Dear God:
Since I realised that as a born and bred Liberian I am NOT a citizen of America, I started to question my mentally enslaved twisted thinking. I earnestly do not know where my maternal ancestral line come from. I stress the matrilineal link because I was simply born of a woman [PERIOD]. OK, now that I had the epiphany, by the way that was during my refugeehood in Ghana; I begun a journey of what it means to be black African. Bob Marley added political songs to my soul - like War, Africa Unite, Redemption Song, Buffalo Soldiers, Get Up Stand Up, Them Belly Full, If the Cap Fits, Natty Dreads and more. I love Nesta, no kidding...I could go on listing his songs.
But the Natty Dreads part became stronger when I discovered Brother Malcolm. I have never met a brave heart in spirit. Oh by the way God, I don't know whether you did that on purpose, but he and Obama look so alike...I'm drifting now, back on track. Malcolm's autobiography changed my life, especially the part where he was constantly called "red" because of his mixed race and hair colour. How he realised while in prison that perming his hair didn't make him White. That was gospel to me - before my graduation ceremony at the University of British Columbia in 2004, I asked my brother-in-law to "cleaned my skull" from every fibril strands that was permed. I love my dreads now, it's growing beautifully.
But why am I saying all this God? Well, I have to give you some background about the emergence of why I strongly feel Africans should return to their original goal set by the founders of the Organisation of African Union (OAU, now AU) God, as if you don't already know since you're the pre-destinator of every human life. Anyways, I would like for you to know that the African Union is 50 years old. That means 64 years ago Ghana (under Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah) set the stage for postcolonial Africa. But there are these great grandfathers (like uncle Bob) who like to take things to the extreme all the time. The sad part is, though, they are in the minority. Regardless, can you please help us, Africans realise that the West (whatever that means, speaking of Bob Marley - if the cap fits then wear it) will NEVER save Africa until we UNITE as ONE PEOPLE? This is my prayer in your son JESUS' NAME! AMEN.
PS: Oh I forgot, God...and all them folks in the Caribbean and the US, I apologise on behalf those fools who used the boats (I mean the ones that packed women, children and men with chains and dump them overboard to claim insurance liability whenever there was trouble at sea - see The Voyage of the Zong). Trust me, you're (Carribbeans, African-American, etc.) Africans too - yes all them taken from the motherland are Africans. I believe once we can at least come to this agreement, we could prosecute the fools (dead or alive) for crimes against humanity in a historical class action lawsuit - a due process of law way overdue. OK God, you said in Mark 11:24 that "Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours". AMEN
