The Igbo say, “Ihe niile nwere mmalite” everything has a beginning. To understand the Igbo people, one must begin with their cosmology: the sacred map of how the universe came to be, how it is…

The Silent Voice Within Every culture has its way of explaining the unseen force that guides a person’s life. Among the Igbo people, that force is known as Chi, a personal spirit, a divine spark,…

Memory That Speaks Every culture has its way of remembering. Some inscribe memory on stone, others preserve it in books and archives. But for many African societies, memory breathes through the spoken word. Stories, proverbs,…