“African can only develop and reach its peak in all ramifications if Africans are united and see other Africans as brothers and partners.”
This was the hallmarks of the Monthly Seminar Series in Celebration of African History, held at the Center for Black Culture and International Understanding, Osogbo on Friday, February 28.
The seminar, tagged “Walter Rodney; the Study in Revolution and Resistance” was held to highlight the life of the late African Revolutionist, who died at the age of 38.
In his speech, the guest lecturer, Mr Temitope Fagunwa of the Department of History and International Studies, Osun State University, Osogbo, said the life of Walter Rodney was a great lesson to all generations as he dedicated his lifetime to advancement of human being and African race.
Fagunwa, who berated the academics for isolating themselves from the community, which he described as the source of knowledge, called on the African youths to be ready for sacrifice as done by Rodney, in order to have future they desire.
In his address, the Executive Director, Center for Black Culture and International Understanding, Professor Siyan Oyeweso said the black month series is designed to celebrate the indelible contributions of black men to the development of the world.
He said, “the month is very significant in the history. As we are holding this event here, it’s going on concurrent across the globe.
“We have decided to celebrate Walter Rodney today. Rodney was a great man who live for thirty-eight years but made indelible marks. He sacrificed all luxuries towards the advancement of common people. This is why we’re still celebrating him forty years after his assassination,” the professor of history said.
Participants at the event drawn from different strata of life also made contributions and lauded the initiative of the center.
