkersChildren along the road selling nuts and saying "Allah ya kikaye". Photo by Chika Oduahhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/chibok-10_-atlantic_silhouette.jpgSilhouette Landscape northeast Nigeria2014-10-03T11:49:33+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2014/09/05/ethiopias-meles-zenawi-legacies-memories-histories/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/melas-zenawi-2.pngmelas zenawi 2https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/meles-zenawi.jpgMeles Zenawi2014-10-03T11:30:01+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2014/09/05/science-development-and-the-rebuilding-of-rwanda/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/rwanda-children-computer.jpgRwanda children computer2014-09-06T11:32:42+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2012/10/19/dearest-fela/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/fela-large.jpghttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/fela-kuti-banner.jpgFela Kutihttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/fela-with-saxophone.jpgFela on saxophonehttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/fela-museum-inauguration.jpgThe inauguration of the Kalakuta MuseumThe inauguration of the Kalakuta Museumhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/fela-museum2.jpgFela Museumhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/fela-museum1.jpgFela Museumhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/fela-museum.jpgFela Museumhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/fela-kuti-performing-in-1980.jpgFela Kuti, performing in 1980Fela Kuti, performing in 19802014-09-05T17:30:24+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2014/03/09/gay-nigerians-targeted-as-un-african/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/nigerian-homosexual-ifeanyi-orazulike-photo.jpgNigerian homosexual Ifeanyi Orazulike photoIfeanyi Orazulike, a gay man in Nigeria, says the rights of sexual minorities are being threatened. Photo by Chika Oduah 2015-06-30T10:55:26+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2014/02/10/senegals-secret-shame/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/s-women-4.jpgBineta Ndiaye, 22, looks at herself in the mirror as her friend Coumba Faye, 19, fixes her hair in Faye’s house in the village of Ndande. Every year, inhabitants of the village take part in a Sufi Muslim ceremony called Gamou-Ndande. The ceremony combines nights of praying and chanting as well as traditionally animist ceremonies. (Joe Penney/Reuters) https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/s-fula-wedding-2.jpgA fulani bride in Senegal dressed in white for her weddinghttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/s-fula-wedding-1.jpgA fulani wedding in Senegal with the bride covered in whitehttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/s-women-3.jpgYoung Senegalese Women, Dakar, Senegal, 1988 From I Am Because We Are: African Wisdom in Image and Proverb by Betty Presshttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/s-women-2.pngA portrait of a women from Saint Louis, Senegalhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/s-women-2.jpgA Senegalese women with child. By photographer Seydou Keita https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/s-women.jpgA portrait of Senegalese women from the 50s by Senegalese photographer Seydou Keita2014-05-29T15:01:38+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2014/03/09/international-blackness-vs-homegrown-negroes-lupita-chimamanda-thandie-and-me/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/half_of_a_yellow_sun-movie.jpgBased off the bestselling book, Half of A Yellow Sun stars Chiwetel Ejiofor and Thandi Newtonhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/half-of-a-yellow-sun-book.jpgHalf of a Yellow Sun, a novel by Chimamanda Adichiehttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/lupita-nyongo-vertical.jpgLupita Nyong'ohttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/thandie-newton-wallpaper.jpg2014-05-29T14:45:12+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2014/01/18/after-god-is-the-condom-sexual-health-in-nigeria/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/condom-big-1.jpghttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_0064.jpgBassey Ngehaje AKA Mr. Condom, stands in front of his shop in Ekethttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bassey-2.jpgBassey 2Mama Condom talks about sexual health to a group of young Nigerians in Akwa Ibom State. November 28, 2013. Photo by Chika Oduahhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/olumba-olumba-4.jpgolumba olumba 4An applause of thanks at the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star bethel in the United Kingdom. Image by Ciril Jazbechttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/olumba-olumba-3.jpgolumba olumba 3A woman in a branch of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star in the United Kingdom exclaims in excitement. Image by Ciril Jazbec https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/olumba-olumba-2.jpghttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/olumba-olumba-1.jpghttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bassey-1-new.jpgIn