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“Most people write me off when they see me.
They do not know my story.
They say I am just an African.
They judge me before they get to know me.
What they do not know is
The pride I have in the blood that runs through my veins;
The pride I have in my rich culture and the history of my people;
The pride I have in my strong family ties and the deep connection to my community;
The pride I have in the African music, African art, and African dance;
The pride I have in my name and the meaning behind it.
Just as my name has meaning, I too will live my life with meaning.
So you think I am nothing?
Don’t worry about what I am now,
For what I will be, I am gradually becoming.
I will raise my head high wherever I go
Because of my African pride,
And nobody will take that away from me.”
― idowu koyenikan, Wealth for all Africans: How Every African Can Live the Life of Their Dreams

“You can no longer see or identify yourself solely as a member of a tribe, but as a citizen of a nation of one people working toward a common purpose.”
― idowu koyenikan, Wealth for all Africans: How Every African Can Live the Life of Their Dreams

“After the rise and decline of Greek civilisation and the Roman destruction of the city of Carthage, they made one area of the conquered territories into a province which they called Africa, a word derived from "afri" and the name of a group of people about whom little is known. At first the word applied only to the Roman colonies of North Africa. There was a time when all dark-skinned people were called "Ethiopians," for the Greeks referred to Africa as "the Land of the Burnt-face People".”
― John Henrik Clarke

“Thank God for good genes and cocoa butter!”
― Habeeb Akande

“The Isoko remained one of Niger Delta's unique tribe with almost every migration made from a Royal family. I consider the Isoko people a Royal Clan”
― Victor Vote

“That is why when they colonies you. They shame your culture and undermine it, so that you might think it is not important. They want you to forget your culture and heritage of which it is your power. Losing your identity is losing your power. It will make you vulnerable.”
― De philosopher DJ Kyos

“TSONGA men have been dancing like this since forever. The dance is meant to show the flexibility of a man and the potential of his 'skills' ...in a bid to lure or convince a woman to mate with him.

Please don't ruin a beautiful tradition with politics.

#UmlandoChallenge #Umlando”
― Mitta Xinindlu

“We're not 'black' people. We're Chocolate people. Our skin was made from cocoa. Call us the Cocoa people.”
― Mitta Xinindlu