Igbos Seek Presidency
President Buhari explores Igbo president when welcoming new Ghana president
The Igbo people are actually serious about contesting for the presidency in 2023! Though I have said that it might be useful for all states to contest the presidency, I believe the Igbos have a valid claim. After all, the Igbos have never had a presidency in their midst.
Of course I realize that the presidency brings with it all the impetus of people seeking their own advancement. I do sincerely wish that a united Ndigbo (people of Igbo extraction) having sorted out the contestants, will select one!
The author of the article, Igboeli Arinze, says:
What exactly am I driving at? Simple. Ndigbo, having invested heavily in the nation . . . when it comes to the elusive search for that ‘One Nigeria.’ A President of Igbo extraction will not only reunite the nation. It will also give the nation the opportunity to restructure itself along the path of that free and fair Nigeria we all crave for.
Windsor Castle and Its Bare Funeral
The COVID-19 and its variants have been really prevalent now. Boris Johnson has announced restrictions on people eating out, even going out for a drink with the mask on! He has told people to prepare for the worst.
Windsor Castle is no exception. The funeral for Prince Philip will have just 30 people present, not the 1000s who were hoping to be there. Even Prince Charles asks people to stay away, not to be presenting flowers for his father.
But the British people can’t resist! Dozens, hundreds, even 1000s, are showing up to lay flowers around the castle. I suspect on the day next Saturday there will be tons of people making an appearance. Even if it is just to say they were there that day!
Even Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not be there!
My Granddaughter
Right now my granddaughter Nkiru is in Miami! Not the best place to be! I assume from what I’ve heard that there are restrictions in place. Everyone has to be “at home” from 8 pm, or so I heard. But where are those homes?
I can imagine that there are many “homes” in Miami. Can you picture a hotel with a “home” that welcomes 10 or 15 young people? Since they are there, they have to stay until the morning.
So what are they doing? Well, I assume some are just ready to relax, then lie down and sleep. But others will make the most of their “enforced” tiredness and will be making hay while the moon shines!
Nkiru is now a junior in her year at NYU in New York. But there’s no need to be there. She might as well stay in Miami. I just hope she comes back safely!
Racial Justice Council
I am part of the Racial Justice Council at our church, the Unitarian Church in Westport, Connecticut. During the last month, our members have adopted a Racial Justice Resolution for the church. On Sunday, tomorrow, we are being asked to be up on the resolution, so we can recite it for others!
Being Black in America
Racial Justice Resolution
The Principle calls on UU’s to “covenant to affirm and promote: journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.”
It holds that we are from many different towns around here, from Trumbull and Shelton in the north to Stamford in the south. So we have several communities that are influenced by what we do and say.
In our proposal for an additional statement, a belief, we will carefully examine the effect that racism has on all our lives, our own conscious and unconscious racism as participants in a racist society regardless of our color and commit to hold ourselves and one another accountable to anti-racism.
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