his shop in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria, Bassey Ngehaji stands next to Mama Condom and prays while holding up a condom. Photo by Chika Oduah2015-01-08T11:15:04+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2014/05/10/na-wash-the-economics-of-flattery/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/wash-wash-curve3.jpgwash wash curvehttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/bfkim1ycuaazlaa-jpg-large.jpegBfKiM1yCUAAZlAA.jpg-large2014-09-04T08:35:00+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2014/02/10/everyday-racist-treatment-of-africans-abroad/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/racism-abroad-1.jpgAfrican asylum-seekers in Israel2014-03-09T07:46:25+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2014/03/09/in-defence-of-western-journalists-in-africa/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/errol-barnett.jpgCNN's Errol Barnett hosts Inside Africa2014-03-09T07:02:20+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2014/01/24/why-is-the-african-union-still-failing-its-people-on-peace-and-security/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/central-african-republic-2.jpgAn armed anti-balaka militiaman poses on the outskirts of the capital Bangui in the Central African Republic. Reutershttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/central-african-republic-1.jpgCentral African security forces stand with their weapons during a demonstration for peace at a street in Bangui November 22, 2013. The landlocked nation of 4.6 million people has slid into anarchy since the mostly Muslim Seleka fighters seized the capital Bangui in March, ousting President Francois Bozize and unleashing a wave of tit-for-tat violence. 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The 13-year old had been trapped in water and concrete for 3 days. The picture was taken shortly before she died and it caused controversy due to the photographer’s work and the Colombian government’s inaction in the midst of the tragedy, when it was published worldwide after the young girl’s death. Photographer Frank Fournierhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sudan-1.jpgSudan, Heglig, 2012. A Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) soldier lies dead covered in oil next to a leaking oil facility after heavy fighting between southern Sudanese SPLA troops, after they entered the north Sudan oil town of Heglig mid April. Dominic Nahrhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/screen-shot-2013-07-14-at-3-13-01-am.pngeanine Kahindo, 28, walks through lava rocks in the Majengo neighborhood in Goma, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday December 20, 2008. Photo by photojournalist Olivier Asselinhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/beautiful-black-baby.jpgLake Volta, Ghana: There are triumphs, too. Meet Kofi, a young boy who was rescued from slavery in a fishing village. I met Khofi at a shelter where Free the Slaves rehabilitate victims of slavery. He was bathing at the well, pouring big buckets of water over his head. Thanks to the efforts of organizations like Free the Slaves, today Kofi has been reunited with his parents, who were provided tools to make a living and to keep their children safe from human traffickers.https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/wade-in-the-water.jpgWade in the Waterhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/elephants-at-twighlight-frans-lantin.jpgElephants at Twighlight Frans LantingAfrican elephants at twilight, Chobe National Park, Botswana. Copyright © Frans Lantinghttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/njideka-akunyili.jpgNjideka Akunyili“Thread” by Nigerian visual artist Njideka Akunyili. 2012. https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/vulture-and-child.jpgVulture and childThe 1994 Pulitzer price-winning photograph taken by Kevin Carter during the Sudan famine of 1994. This photo, dubbed the saddest in the century, stirred an ethical debates as many wondered why Carter focused on taking the photo, rather than helping the child. Carter left the scene of a vulture waiting for a child to die as soon as he got the picture. Three months later, Carter committed suicide after a bout of depression. https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/alvin-ailey-revelations-1984.pngAlvin Ailey Revelations 19841984 Alvin Ailey Dance Theater Alvin Ailey "Revelations." The bowed arms and outstretched legs of this formation repeated in a group of dancers, this is what I call choreography. https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ethel-sharrief.jpgEthel SharriefEthel Sharrief, Elijah Mohammed's daughter, Chicago. By photographer Gordon Parks © 1963 2017-02-08T04:01:23+00:00weekly0.6https://chikaoduahblog.com/prose-poetry/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/flower-on-black-8.jpgflower on black 8https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/flower-on-black-14.jpgflower on black 14https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/flower-on-black-10.jpgflower on black 