Excuse My African

In This Episode: I've always wondered why people send their children to Boarding School. In my opinion, Boarding School should be something kids do for their final year in high school (secondary school) to prepare them for college. I can not understand why we're so comfortable sending our kids to boarding school during those formative years. With all the grim boarding school tales I've heard, I think it's time to reconsider the whole boarding school structure. NOTE: This episode contains slightly graphic narrations of Rape and Molestation. Mentioned In This Episode: Deborah Okezie: https://www.facebook.com/deborah.okezie.16 Deeper Life High School (Uyo): https://www.deeperlifehighschool.org/  Facebook: www.facebook.com Connect: Email: excusemyafrican@gmail.com Website: http://www.excusemyafrican.com/ Stella Damasus Blog: http://www.stelladamasusblog.com Stella Damasus Website : https://www.stelladamasus.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/excusemyafrican Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/excusemyafrican/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Excuse-My-African-1360118967397852/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/excusemyafrican/support

In This Episode: Growing up, I realized that we were made to feel bad for speaking our own language in school in our country. Unconsciously, we created a situation where we trivialized the importance of speaking your language. We must change this because our beautiful and diverse African languages are at the risk of extinction. We can't afford to lose our culture and history. There is dignity in being able to speak and understand your language. Mentioned In This Episode: Duolingo: https://www.duolingo.com/ Igbo Language Going Extinct: http://www.excusemyafrican.com/2019/06/ep-59-igbo-language-going-extinct.html Pidgin English: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Pidgin Read Igbo Challenge: https://fb.watch/2sfYk-nNhi/ Rattle Snake Part 3: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1813577/ Amaka Igwe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaka_Igwe Black History Month: https://www.africanamericanhistorymonth.gov/ Connect: Email: excusemyafrican@gmail.com Website: http://www.excusemyafrican.com/ Stella Damasus Blog: http://www.stelladamasusblog.com Stella Damasus Website : https://www.stelladamasus.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/excusemyafrican Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/excusemyafrican/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Excuse-My-African-1360118967397852/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/excusemyafrican/support

In This Episode: STIWANISM addresses the conditions and needs of the continental African woman on the African continent. I am passionate about advocating for the modern African woman who is strong, smart, and resilient to wake up to the options she has. She should no longer be satisfied with the options created for her even before she was born. I believe that we should pay more attention to the African woman's experiences and the need to redefine who we truly are and our positions in society. Mentioned In This Episode:    1. Stiwanist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_feminism   2. Domestic Violence: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/domestic-violence   3. Early Child Marriage: https://www.girlsnotbrides.org/about-child-marriage/   4. Stella Damasus Aljazeera Interview: https://youtu.be/nypkT5OewuA   5. Omolara Ogundipe Leslie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molara_Ogundipe   6. Queen Amina: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amina   7. The Stiwanist: https://www.instagram.com/thestiwanist/ Connect: Email: excusemyafrican@gmail.com Website: http://www.excusemyafrican.com/ Stella Damasus Blog: http://www.stelladamasusblog.com Stella Damasus Website : https://www.stelladamasus.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/excusemyafrican Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/excusemyafrican/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Excuse-My-African-1360118967397852/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/excusemyafrican/support

In This Episode: 2020 has been one heck of a year, and Africa is one continent that felt the brunt of it. From the pandemic to genocides, massacres, poverty, hunger, and a lot more. The beautiful continent of Africa has been in crisis, and it's significantly due to bad governance. I feel that we Africans, especially us in the diaspora, should come together to find a solution. How can we join forces with our brothers and sisters in Africa to build our continent back to greatness? Mentioned In This Episode: Speak up for Zimbabwe: http://www.excusemyafrican.com/2020/08/ep-78-speak-up-for-zimbabwe.html #EndSARS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End_SARS  Lekki Toll Gate Massacre: https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/18/africa/lagos-nigeria-lekki-toll-gate-feature-intl/index.html DJ Switch: https://www.instagram.com/djswitch_ CNN: https://www.cnn.com/ Cameroon Crisis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglophone_Crisis | https://www.instagram.com/p/CHtD_t1D8t5/ | https://www.instagram.com/p/CHtJn1BD1t2/ Tanzania: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania South Africa: https://www.gov.za/ Uganda: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda Liberia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberia African Diaspora Community: https://www.instagram.com/realafricandiasporacommunity Connect: Email: excusemyafrican@gmail.com Website: http://www.excusemyafrican.com/ Stella Damasus Blog: http://www.stelladamasusblog.com Stella Damasus Website : https://www.stelladamasus.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/excusemyafrican Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realexcusemyafrican/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Excuse-My-African-1360118967397852/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/excusemyafrican/support

