Your Life Is Your Baby
By Monsignor Anselm Nwaorgu, Ph.D. There is a story about two warring tribes in the Andes. One of the tribes lived in the lowlands and the other lived in the…
Monsignor Nwaorgu
Timing What I have to Say
Have you ever been in a situation where family members or friends brought you to the point where you felt like “giving them a piece of your mind”, or “telling…
Why the Nigerian Diaspora Is Not a Powerful Interest Group in the United States
A few weeks ago, US based Nigerian Professor and researcher, Dr. Iheoma Iruka raised an issue that deserved reactions from Nigerians. In an interview published in Nigerian Parents Magazine (NPM),…
Monsignor Anselm Nwaorgu
What Is Said Can Build or Destroy the Family
By Monsignor Anselm Nwaorgu A professor was traveling by boat and as the boat set sail, he asked the sailor, “Do you know anything about Biology, Ecology, or Oceanology”?, to…
As the West Returns Africa’s Looted Artefacts The Pillaging Must Stop
Many Nigerians and Africans are happy that the Western countries are beginning to return Nigeria and Africa's looted artefacts. Our happiness is palpable, considering that more than 160 museums globally,…
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Life Imitating Art: The Beauty of Chimamanda Adichie’s Words
Omenka Ejike Eze, Ph.D. Fiction writers are unique humans. They are not only able to create magical worlds and populate them with mythical characters, but they also draw us into…
To the Nigerian Youth: Mitigating the Effects of Racial-Discrimination
Being an African, otherwise called black in America, is not easy. One is constrained to endure the destructive tendencies resulting from the societal presumptions of white supremacy. The challenges are…
Monsignor Anselm Nwaorgu, Ph.D.
You Are Mightier Than You Think
Racism and discrimination are dangerous viruses because they quietly snuggle life out of their victims; not necessarily by killing them, but by deflating their sense of ego, self-esteem, and self-worth.…
Monsignor Anselm Nwaorgu
On Thanksgiving
When President George Washington, in 1789, recommended and assigned Thursday the 26th of November as Thanksgiving Day, and when President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day, to be celebrated on…
Dr. Myles Ojabo
AK Dad in Nursing School, Episode 2 – Drive
AK Dad is here again to narrate some of his experiences in nursing school. In the last installment, I reflected on the low points of my life and how depression…