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Nigerians Saving Nigerians: www.nigerianssavingnigerians.org Pius Adesanmi Nigeria, the country on whose account we are gathered here today for a feast of reflections, is older than me. This age gap imposes certain protocols of interaction in my culture...

“They’re a rotten crowd,” I shouted across the lawn. “You’re worth the whole damn bunch put together.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby I. “Love Will Make You Do Wrong” In the waning days of President Barack Obama’s administration, he and...

I have to confess I didn’t know Tony Romero, even though after going over his career I realized we had common elements regarding acquaintances and topics. I got in touch with him by the twists and turns of virtual relations, and then I learned about...

In Texas, black race hustlers throw white liberal under the bus By David Paulin She voted twice for Obama. Inspired by “hope and change” in a post-racial and more egalitarian America, she worked three months as an unpaid college intern in Michele Obama...

fedupblackwoman: Half of a Yellow Sun- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie With effortless grace, celebrated author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie illuminates a seminal moment in modern African history: Biafra’s impassioned struggle to establish an independent republic...