10https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/flower-on-black-13.jpgflower on black 13https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/sunflower-on-black-21.jpgsunflower on black 2https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/orchid-on-black-5.jpgorchid on black 5https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/iris-on-black-2.jpgiris on black 2https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/rose-on-black-6.jpgrose on black 6https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/orchid-on-black-7.jpgorchid on black 7https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/iris-on-black-1.jpgiris on black 12013-07-07T14:04:14+00:00weekly0.6https://chikaoduahblog.com/2013/06/24/ikhide-ikheloa-notes-from-my-middle-passage/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/middle-passage.jpgAn artistic depiction of captured Africans contained on a ship as cargo2013-07-06T12:41:44+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2012/11/04/obama-never-saved-africa/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/barack-obama-ap.jpgBarack Obama U.S. President Barack Obama. AP Photohttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/oil-in-uganda.jpgA worker is seen at an oil exploration site in Bulisa districtA worker is seen at an oil exploration site in Bulisa district, approximately 244 km (152 miles) northwest of Kampala in this undated handout photo from Tullow Oil Uganda, received by Reuters July 4, 2012. Photo: Tullow Oil Uganda/Handouthttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/obama-celebrate.jpgStudens celebrate ObamaKenyans who gathered at the grounds of the University of Nairobi to watch in giant screens the inauguration ceremony where Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America celebrate the ocassion on January 20, 2008. Barrack Obama's father was born in Kenya.https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/obama-2009-inauguration.jpgObama 2009 InaugurationBarack H. Obama is sworn in as the 44th president of the United States as his wife Michelle Obama holds the Bible and their daughters Malia Obama and Sasha Obama look on, on the West Front of the Capitol January 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. (Chuck Kennedy-Pool/Getty Images)https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/obama-kibera.jpgKibera residents watch ObamaResidents of Kibera, Kenya's biggest slum, gather to watch Obama's swearing in ceremony. AFP/ Getty Imageshttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/obama-university-party.jpgObama University PartyYoung Nairobians celebrate the inauguration.https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/obama-family-compound.jpgObama family compoundInauguration Day at the Obama family compound in Kogelo, Kenya. Photo by Zoriah Miller2013-07-06T12:12:20+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2013/07/03/africa-competitiveness-report-2013/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/africa-competitiveness-screenshot.png2013-07-05T20:19:58+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2013/06/25/krobo-people-of-ghana-beads-and-initiatian-rites/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/krobo-girl-beads1.jpgA young Krobo girl adorned in traditional beadshttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/krobo-dipo-initiaties.jpgKrobo girls undergo an initiation to symbolize their entrance into adulthoodhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/krobo-dipo-rites.jpghttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/krobo-girls-with-beads-2.jpgKrobo people are known for the bead-making artistryhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/krobo-girl-beads.jpg2019-01-18T14:41:01+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2013/06/24/my-thoughts-on-chinelo-okparantas-america/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/chinelo-okparanta.jpgChinelo OkparantaChinelo Okparanta currently teaches at Colgate University. Her story "America" has been shortlisted in the 2013 Caine Prize serieshttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/caine-prize-logo.jpg2013-06-24T17:10:01+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2013/06/24/mandela-can-leave-us-in-peace-his-work-is-done/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/nelson-mandela-2.jpgNelson Mandela is unarguably the most celebrated and recognizable African in modern historyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/nelson-mandela-1.jpgNelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid activist, was the first black South African to hold the office of the presidencyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/nelson-mandela-3.jpg2013-06-24T08:58:30+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2013/06/21/rip-michael-hastings-heres-his-advice-to-young-journalists/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/michael-hastings-1.jpgMichael Hastings, who was killed in a car crash on Tuesday, has been described as a fearless journalist by ex-colleagues. Photograph: Richard Saker for the Guardianhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/michael-hastings-2.jpg2013-06-21T11:13:12+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2013/06/21/press-1-if-you-did-not-eat-yesterday/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/world-hunger-wfp.jpghttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/food-distribution-drc.jpgFood Distribution DRCFood distribution at the Nyanzale camp for internally displaced people in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A pilot project by the World Food Program aims to collect data from mobile photo surveys to determine how many people don't have enough to eat. 