In This Episode: There is so much unrest currently in Zimbabwe. Violence, Robbery, Rape! Yet very few people are talking about it. It's time to speak up for our brothers and sister in Zimbabwe. #ZimbabweanLivesMatter #FreeHopewell #FreeJacob Mentioned In This Episode: Teakisi: https://teakisi.com/ Robert Mugabe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mugabe Emmerson Mnangagwa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmerson_Mnangagwa Hopewell Chin’ono: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopewell_Chin%27ono Obadiah Moyo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obadiah_Moyo Tsitsi Dangaremgba: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsitsi_Dangarembga This Mournable Body: https://www.amazon.com/This-Mournable-Body-Tsitsi-Dangarembga/dp/1555978126 Omoyele Sowore: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omoyele_Sowore Sahara Reporters: http://saharareporters.com/ Benjamin Dube: https://www.last.fm/music/Benjamin+Dube/+wiki Thandie Newton: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thandie_Newton Connect: Email: excusemyafrican@gmail.com Website: http://www.excusemyafrican.com/ Stella Damasus Blog: http://www.stelladamasusblog.com Stella Damasus Website : https://www.stelladamasus.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/excusemyafrican Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realexcusemyafrican/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Excuse-My-African-1360118967397852/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/excusemyafrican/support

In This Episode: I will introduce you to one of the fiercest, strongest, most intelligent leaders and warriors in African History; Queen Nzinga. She is a woman who fought for her people, and she deserves to be celebrated and remembered throughout history. Mentioned In This Episode: Queen Nzinga: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nzinga_of_Ndongo_and_Matamba Black Lives Matter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter Kingdom of Ndongo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Ndongo Atlantic Slave Trade: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_slave_trade Angola: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola Queen Nziga Movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3463004/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl Connect: Email: excusemyafrican@gmail.com Website: http://www.excusemyafrican.com/ Stella Damasus Blog: http://www.stelladamasusblog.com Stella Damasus Website : https://www.stelladamasus.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/excusemyafrican Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realexcusemyafrican/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Excuse-My-African-1360118967397852/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/excusemyafrican/support

In This Episode: Over time, I have come to realize that there has been some mind conditioning of Africans in the diaspora that needs to be resolved swiftly. For a long time, we have allowed ourselves to be used to push the agenda of oppressing our African American sisters and brother. It is time for us to HEAL THE DIVIDE. Mentioned In This Episode: 1 Ibidunni Ighodalo- https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/15/africa/ibidun-ighodalo-dead-nigeria/index.html 2 Dan Foster - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Foster_(DJ) 3 COVID-19 - https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html 4 Oluwatoyin Salau- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oluwatoyin_Salau 5 Divided We Fall- http://www.excusemyafrican.com/2020/06/ep-75-divided-we-fall.html 6 Trevor Noah- https://www.trevornoah.com/ 7 The Daily Show- http://www.cc.com/shows/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah 8 Youtube- https://www.youtube.com/ 9 MLK - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr. 10 Selma - https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/selma-montgomery-march 11 Emmanuel Acho- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Acho 12 Uncomfortable Conversations With A Black Man - https://uncomfortableconvos.com/episode/episode-1 13 African Diaspora Community - https://www.instagram.com/realafricandiasporacommunity/ Connect: Email: excusemyafrican@gmail.com Website: http://www.excusemyafrican.com/ Stella Damasus Blog: http://www.stelladamasusblog.com Stella Damasus Website : https://www.stelladamasus.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/excusemyafrican Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realexcusemyafrican/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Excuse-My-African-1360118967397852/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/excusemyafrican/support

