Top 2 Quotes & Sayings by Chinweizu Ibekwe

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Nigerian poet Chinweizu Ibekwe.
Last updated on September 30, 2024.
Chinweizu Ibekwe

Chinweizu Ibekwe, known mononymously as Chinweizu, is a Nigerian critic, essayist, poet, and journalist. While studying in the United States during the Black Power movement, Chinweizu became influenced by the philosophy of the Black Arts Movement. He is commonly associated with Black orientalism and emerged as one of the leading figures in contemporary Nigerian journalism, writing a highly influential column in The Guardian of Lagos.

Nigerian - Poet | Born: 1943
What kind of people we become depends crucially on the stories we are nurtured on. — © Chinweizu Ibekwe
What kind of people we become depends crucially on the stories we are nurtured on.
The central objective in decolonising the African mind is to overthrow the authority which alien traditions exercise over the African. This demands the dismantling of white supremacist beliefs, and the structures which uphold them, in every area of African life. It must be stressed, however, that decolonisation does not mean ignorance of foreign traditions; it simply means denial of their authority and withdrawal of allegiance from them.
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