The African Diaspora was excited about FESTAC 77. 400 African American artistes took part in the event.
It was good for their psyche; "an emerging African power", the "giant of Africa", was in tune with recent progress made by the Civil Rights Movement.
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It was good for their psyche; "an emerging African power", the "giant of Africa", was in tune with recent progress made by the Civil Rights Movement.
aaihs.org/global-black-c…
But after the 1970s came the 1980s. Most African economies, including the Nigerian economy, collapsed in the 1980s - and many in the African Diaspora (especially those from North America and the Caribbean) quickly lost interest in Nigeria.
Africa is messy, struggles to make progress and Africans exhibit all the vices demonstrated by human beings around the world.
Yet many in African Diaspora are either unable or unwilling to accept this - there's an element of fantasy in their relationship with the "motherland".
Yet many in African Diaspora are either unable or unwilling to accept this - there's an element of fantasy in their relationship with the "motherland".
Many are at best, "fair weather friends" - but nobody makes progress with fair weather friends. If you are either unwilling, or unable to see Africa as it actually is, not some idealization or fantasy;
Forget about Africa.
Forget about Africa.
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