In This Episode: I will address the unspoken division between Africans and African Americans. It is time for us to unite and rid ourselves of the ideologies and lies that have been fed to us, to keep us divided. One's accent does not deter RACISM. Whether you are African, Jamaican, Haitian, etc., before they hear you speak, they see the color of your skin, and that's all that matters to them. BLACK LIVES MATTER! Mentioned In This Episode: 1 Amadou Diallo- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Amadou_Diallo 2 Guinea - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea 3 Wyclef Jean - https://www.wyclef.com/ 4 Diallo (Song)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Itu-vykAZE 5 George Floyd- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd 6 Breonna Taylor- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Breonna_Taylor 7 Al Sharpton- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Sharpton 8 NAACP- https://www.naacp.org/ 9 Black Lives Matter- https://blacklivesmatter.com/ 10 African Diaspora Community- https://www.instagram.com/realafricandiasporacommunity/ Connect: Email: excusemyafrican@gmail.com Website: http://www.excusemyafrican.com/ Stella Damasus Blog: http://www.stelladamasusblog.com Stella Damasus Website : https://www.stelladamasus.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/excusemyafrican Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realexcusemyafrican/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Excuse-My-African-1360118967397852/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/excusemyafrican/support

In This Episode: Yesterday was Menstrual Hygiene Day, and people all over the world joined their voices through social media, to raise awareness and bring period education to all. However, there is still a group of women who do not have access to the internet and social media. To this day, these women cannot get staple menstrual hygiene products, and even when they are made available, they can't afford it. Some of their religions and cultures also set dreadful rules that stifle these women during their period. How can we join forces and end period poverty? I believe that someday soon, we can live in a world where no woman or girl is held back because of her period. Mentioned In This Episode: 1 Menstrual Hygiene Day- https://menstrualhygieneday.org/ 2 World Bank - https://www.worldbank.org/ 3 Stella Damasus Arts Foundation - https://sdartsfoundation.wixsite.com/sdartsfoundation Connect: Email: excusemyafrican@gmail.com Website: http://www.excusemyafrican.com/ Stella Damasus Blog: http://www.stelladamasusblog.com Stella Damasus Website : https://www.stelladamasus.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/excusemyafrican Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realexcusemyafrican/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Excuse-My-African-1360118967397852/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/excusemyafrican/support

In This Episode: In the last episode, I raised my concerns about the less privileged children in Africa, and how they can’t get an education due to the Coronavirus lockdown. These children do not have internet access, so how do we expect them to be able to participate in online learning? Here in the USA, most families have internet access and laptops. Several states have also decided to dedicate certain hours during the day to teach children via television. Is this something we can do as well in Africa? Mentioned In This Episode: 1 Coronavirus- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html 2 Zoom- https://zoom.us/ 3 Tynker- https://www.tynker.com/ 4 WFAA Academy - https://www.wfaa.com/ Connect: Email: excusemyafrican@gmail.com Website: http://www.excusemyafrican.com/ Stella Damasus Blog: http://www.stelladamasusblog.com Stella Damasus Website : https://www.stelladamasus.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/excusemyafrican Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realexcusemyafrican/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Excuse-My-African-1360118967397852/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/excusemyafrican/support

In This Episode: When the Coronavirus lockdown began, my kid's schools in America reached out to us and asked if we needed laptops and help with internet access so our kids can continue to do their school work from home. This got me wondering about the less privileged children in Africa. How are they getting their work done? What are we doing to help? What is the government doing to help? Mentioned In This Episode: 1 Coronavirus- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html 2 Zoom- https://zoom.us/ 3 Tynker- https://www.tynker.com/ 4 Khan Academy- https://www.khanacademy.org/ 5 United Nations - https://www.un.org/en/ Connect: Email: excusemyafrican@gmail.com Website: http://www.excusemyafrican.com/ Stella Damasus Blog: http://www.stelladamasusblog.com Stella Damasus Website : https://www.stelladamasus.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/excusemyafrican Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realexcusemyafrican/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Excuse-My-African-1360118967397852/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/excusemyafrican/support

