Chinweizu Ibekwe Quotes

• 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.

  Chinweizu Ibekwe

  Ignorance, Mean, Exercise

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• What kind of people we become depends crucially on the stories we are nurtured on.

  Chinweizu Ibekwe

  People, Stories, Kind

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