Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe and the African Divide

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Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe and the African Divide

• How Leadership Can Affect the Relationship
  Between African Immigrants and African-Americans

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Introduction

• This discussion will show what it takes for a
  leader to erase the divide between African
  immigrants and African-Americans
• By Kelechi Onwuchekwa, a political science major
  at the City College of New York

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Topics of Discussion

• The diverse ethnic interests within the Federal
  Republic of Nigeria
• The relationship between African immigrants and
  African-Americans
• What a leader, or leaders, can do to solve this
  problem

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Nigeria

• Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe and Nigerian independence
• Interests he had to manage as president
• The similarities to inter-African relations

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Modern Day Relations

• The rift that exists
• Historical background
• Implications of immigration

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What Leadership Can Do

• Bringing people together
• The attributes a leader (or leaders) must have
• How Dr. Azikiwe is a factor

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Background

• My heritage
• Where this idea came from
• What I have done to further this effort

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Future Implications

• Economic
• Political
• Cultural

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Conclusion

• Dr. Azikiwe as a guide for future leaders