In This Episode: The Coronavirus pandemic has put the world on lockdown. People are working from home, and kids are not in school. The craziest thing is there is no definite end, and a lot of people don’t know how to handle this. I’ll be giving you all ideas of things you can get up to during this lockdown. Remember to stay safe, wash your hands, and practice social distancing. Mentioned In This Episode: 1 Coronavirus- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html 2 Netflix- https://www.netflix.com/ 3 Amazon Prime- https://www.amazon.com/ 4 HBO- https://www.hbo.com/ 5 Openculture- http://www.openculture.com/freemoviesonline 6 Documentary Tube- http://www.documentarytube.com/ 7 Top Documentary Films- https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/ 8 Documentary Heaven- https://documentaryheaven.com/ 9 Youtube- https://www.youtube.com/ 10 Tik Tok- https://www.tiktok.com/ 11 Triller- https://www.triller.co/ 12 Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/ 13 Zoom- https://zoom.us/ 14 Houseparty- https://houseparty.com/ 15 Udemy- https://www.udemy.com/ 16 edX- https://www.edx.org/ 17 Coursera- https://www.coursera.org/ 18 Duolingo- https://www.duolingo.com/ 19 Home Going (Yaa Gyasi)- https://www.amazon.com/Homegoing-Yaa-Gyasi/dp/1101971061 20 Fresh Water (Akwaeke Emezi)- https://www.amazon.com/Freshwater-Akwaeke-Emezi/dp/0802127355 21 Ghana Must Go (Taiye Selasi)- https://www.amazon.com/Ghana-Must-Go-Taiye-Selasi/dp/0143124978 22 A Particular Kind of Black Man (Tope Folarin)- https://www.amazon.com/Particular-Kind-Black-Man/dp/150117181X 23 The Slave Girl (Buchi Emecheta)- https://www.amazon.com/Slave-Girl-Novel-Buchi-Emecheta/dp/0807609528 24 After Many Days(Jowhor Ile)- https://www.amazon.com/After-Many-Days-Novel/dp/1101903147 25 On Black Sister’s Street (Chika Unigwe)- https://www.amazon.com/Black-Sisters-Street-African-Writing/dp/0821419927 Connect: Email: excusemyafrican@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/excusemyafrican Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realexcusemyafrican/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Excuse-My-African-1360118967397852/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/excusemyafrican/support

In This Episode: The world is currently going through the Coronavirus Pandemic. Infected people all around the globe are being quarantined, while others are asked to self-isolate and practice social distancing. While these measures are significant to curb the spread of the virus, I fear for my brothers and sisters in Africa who live in countries where the government doesn’t necessarily provide benefits for them that would help them get through this period. Mentioned In This Episode: 1. Coronavirus: https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus#tab=tab_1 2. Wuhan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuhan 3. Social Distancing: http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/sites/default/files/public/php/185/185_factsheet_social_distancing.pdf Connect: Email: excusemyafrican@gmail.com Website: http://www.excusemyafrican.com/ Stella Damasus Blog: http://www.stelladamasusblog.com Stella Damasus Website: https://www.stelladamasus.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/excusemyafrican Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realexcusemyafrican/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Excuse-My-African-1360118967397852/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/excusemyafrican/support

In This Episode: I used to be one of those people who would complain about foreigners coming to Africa to steal our resources and rip us off, but I watched a documentary recently that really shocked me and got me thinking. Are they stealing our resources, or are some greedy leaders selling our continent to them and embezzling the money, while the masses continue to suffer. Mentioned In This Episode: 1. BBC: https://www.bbc.com/ 2. Mozambique: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique 3. China: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China Connect: Email: excusemyafrican@gmail.com Website: http://www.excusemyafrican.com/ Stella Damasus Blog: http://www.stelladamasusblog.com Stella Damasus Website : https://www.stelladamasus.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/excusemyafrican Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realexcusemyafrican/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Excuse-My-African-1360118967397852/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/excusemyafrican/support

