Black American addresses African Dignitaries | Peace Corps Eswatini
Channel: Epistolic Erv
Date: 2023-02-22

At every Peace Corps Eswatini swearing-in ceremony a two Peace Corps Volunteers give a speech. One in English, and one in Siswati. 

Thanks to the G1 cohort of volunteers for allowing me to speak on their behalf.

Thanks to Laura Alander, Dr. William Turner, Jeremy Coffman, Dr. James A. Wilson Jr., and Dr. Chris Medina for equipping me with the skills and confidence to complete this task.

As a Black American, expressing such ideas to an audience of Africans at such an occasion was a dream so lofty I had yet to imagine it before the opportunity was presented to me. As one born into the era of popular Afrocentrism my family, community, and HBCU gave me an education that produced a great curiosity, empathy, and respect for the many African peoples. I've always understood my Afro-American identity to be vaguely, but inseparably linked ot the continent. This address, and the ongoing service that follows is an outpouring the thoughts and emotions of a son of the Afro-diasporic consciousness.

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