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Board of Education integrated the schools. But today its meaning is at issue. Here, the first day of desegregation, on Sept. 8, 1954, at Fort Myer Elementary School in Fort Myer, Va. https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/school-segregation-1.jpg2013-04-10T11:47:37+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2013/04/02/recollections-of-chinua-achebe-the-african-lion-who-told-our-story/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/chinua-achebe-19671.jpgChinua Achebe 1967https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/chinua-achebe-1967.jpghttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/chinua-achebe-2007.jpgChinua Achebe in 2007https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/reed-and-achebe.jpgWith Professor Achebe on my birthday! Creative Writing in English Conference Across Languages and Cultures: Creative Writing in English by non-Native Speakers. — at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.2013-04-02T16:50:09+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2013/03/27/the-state-of-feminism-in-africa-today/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/feminism-africa-back.jpghttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/feminism-africa-book-3.jpghttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/feminism-africa-book-2.jpghttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/feminism-africa-book-1.jpghttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/feminism-in-nigeria.jpghttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/feminism-africa-i-am-powerful.jpg2018-12-02T13:59:32+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2013/03/27/chinua-achebes-anti-colonial-novels-are-still-relevant-today/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/chinua-achebe-trilogy-book.pnghttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nigerian-reads-newspaper-chinua-achebe.jpgA Nigerian reads a newspaper featuring a headline on Chinua Achebe's death on 22 March. Photograph: Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP/Getty Imageshttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/chinua-achebe-1960-holding-things-fall-aprt.jpgChinua Achebe in 1960 holding copies of his 1958 novel Things Fall Apart2013-03-27T08:41:03+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2013/03/17/allah-is-also-african/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sufi-women-in-west-africa.jpgSufi women in West AfricaSufi women in Nigeriahttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sufi-man.jpgSufi man in West Africa https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/salafi.jpgSalafihttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/senegal-muslim.jpgSenegal Muslimhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/baye-fall-1.jpgBaye Fall 1The Baye Fall are a Mouride sub sect popular in Senegal, famous for growing dreadlocks and wearing multi-coloured gowns. Despite being Muslims, they openly drink alcohol and smoke cannabis.2013-03-28T19:30:48+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2013/01/01/conquering-witches-corruption-and-armed-robbers/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/art-witches.jpgART-witches2013-01-02T04:26:44+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2012/12/07/botswana-does-it-again/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/botswana2.gifBotswanahttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/botswana1.gifBotswanahttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/botswana.gifBotswana2012-12-07T21:45:26+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2012/11/22/black-americans-free-to-give-thanks-even-during-slavery/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ring-shouting.jpgRing shoutingRing shouting, like what's seen here in Georgia in the 1930s, began during slavery as part of church services. Over the 20th century, its popularity waned, and today it's danced as a performance art.https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/thanksgiving-dinner-thomas-nast.jpgUncle Sam's Thanksgiving DinnerOn November 22, 1869, Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about Thanksgiving Day2012-11-23T01:28:19+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2012/11/08/flooding-in-my-hometown/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/flooding-2012-lagos-9.jpgFlooding in Lagos, Nigeria. 