In This Episode: Growing up in Benin City, there was so much culture, history, and art. I grew up learning about all the beautiful artifacts created in Benin and also how a lot of them were stolen from us by the 'White Man'. This didn't happen only in the Benin Kingdom but across the whole of Africa. So you can imagine my joy when I saw an article about an artifact being returned to Ethiopia. Could this be the beginning of an era? I think that It is about time all the stolen artifacts are returned to their rightful countries. Mentioned In This Episode: 1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ 2 CNN: https://www.cnn.com/ 3 Ethiopia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia 4 Nobel Prize: https://www.nobelprize.org/ Connect: Email: excusemyafrican@gmail.com Website: http://www.excusemyafrican.com/ Stella Damasus Blog: http://www.stelladamasusblog.com Stella Damasus Website : https://www.stelladamasus.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/excusemyafrican Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realexcusemyafrican/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Excuse-My-African-1360118967397852/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/excusemyafrican/support

In This Episode: One of the things I love most about growing up in Africa is that our history and culture is so rich. There are so many stories, both mythical and real, from Africa, one of them being the story of The Golden Stool of the Ashanti people in Ghana. If you have heard of it, what do you think? Could it be real, or is it a myth? If you haven’t, now is a good time to learn something new. Mentioned In This Episode: 1. The Golden Stool: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Stool 2. Ghana: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana 3. Ashanti People: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashanti_people Connect: Email: excusemyafrican@gmail.com Website: http://www.excusemyafrican.com/ Stella Damasus Blog: http://www.stelladamasusblog.com Stella Damasus Website : https://www.stelladamasus.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/excusemyafrican Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realexcusemyafrican/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Excuse-My-African-1360118967397852/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/excusemyafrican/support

In This Episode: After a trip to my county Nigeria, I realize that there is a major difference between the ‘organic food’ we believe we consume in the USA; and the authentic organic food grown in Africa. Connect: Email: excusemyafrican@gmail.com Website: http://www.excusemyafrican.com/ Stella Damasus Blog: http://www.stelladamasusblog.com Stella Damasus Website : https://www.stelladamasus.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/excusemyafrican Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realexcusemyafrican/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Excuse-My-African-1360118967397852/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/excusemyafrican/support

In This Episode: I’m going to be giving my opinion on the controversial BBC Africa Documentary Exposé “SEX FOR GRADES”. Who really is to blame and how can we find a solution? Mentioned In This Episode: 1. BBC Africa: https://www.bbc.com/news/world/africa 2. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/ 3. Kiki Mordi: https://twitter.com/kikimordi?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor 4. University of Lagos: https://unilag.edu.ng/ 5. University of Ghana: https://www.ug.edu.gh/ 6. Busola Dakolo: https://www.instagram.com/busoladakolo/ Connect: Email: excusemyafrican@gmail.com Website: http://www.excusemyafrican.com/ Stella Damasus Blog: http://www.stelladamasusblog.com Stella Damasus Website: https://www.stelladamasus.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/excusemyafrican Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realexcusemyafrican/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Excuse-My-African-1360118967397852/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/excusemyafrican/support

