A PRAYER FOR THE UNITY OF BLACK PEOPLE by Evaristus Ogbechie

A tree cannot make a forest. So goes a popular saying. The choice of individualism over unity seems to be a common trait amongst people of African descent. Like the late Peter Tosh put it in a song, anywhere you come from, as long as you are a black man, you are an African. ToContinue

THESE CRAZY TIMES by Evaristus Ogbechie

We live in a world that seems to get crazier by the day. Stupidity seems to be the order of the day. History is either no longer taught in schools, like the case in Nigeria, or sections of history which are thought to be contrary to the going government propaganda are eliminated from the syllableContinue

HAVE MORE RESPECT FOR YOUR CONSCIENCE by Evaristus Ogbechie

The future is now. Now or never. The presidential election is around the corner, only a few months away. But I look at my people and can still see the same mistakes being made over again. Unfortunately, millions are still unaware of the many dangers that lie ahead of them, in the event they remainContinue

SAY IT LOUD! by Evaristus Ogbechie

Africa is by far the richest continent in the world, everything considered, natural resources, weather, culture and what have you. Unfortunately, African countries are amongst the poorest countries, and peoples in the world today. Centuries of exploitation by foreign countries, added to the wickedness, gross ignorance and selfishness of successive African leaders, are to blameContinue

A QUESTION OF TRUST by Evaristus Ogbechie

The recent controversy surrounding the Afro American rapper, designer and business mogul, Ye or rather the man who used to be called Kanye West, has been on every social media platform and on the lips of everyone who cares about race relations. The talented man has always been one to surprise and seemingly do whateverContinue