2012In this file photo from October 2011, makeshift homes lie submerged in floods in Lagos, Nigeria, where more than 360 people have lost their lives in floods over the past several months. Pius Utomi/ AFP/Getty Images https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/flooding-2012-anambra-governor-peter-obi.jpgFlooding 2012 Anambra Governor Peter ObiAnambra State Governor Peter Obi and his aides wade in knee-deep water in riverine communitieshttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/alhaji-aliko-dangote.jpgAlhaji-Aliko-DangoteCo-chair of the newly created flood relief committee, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, told newsmen in Abuja that targeted N100 billion will complement the government’s efforts to alleviate the effects of the disaster.https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/flooding-2012-ibadan-8.jpgFlooding in Ibadan, Nigeria 2012Residents stand outside a house destroyed by rain and floods in Ibadan, Nigeria. Photograph: Sunday Alamba/AP https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/flooding-2012-bayelsa-7.jpgFlooding in Bayelsa StateAmassoma community dwellers wade through a flood with their belongings in Bayelsa state. October 6, 2012. REUTERS/Tife Owolabi https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/flooding-2012-odekpe-2.jpgFlooding in Odekpe, Ogbaru LGAWater surrounds a structure in Odekpe, Ogbaru LGA (Anambra State). Photo by Odekpe-native Lucy Mbanefo.https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/flooding-2012-lokoja-3.jpgFlooding Lokoja-Abuja Rd.Flooded Lokoja-Abuja Road. September 26, 2012. Photo by Sam Adeko https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/flooding-2012-lokoja-6.jpgFlooding of Lokoja-Abuja roadThe government called on the construction giant Julius Berger to help it free the gridlock on the Lokoja-Abuja road https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/flooding-2012-lokoja-5.jpgThe flooded Lokoja-Abuja roadLokoja-Abuja road. Photo by Sam Adeko https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/flooding-2012-lokoja-4.jpgFlooding in LokojaAn aerial view of flooded communities in the Kogi State capital city of Lokoja. Photo by NEMA2012-11-14T20:23:14+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2012/11/12/africa-how-to-be-an-expert/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/south-african-children-play.jpgSouth African children playSouth Africa: Children play on a swing at a community creche for disadvantaged children whose parents are HIV-positive 1 March 2004 in East London, South Africa. © Brent Stirton/Getty Images 2012-12-11T07:08:37+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2012/11/07/barack-obamas-2012-acceptance-speech/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/obama-four-more-years.jpgObama four more yearshttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/obama-and-family-2012.jpgObama and family 2012President Obama and the First Lady hug their daughters at a victory rally in Chicago after winning the 2012 Presidential Election https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/obama-4-more-years.jpgObama 4 more yearsU.S. incumbent president Barack Obama wins the 2012 election2013-11-12T09:01:04+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2012/10/26/congolese-doctor-who-worked-with-rape-victims-survives-murder-attempt/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dr-denis-mukwege-receivin-008.jpgDr Denis Mukwege receiving the Olof Palme Prize at the Swedish parliament in StockholmDr Denis Mukwege receiving the Olof Palme Prize at the Swedish parliament in Stockholm. Photograph: Fredrik Sandberg/AFP/Getty Images2012-10-26T21:50:34+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2012/10/26/somali-journalists-are-dying-from-corruption-as-much-as-conflict/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/abdisalan-sheikh.jpgAbdisalan SheikhSomali journalists carry the slain body of their colleague, Abdisalan Sheikh Hasan, during his funeral in southern Mogadishu, Somalia, December 19, 2011.https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/camera-blood.jpgCamera bloodhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/jamal-osman.jpgJamal OsmanJamal Osman, an award-wining London-based journalist and filmmaker specializing in Africa2012-10-26T21:43:53+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2012/10/19/straight-talk-and-free-food-at-ghanas-pastor-school/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/church-in-ghana.jpgThe congregation of a church in GhanaThere are high levels of church attendance in Ghana, where almost two-thirds of the population is Christian. Photograph: Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP/Getty Images2012-10-20T03:10:56+00:00monthlyhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/2011/10/24/an-uncertain-future-for-blacks-in-post-gadhafi-libya/https://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/blacks_libya_africans_nigerian1.jpgblacks_libya_africans_nigerianhttps://chikaoduahblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/blacks_libya_africans_nigerian.jpgNigerian girl in LibyaThe Nigerian daughter of migrant worker waits with a bag to board a relief ship to leave the besieged city of Misrata April 17, 2011 at the port in Misrata, Libya. 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