In recent times, the need to ignore the ‘superiority of race’ and other borders that have rippled humanity and facilitated more injustices have been brought to light following several events. However, while many have taken a stance against these injustices and ideas that our differences should not be integrated, the conversation on race and borderlines... Read More

Black Americans, Black Lives Matter (BLM)

June 23, 2020

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What we gathered from the rivalry between Africans and Black Americans on Twitter

Solidarity seems to be a hard concept to grasp, especially when you have geographical, ethnic and institutional boundaries preventing you from truly understanding the plight of people from different demography. We find ourselves squabbling over petty differences like skin color, nationality, and religion. What comes to mind when you think the cultural and racial difference... Read More

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africa, african american, Africans, Black Americans, nigeria

February 28, 2017

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Farooq Kperogi: Black American vernacular English expressions you should know

by Farooq Kperogi Black American Vernacular English Expressions You Should Know By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi In the spirit of America’s Black History Month, which is observed every February, I have decided to share with my readers African-American English expressions that I’ve learned in the course of my stay in America. While many of... Read More

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African American English, Black Americans, english, Farooq Kperogi, pidgin