In this episode, Dr. Norissa and Dr. Bukky, the podcast hosts, are joined by Dr. Joseph Aina, who was born in 1944 in Nigeria. Aina is a professor at Babcock University. He was also a Western Connecticut State University professor from 1999 to 2010. Dr. Joseph Aina shares some powerful information about himself, the actual process of colonization, how race started in Nigeria, and the time when missionaries arrived in Nigeria. Aina also further talks about why white people came to Nigeria, changes caused by colonization, Yoruba religion vs. Christianity and how white supremacy impacted Nigerian communities.
Timestamps
[01:44] About Joseph Aina
[04:00] The actual process of colonization
[11:53] How race started in Nigeria
[13:52] The time when missionaries arrived in Nigeria
[16:32] Why white people came to Nigeria
[24:41] Changes caused by colonization
[28:36] Yoruba religion vs. Christianity on negative behaviors
[31:05] How white supremacy impacted Nigerian communities
Notable Quotes
(19:24) “Everything about white people was not good.”
(23:19) “People were much more faithful to themselves and to the community before christianity.”
(26:49) “There were no prisons before the white man arrived.”
(32:27) “you hardly see young children today holding on to the language of their forefathers. They would rather speak English.”
(33:05) “They have made us believe that we couldn’t do anything that is good. If it’s good, it’s from somewhere else.”
(33:31) “The English language is like fast food. The food might taste good but it’s not nutritious.”
(36:00) “Colonizers didn’t take us out of our country, but they took us out of ourselves.”
(38:29) “We have to think back in order to look forward to know what needs to be healed.”
Relevant Links
The Book by Malidoma Patrice Some: Of Water and Spirit
Connect with our guest Joseph Aina
Linked In: linkedin.com/in/joseph-aina-91142950
Radical Remembering Podcast
Website: https://radicalremembering.com/
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Connect with Dr. Norissa
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.norissawilliams/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/norissa-williams-97401868/
Connect with Dr. Bukky
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bukky-kolawole-psyd-5a08449/
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