“You at this time can only be destroyed by yourselves, from within and not from without. You have reached the point where the victory is to be won from within and can only be lost from within.” – The Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey
Things Fall Apart: Why Mother is Supreme
Mother and child silhouette (Courtesy of pexel.com) While fathers represent authority, mothers represent nurturing guidance. Without a mother’s support, it’s normal for a child to feel empty or vulnerable. In Chinua Achebe’s book Things Fall Apart, mothers in Igbo culture are not seen as powerful or of the utmost importance. They don’t receive enough praise. …
African Literature and the Preservation of Culture
In 2008, the Library of Congress held a celebration honoring Nigerian novelist, author, poet and professor Chinua Achebe for his book, Things Fall Apart. This book speaks on pre-colonial Nigeria and how the protagonist, a traditional man named Okonkwo, handles colonialism and its effect on him and his people.
Things Fall Apart: The Positive Aspect of Motherhood
The bond between mother and child is one of the deepest connections humans experience. It begins before birth and grows through touch, voice, and protection. A mother often becomes a child’s first sense of safety, teaching them how to trust the world while always being a place they can return to.
The Battle Between Pride And Fear
In Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo worries that his weaknesses will later make him lose respect. Pride begins to control his choices and drives him to prove his strength, control, and aggression.
Growing Up with Divorced Parents
Nearly half of the marriages in the African-American community end in divorce. It is very disappointing that getting married is almost like flipping a coin. Divorce causes so many young people to grow up without a true family unit. This fosters the development of unruly behavior and attitudes among children. If it is not corrected…
Use It or Lose It
“You’re not winning this, just quit” I taunt my friend Mike. “You’re not even good bro” he fires back. Mike and I had a little rivalry, if you could even call it that. Every week, we would play the football video game known as Madden every week. Mike played football for his school but I…
Treasuring Moments that Have Come and Gone
Although it is safer than going into a public school, the private school experience can be quite lonesome, but oddly comforting. That school was NationHouse, which I attended from elementary school to middle school. NationHouse is a small one-floor school with multiple grades. From what I know, there used to be another building for NationHouse…
What Was the Organization of Afro-American Unity?
In Malcolm X’s speech at the founding rally of the Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU), he recalls his recent departure from the Nation Of Islam, and his pilgrimage to Mecca. During his speech, he strongly emphasized the importance of uniting with other Afro-Americans of the Americas. Malcolm X wanted to be different from the NAACP,…
Examining How the Media Covers Plane Crashes
An airplane taking off. (Free Stock Image) After a mid-air collision between a Blackhawk helicopter and commercial aircraft killed 67 people and shut down air traffic near Reagan National Airport earlier this year, the increased interest in plane crashes caused a surge in media coverage. Subsequent news stories about plane crashes and botched landings across…
Why Latino Voters Supported President Donald Trump
Border patrol agents escort migrants they apprehended in Juarez, Mexico (Photo Courtesy of ABC News) During his first days as president, Donald Trump is already issuing blatantly unconstitutional executive orders like the termination of birthright citizenship. He is saying that if a child from immigrants is born on U.S. soil, then they will not become…
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