The Commitment to Africa
“…I think in the next decade though, Africa will feature a lot more globally aware and progressive young leaders who demand more of their nation, their communities and themselves; and […]
My gratitude to the Weekend Dawn crew: Jacob Moshokoa + Liezle Wilson for the invitation to the…
My gratitude to the Weekend Dawn crew: Jacob Moshokoa + Liezle Wilson for the invitation to the Newzroom 405 studios. I had the chance to touch on the African Union’s passport initiaitive, Agenda 2063, […]
Respect is reciprocal.
“Respect is reciprocal.” Damini (aka Oluwa Burna Boy) Ogulu, African Giant — Circa 2019 Full disclosure: I wrote this and a few other posts (some from 2017) and have kept them […]
Podcast: ‘Rona virus & Me
2020 started with national lockdowns from Asia, Europe, Americas to the African continent in response to the pandemic caused by the CoronaVirus or Covid-19, with global health structures struggling to cope and the disruption of transportation […]
Happy Africa Day
Conversations that Matter. As we celebrate the strides towards a consolidated African economy community, and recognize the many strides made in the past; Kwame Nkrumah’s speech at the OAU in Addis Ababa, […]
Difficult Dialogue — Action Matters
Personally, June has ushered in a wave of emotions — some fresh wounds due to racial and class equity, and old hurt — that I hope to heal in this unpacking podcasting, […]
Black Enterprise
The Black Lives Matter movement #BLM, rekindled by the unfortunate death of many black people, most noteworthy the 8 minutes 46 seconds knee-on-neck strangulation of George Floyd has the entire world interrogating racism and colonial structures that […]
Supportive Steps
In a recent report by Facebook OECD and World Bank, Global State of Small Business: shares the devastation the pandemic has had on small businesses globally with up to 60% closures, […]
Pivot, adjust to the “new normal”
During my reflective practice this month, I carved out specific space for 4th quarter goals ahead of September’s work. Nothing about our 2020 has been normal, and I suspect very […]