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Nelson Mandela said: “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” Indeed, God often speaks to our hearts using … Continue reading →

It’s the lack of vision that leads many African leaders to kill any idea that they themselves did not originate. The four Cs of insecure, incompetent, or selfish African leadership are: The attempt to crush any movement if they cannot control, command, or take credit for … Continue reading →

African leaders have all too often betrayed the people they lead, because they see leadership as an opportunity to exercise unchecked or autocratic power and amass wealth for themselves, their families, and cronies. Also many leaders in Africa do a … Continue reading →

“African PHDs” (i.e., leaders with the “Pull Him Down”/”Pull Her Down” mind-set) have stifled the cultivation, development, & fruition of mature & responsible African leadership. These dysfunctional leaders are “African Black Beans”—black on the outside, but white on the inside. … Continue reading →

The African mind-set is the result of mental chains that still bind us, despite our liberation from the metal chains of colonization and slavery. We may legitimately talk about other chains that shackle Africans—chains of poverty, chains of neocolonialism, chains … Continue reading →

Africans are like the elephant in the zoo. The elephant may have the power to knock down a building, but because it believes it can’t break the chain or string, even if the chain or string exists only in its … Continue reading →

There’s nothing wrong with the African mind. Our problem is the African mind-set. It is not a lack of resources, but a deficit of resourcefulness. And ours is not merely a need for more educated minds, but also for more … Continue reading →

Instead of raising millionaires & billionaires, we’ve succeeded in producing nillionaires (people with a lot of nothing or people with next to nil). The richest continent in the world is inhabited by the poorest people on the globe. Mediocrity is … Continue reading →

The mark of a real African is not the geographical location, the color of the skin, ability to wear some kente cloths or some other piece of traditional clothing. Being a true African is not about an ability to cook … Continue reading →

[NOTE: “Mind Liberation” is a concept I extract from the biblical imperative to have a new mind–“the mind of Christ.” When our old mind-sets are replaced by the “mind of Christ,” we shall display Christ’s life of excellence, humility and … Continue reading →