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OluTimehin Kukoyi in THOSE PEOPLE

Oct 6, 2016

[Thank you for reminding me that] Black Lives Matter

My heart has been breaking, this heart of mine that is never fully healed before a fresh onslaught, over White America and what it is doing to the children of the people it stole and enslaved to produce its prosperity.

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Ezinne Ukoha in THOSE PEOPLE

Oct 21, 2014

Our Chibok Girls Are Never Coming Home

If you are remotely aware of #BringBackOurGirls, then you must be privy to the recent developments. The astounding rumors of the impending release of the Chibok girls have media outlets jumping on the bandwagon of hope. Every news piece pertaining to the matter…

Ezinne Ukoha in THOSE PEOPLE

Jun 5, 2014

Nigeria and the World Has Failed Our Girls

Sadly, The Deadline Has Passed

I am a Nigerian girl. Yes. I was born in the United States, but my roots are deeply embedded in the sandy shores of Bar Beach, the mountainous terrains of Abuja, and the rolling…

Ezinne Ukoha in THOSE PEOPLE

May 6, 2014

Nigeria Won’t Bring Back the Missing Girls

Almost a month ago, I found out that a boarding school in Northern Nigeria had been raided, and more than 200 girls were missing. I was in a boarding school once, and I remember the setting all too well. Everything is regimented and as a young girl…

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Ezinne Ukoha in THOSE PEOPLE

Dec 12, 2013

This Is Forty: Dare to Be Merry this Christmas

Dare to Be Merry this Christmas

On Christmas Day in 2011, my cousins were on their way to my parents’ home in Abuja, Nigeria when they were abruptly shoved off the road by a blinding blast. My aunt recalls an eerie feeling…