147: ”I Began Removing Walls During Basic Training” ft Raphael Harry
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📚 Timestamped overview [00:02:58] Insecure about my own voice, met people, accepted the gift of talking, and created a platform to share knowledge. [00:15:26] Teenage resilience: Dancing at parties, fetching water, doing long walks, doing house chores, and talking to strangers. [00:22:08] Experiencing cultural diversity in Benin City, but feeling like an outsider in Ibadan due to Eurobas being the biggest tribe in the area. [00:24:54] Shock of not speaking Yoruba; experienced in Ibadan and Lagos. [00:30:38] Applied for the visa, denied twice, needed legal documents, photos, and DNA test. [00:42:39] Introduction to American society through military training. [00:47:35] Learned to accept those who are different and discovered people in the Middle East were more tolerant than expected. [00:52:23] Give others a chance, listen and learn, and don't judge without knowing. [01:06:15] Holding people in power accountable regardless of the tribe; Nigerian friends don't like criticism; patriotism is not defined by oppressing others. [01:14:36] Ignorance, power, and justice; self-accountability; surprise; support; poem; knowledge; new plans.100 حلقات