In This Episode: I will introduce you to the Mother of Modern African Literature, Flora Nwapa. She was on the most popular African Authors, who changed the face of writing. She was a woman ahead of her time, a feminist before it was “cool” to be one. Flora Nwapa was a strong African woman with a voice, who expressed herself through her books. Mentioned In This Episode: 1. Buchi Emecheta: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buchi_Emecheta 2 Elechi Amadi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elechi_Amadi 3 Ngugi Wa tihiong’o: https://ngugiwathiongo.com/ 4 Wangari Maathia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wangari_Maathai 5 Flora Nwapa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora_Nwapa 6 Chinua Achebe:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinua_Achebe 7 Wole Soyinka: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wole_Soyinka 8 University of Ibadan: http://www.ui.edu.ng/ 9 Edinburgh University: https://www.ed.ac.uk/ 10 University of Lagos: https://unilag.edu.ng/ 11 Alvan Ikoku College of Education: https://www.alvanikoku.edu.ng/ 12 Efuru: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efuru 13 Things Fall Apart: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Things_Fall_Apart 14 Heinemann: https://www.heinemann.com/ 15 Idu: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idu_(novel) 16 Never Again: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/898307.Never_Again 17 One Is Enough: https://www.amazon.com/One-Enough-Africa-Women-Writers/dp/0865433232 18 Women are Different: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/898305.Women_Are_Different 19 This is Lagos: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/898312.This_Is_Lagos_and_Other_Stories 20 Wives at War: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/898311.Wives_at_War_and_Other_Stories 21 Cassava Song and Rice Song: https://www.amazon.com/Cassava-Song-Flora-Nwapa-Poetry/dp/B001CAT29M 22 New York University: https://www.nyu.edu/ 23 Trinity College: https://www.trincoll.edu/ 24 The University of Minnesota: https://twin-cities.umn.edu/ 25 The University of Michigan https://umich.edu/ 26 The University of Ilorin: http://www.unilorin.edu.ng/ Connect: Email: excusemyafrican@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/excusemyafrican Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realexcusemyafrican/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Excuse-My-African-1360118967397852/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/excusemyafrican/support

In This Episode: For the past few weeks, my country Nigeria has been in the spotlight of World News, but unfortunately, it hasn’t been for great things. I do not condone or support any acts of fraud, kidnapping, or violence. However, I have noticed that even though 80% of Nigerian’s are good people who are doing great things around the world. The media has decided to concentrate on the 20% who have done shameful things. While we stand up against the evil acts of the 20%, we must not forget to also celebrate the good things that the other 80% are doing. Mentioned In This Episode: 1. World Economic Forum: https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-on-africa-2019 2. Jim Ovia: https://jimovia.com/ 3. Zenith Bank: https://www.zenithbank.com/ 4. Africa Rise and Shine: https://jimovia.com/the-book/ 5. UNESCO: https://en.unesco.org/ 6. Nollywood: http://www.nollywoodweek.com/en/whats-nollywood/ 7. Price Water House Coopers: https://www.pwc.com/ 8. United Nations: https://www.un.org/en/ 9. Chimamanda Adichie: https://www.chimamanda.com/ 10. Half of a Yellow Sun: https://www.amazon.com/Half-Yellow-Chimamanda-Ngozi-Adichie/dp/1400095204 11. Purple Hibiscus: https://www.amazon.com/Purple-Hibiscus-Chimamanda-Ngozi-Adichie/dp/1616202416 12. That Thing Around Your Neck: https://www.amazon.com/Thing-Around-Your-Neck/dp/0307455912 13. Wole Soyinka: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wole_Soyinka 14. Ben Okri: https://benokri.co.uk/ 15. Chinua Achebe:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinua_Achebe 16. Davido: https://www.instagram.com/davidoofficial/ 17. Wizkid: https://www.instagram.com/wizkidayo/ 18. Buna Boy: https://www.instagram.com/burnaboygram/ 19. 2Face (2Baba): https://www.instagram.com/official2baba/ 20. D’Banj: https://www.instagram.com/iambangalee/ 21. Tiwa Savage: https://www.instagram.com/tiwasavage/ 22. Universal: https://www.universalmusic.com/ 23. Beyoncé: https://www.beyonce.com/ 24. Lion King: The Gift: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_King:_The_Gift 25. Fela Kuti: http://fela.net/ 26. Broadway: https://www.broadway.com/ Connect: Email: excusemyafrican@gmail.com Website: http://www.excusemyafrican.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realexcusemyafrican/ Stella Damasus Website : https://www.stelladamasus.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/excusemyafrican/support