What’s really good people?
Yup, it is finally hear… My Kool Keedz (SoSo & Ash) from the beautiful city of Montreal are all set to take over the DMV this holiday season. In the words of Bart Scott “CAN’T WAIT”.
This week officially marks the ONE YEAR Anniversary of the MY OMO NAIJA (www.myomonaija.blogspot.com) APPLAUSE APPLAUSE APPLAUSE. It is so fitting that this will also serve as blog number 55 aka…“Double Nickel” a classic like back in the day when “MJ” went back to the Mecca of basketball Madison Square Garden and roasted the New York Knicks on his come back campaign after playing baseball.
But before I get into this week’s post, I have to share something really funny with you all. A colleague of mine, a really cool older gentleman this week says to me prior to the start of one meeting, “Happy Kwanzaa”. “Say what again? Happy Kwanzaa”… Now many of you all that know me know how I typically respond to people when such occasions arise. I was dying with laughter at first so I proceeded to follow with “oh; I get it… Because am Afrikan that means I celebrate and participate in this Kwanzaa thing huh?” He proceeded to look at me like this young boy tripping and in a classic old skool way says “boy I ain’t fooling with ya crazy a**”. LMAO!
Are you all ready for another wonderful run of DOPE and RE-FRESHING blogs? Well here it is people. Let’s Go!
Ok people; let me get focused…
I want to first of all acknowledge TIME Magazine for its bravery in thinking outside the box and decree in selecting the PROTESTER as its 2011 Person of the Year. How appropriate RIGHT? This year will forever go down at least by many from my generation as the catalyst and kickoff to when people of NO influence or LITTLE significance finally get off their bums and peacefully (for the most part) demand for a better tomorrow from their government and rulers. For so long we had grown complacent and accepting of the same status quo amongst us from our leaders that it became almost taboo to spark up a healthy dialogue as to the benefits of rebelling or staging an upheaval meaningful enough to warrant the attention of the ruling elite.
When people from all walks of life; no matter race, creed or religion choose and accept to remain silent, we then become our own enemies of progress. And you don’t have to necessarily be standing in front of some military tank to gain valor or honor for your contributions to a cause. We encounter ignorance and intolerance from/by people daily but to walk away, or even worse to choose to not redirect an individual in their own predisposition makes that other individual gutless and cowardly.
This was and remains the sole intent of the creation of the MY OMO NAIJA blogspot. We want to continue to push the envelope and touch on matters that are meaningful in our everyday lives but still provide you with some humor as much as possible. The idea is to never be afraid to take chances on writing and presenting on subject matters familiar/unfamiliar to the audience. We will not operate in a box or vacuum in hopes of appeasing to what makes people comfortable or safe.
It is our hope that many of you regardless of differences see the commonalities you share with the brave men/women all over the world in countries like Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Bahrain, Spain, Greece, Russia, Democratic Republic of Congo and United States unlike the spineless pathetic members of the community of state college Pennsylvania who deliberately remained silent and allowed for the lives of many young children to be ruined in the hands of a sexual predator all because of their reputation and millions of dollars were at stake.
As for where am from and the challenge ahead for those in my native land of Nigeria, it is my hope that we learn from the mistakes of others and work to harness our collective talents. I was told a very long time ago that nobody likes CHANGE but if the end result propels one to greatness then it is the finished product that people remember not how you got there.
Lift Your Voice…
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