Hey There! I'm Chika!
If you’ve ever driven through the villages of Southeastern Nigeria, you’ve likely been struck by the sight of impressive mansions rising from the red earth, many standing quiet for most of the year until their owners return for Christmas or other celebrations. This phenomenon of Igbo people building elaborate homes in their ancestral villages is […]
I’m thrilled to share that I’ll be delivering the convocation speech at my alma mater, the University of Illinois School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, on December 21st, 2024! It’s an honor to address the winter graduating class of 2024, and I’ve been putting a lot of thought into what I want to say. I’ve […]
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was one of the largest and longest mobilizations of a community in the history of the civil rights movement. It set the standard for how major players like Martin Luther King, the NAACP and other organizations would mobilize, and effectively communicate and coordinate civil disobedience protest strategies all across the country.