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AWAY
FROM HOME
By Nachi Aguboshim, (Nachi,
like most African Children born in the diaspora
is trying to redefine himself.
He writes with passion and an open mind. Nachi
is an intern at the youth desk of African Echo
media group.) |
Civil wars, slavery, government corruption, social up rest, the IMF, the World Bank, poverty, lack of investment, education system, infrastructure, Europe and of course America, are all factors that have seen the migration of many Africans to the same countries that have raped and diluted Africa.
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When I say being diluted I merely refer to the breakdown of our diverse cultures, lifestyles and especially the natural commodities that make up Africa. These are all elements of African culture that due to outside influences have faded away along with the prestige of being African.When we looked at the current state of affairs in western society, though the number of opportunities in term of jobs, benefits and education far exceed the kind of opportunities that exist in Africa, we find that living as black people has become a tough task in itself.
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And due to our adaptation into western culture there has been as birth of black divisions within the UK and the colour of our skin and the threat of both racism and black on black violence, isn’t a strong enough catalyst to open our eyes and help reunite our brothers and sisters, all we tend to do is fall further and further apart from each other We left our homes ideally to find a better way of life but the ordeals that we are faced with have slowly lead to our self-destruction. When black people were living in the UK in the early 60’s there was a strong sense of unity, though times were different and so were the social and racial trends, their attitude was an example of how community spirit should be, however things didn’t plan out as such for the generation that eventually followed, because as the community and unity faded away so did the vision of our cultures and our identities within the UK. The new generation, because of the environment that they have grown up on have distanced themselves from their blackness and the cultures that their parents and ancestors grew up on.
Many Africans don’t wish to go to live in Africa as they see it as dirty and full of corruption, a view that has been strongly enhanced by the negative perpetuation of black stereotypes by the media. What we find is the new generation of black people asking the 21st century question: ‘Why is Africa in the state that it is in?’ The older generation, as they have experienced the tribulations in Africa they understand the corruption within many African governments, communities, the IMF, the World Bank as well as the influence of the power hungry Americans and Europeans.
A situation that has seen one of the richest continents in the world, (in terms of commodities) become in debt by an unreachable sum of money.
These are factors that we don’t seem to notice as African living outside of Africa as our minds turn off to the problems that our people actually face everyday, and will continue to face until something is done.
Ignorance is truly bliss as we prefer not to become fully aware of the struggle that many African, we just accept the fat that things cannot get any better as we continue living out a sheltered and deluded life, as we continue to live away from home.
DON’T FORGET WHERE YOU BELONG
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