Social Philosopher, Policy & Development Consultant
Social Philosopher, Policy & Development Consultant
But my pain!… Okay Universe, I understand – I get it. But since the world has been thus blessed, return my children to me! From the north south east and west, return them to me. Ah, but life never tarries or returns. It always goes forward. Besides which, it is difficult and traumatic to return …
Celebration, Colonialism, Slavery: The Year of the Return – Part 5 of 5 Read More »
But the loss was not mine alone. In our forgetting we neither called on our ancestors nor our gods. Orunmila. Obatala. Ogun. Osun. Amadioha. Oya, the beautiful wife of Sango. On both sides of the Sea we no longer shared our food with the Earth. We callously allowed our ancestors to starve! Ah my pain! …
Celebration, Colonialism, Slavery: Black Bodies, African Gods and Rhythms – Part 4 of 5 Read More »
While I lay prostrate writhing in a pain that lasted for centuries, I was again undone. This time nothing was taken away – but worse, an alien thing was forcibly grafted into me! This was a poison! I screamed and recoiled in horror to no avail. A similar vile, alien spirit had also been grafted …
It was at the farm that they took 12-year-old Fulde.[1] I heard his screams. To run faster, I dropped my baby Tswana.[2] I never found Fulde. As his screams faded away, I rushed back to Tswana. But by then she also was gone. They took her – a suckling baby. I died that day. I …
Capturing and Enslaving Inscribed in this black, African embodiment is the story of pain – permanent, born of loss. When, what, how, why, who is the pain? Today I invite you to accompany me in speaking my pain. Do I speak this pain to heal? No! I do not need to heal. For hidden in …
Celebration, Colonialism, Slavery: Introduction – Part 1 of 5 Read More »