Olurotimi Osha

I attended Columbia University in the City of New York, and completed an International Human Rights Law program at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom this summer. I am currently a Doctor of Law Candidate (JD) at The George Washington University Law School, in Washington, DC.

No Shame in the Name

Because you do not have to be misrepresented by a false name. I had just finished watching another interesting episode of Third Rail on OZY...

Free at last? Nigerian Artifacts may finally return home

Debunking persistent myths and showcasing that Africans had developed complex art and systems prior to slavery and colonialism. At last, quintessential Nigerian art may return...

For God Loves a Cheerful Giver

Envy is toxic. There are things I love about the Christian Holy Bible, and that includes its poignant analysis of the folly of mankind,...

Bullying is the New Normal in America

From its inception, the United States Presidency has been considered a noble office and its occupant, has been correspondingly as noble in character. But...

Rapping: a Practice in Yoruba Culture that goes back a Millennium

If you do not tell the truth about what you know and understand about yourself, then others may tell lies based on what they...

Value Change Proposition: Promoting a More Civilized America

Because tenable gun control laws, reflective of advanced civilized societies, will engender safe spaces for those uncomfortable conversations that are long overdue. I am often...

“What’s My Name?”: The Brand that Changed How We Viewed Rap from Lagos to London

In 1992, the world of music changed and civility in the arts became a pejorative, as the once unacceptable and inflammatory content of hardcore...

Osi Umenyiora: The Nigerian former Athlete as an Advocate in America

The American dream is real for some, but it does not have to make them hypocrites...athletes, applause. I am watching the articulate young man speaking...

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Nobody Asked Me, But…

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