Flooding In My Hometown
For the past six weeks, I’ve been devouring news of the flooding in Nigeria. My hometown in Nigeria’s Ogbaru Local Government Area (LGA) in Anambra State was one of the […]
Tag Archives: by Chika Oduah
Obama Never Saved Africa
Three years after Barack Hussein Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States on January 20, 2009, many Africans have fallen out of love with the […]
Dearest Fela
I would if I could hike the rungs of the tallest ladder. Heaven bound. There, leaning against the pearly gates, saxophone strapped ‘round his neck, joint smoldering between his fingers, […]
The Rise Of African-Based Religions In America
The placement of fallen fragments of coconut helped William Jones decide on whether or not to go to graduate school. The Yoruba priest that Jones […]
Don’t Call Me ‘Aje Butter,’ Call Me Chikaodinaka Oduah!
I no sabi twist ma lips and tongue to say “ogogoro” or “kakaraka.” Pidgin bin no dey around me where dem born me, when I bin dey grow. So you […]
An Uncertain Future For Blacks In Post-Gadhafi Libya
The African Union’s Peace and Security Council called for the National Transitional Council of Libya to protect all foreign workers, “including African migrant workers,” at a meeting held Thursday. Black […]
‘Concerned Black Men’ Put Fatherhood First
I recently joined a White House press call with representatives of the Obama administration. The topic of discussion was the recent grant awards to programs that support healthy fatherhood and […]
Afrocentric Confessions 