What experiences in life helped you grow the most? Every experience I’ve had has been a valuable teacher, offering its own unique lesson and opportunity for growth.
Great Teachers
African Americans History Did Not Begin in Chains by Lawson Akhigbe
Benin artefacts There is a quiet but damaging lie that has followed African Americans for centuries: that Black history began when the first slave ship touched the shores of continental America. It did not. What began on those ships was not history, but interruption. Before the Atlantic became a graveyard, before Black bodies were reduced …
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Water Glasses and War Drums: How “Never, Ever” Became “Operation Epic Fury” Overnight by Oman’s foreign ministry official
I am a diplomatic aide in the Sultanate of Oman's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. My job is logistics. When two countries that cannot speak to each other need to speak to each other, I book the rooms. I prepare the briefing materials. I make sure the water glasses are the right distance apart. You would …
The Reverse
Do you believe in fate/destiny? The question ought to be, does faith/ destiny believe in one.
Nigeria: A Federation Run on Handcuffs, Fear, and Footnotes by Lawson Akhigbe
In Nigeria, power is not governed by the Constitution; it merely glances at it, scoffs, and proceeds to do as it likes. Once a man enters office, he immediately discovers an unwritten amendment to the 1999 Constitution: “Notwithstanding anything contained herein, those in power may do and undo, bind and detain, and heaven help anyone …
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