Chigozie Nnuriam

Black Lives Don't Matter Among the Blacks Chigozie Nnuriam

The George Floyd case and the aftermath protest has continued and given rise to series of movement, writings and talks about the killings and maltreatment of blacks by the white but little or none has been emphasized on the gruesome murder and maltreatment of the blacks by the blacks. Africans and black Americans obviously should be more concerned about the perpetual murders and discrimination going on within the black community. More so, in expressing solidarity and support for black Americans against racism in America, black Africans appear to be forgetting their own problems which has manifested in the form of tribalism; an issue that is no less prejudicial than racism. While there is no denying the fact that America has a big problem of institutional racism, Africa has bigger problem of infringed tribalism. And tribalism is worse than racism because the latter is hate for others while the former is hatred for one's own self. Whereas the Whites race appears united in its racism against others, the black race is divided along tribal lines in hate for each other in the most form of discrimination. Racism can only reduced and eliminated when Africans and black Americans see themselves as one and live in peaceful co-existent, thus, anti-racism would be successfully championed at the world at large. The thrust of this book is to explain the continuous injustice, killings, maltreatment and discrimination among the Blacks which is higher than the ones received from the Whites. This work will x-ray that black lives don't truly matter among the black community especially among black Americans and Africans. It however recommends the way forward for the unity of blacks and the solution to end racism in the world.