[b]Black Africa owes the West, especially rich white folks a huge debt of gratitude for almost single-handedly­ keeping her literature and writers alive and rollicking through a reading culture, material generosity - and extreme patience with what comes across as supercilious bullcrap on the part of many African writers who are eager beneficiaries of this welfare scheme. Left to Nigeria, we would have buried Chinua Achebe 20 years ago. Today, unwashed clowns, those who would not put a penny on the table to save Achebe's life want to bury him in Nigeria with fanfare. Nonsense.

And many young writers who would be drinking "pure water" at ANA "conventions" now strut the world stage and talk down to "racist" whites - at forums and events fully funded by white folks. I am not saying that we should kneel down and thank them, mba, but we should show some respect. Why bite the fingers that hand us Malbec? Well, there is no shame in my name: Dear White Person, thank you for keeping the gift of Chinua Achebe alive for the world. Thank you for the gift of Ngozi Chimamanda Adichie. Thank you for funding the luscious lunacy of Binyavanga Wainaina. We appreciate you, it is just that we have a strange way of showing it. And um Madonna, if Malawi does not want your school, inbox me, my village will take it, condescension and all. Say me well to your beautiful brown children. They are so adorable. Doxology. *cycles away slowly*

Written by Ikheloa Ikhide .[/b]

gratitude for what stealin our resources n makin themslf rich u need to go n learn ur history pls

beautiful80: gratitude for what stealin our resources n makin themslf rich u need to go n learn ur history pls

Don't always feel hurt, there are always 2 sides of a coin.

Yeah, they did harm, but it has made us what we are today!

NO PAIN NO GAIN.



Rooneyboy: the pagans are coming to eat u raw soon....watch out!