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  The Igbo Ancestry of Black America & the Carribean

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  Date / Time: 9/19/2009 2:30 AM UTC

  Category: Culture

  
  

  Did you know that there is significant Igbo ancestry in Black America, so much so that at least 60% of Black Americans have at least 1 Igbo ancestor? Or that there is a significant Igbo presence in places like Haiti, Jamaica, Bahamas, and the Americas? Find out more about the legacy of Igbo people in the African Diaspora as we have a conversation with Dr. Douglas B. Chambers, author of "Murder at Montpelier: Igbo Africans in Virginia."

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  Original Air Date: 11/27/2009 9:00 PM UTC

  What is the future of Africa?

  Poverty. War. Corruption. These are the words that are always used to describe Africa's future. But does Africa's future always have to be a struggle against an impending doomsday? Why can't Africa have a bright future? And most importantly, what can we do to make it manifest?
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  Category: Culture
  • Tags:
  • Africa
  • Future
  • Vision
  • Hope
  • Plan
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• Original Air Date: 11/15/2009 10:00 PM UTC

  The crisis of kidnapping in Igboland

  There's a kidnapping epidemic in Eastern Nigeria now, that is catching on like wild fire. Youths (18-35), who make up over 80% of the kidnappers, truly see this as the only way they can get quick money fast to, maybe, start something they can live on. With the high rate of un-employment and the exponential growth of embezzlement by the government officials, they feel justified by this new business idea. Even famous Igbos like Nkem Owoh and Pete Edochie have become victims of this terrible trend. Join Igbo Kwenu Radio as we discuss this crisis taking place, and figure out what we can do about it.
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  Category: Culture
  • Tags:
  • Kidnapping
  • Crime
  • Poverty
  • Injustice
  • Nigeria
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• Original Air Date: 9/19/2009 2:30 AM UTC

  The Igbo Ancestry of Black America & the Carribean

  Did you know that there is significant Igbo ancestry in Black America, so much so that at least 60% of Black Americans have at least 1 Igbo ancestor? Or that there is a significant Igbo presence in places like Haiti, Jamaica, Bahamas, and the Americas? Find out more about the legacy of Igbo people in the African Diaspora as we have a conversation with Dr. Douglas B. Chambers, author of "Murder at Montpelier: Igbo Africans in Virginia."
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  Category: Culture
  • Tags:
  • Diaspora
  • African Americans
  • Ancestry
  • Carribean
  • Virginia
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