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# Chinweizu Ibekwe

(1943)   Poet   Nigeria

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Chinweizu Ibekwe is a poet from Nigeria.

## Quick Facts About Chinweizu Ibekwe

Born March 26, 1943

Nationality Nigeria

Profession Poet

## About Chinweizu Ibekwe

Chinweizu Ibekwe, known mononymously as Chinweizu, and also by the pen-name Maazi Chinweizu, is a Nigerian critic, essayist, poet, and journalist. While studying in the United States during the Black Power movement, Chinweizu became influenced by the philosophy of the Black Arts Movement. He is commonly associated with Black orientalism and emerged as one of the leading figures in contemporary Nigerian journalism, writing a highly influential column in The Guardian of Lagos.

##  Quotes by Chinweizu Ibekwe

> [What kind of people we become depends crucially on the stories we are nurtured on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinweizu-ibekwe/what-kind-of-people-we-become-depends-crucially-on-the-stories-we-are/)

[Chinweizu Ibekwe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinweizu-ibekwe/)

[Depends](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depends/)

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> [The central objective in decolonising the African mind is to overthrow the authority which alien traditions exercise over the African. This demands…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinweizu-ibekwe/the-central-objective-in-decolonising-the-african-mind-is-to/)

[Chinweizu Ibekwe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinweizu-ibekwe/)

[Aliens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aliens/)

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