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“Ennobling the Yoruba Culture”

Ennobling this great culture and language of the yoruba’s is a worthy endeavor to undertake and continue to share with the world it’s rich history, heritage, traditions, culture, and Language that is spoken by sixty million people around the world.

The Yoruba people primarily reside in the western region of Nigeria, the country’s second-largest ethnic group, but many Yorubas also live in neighboring countries such as the Republic of Benin, Ghana, and Togo. Due to the Atlantic slave trade to the Americas, Yoruba language and culture can be found today in Brazil, Cuba, Guyana, Honduras, Trinidad and Tobago. In addition, due to the fact that most of the slaves brought to America were from West Africa, many African Americans are direct descendants of Yoruba people. In the Yoruba culture, all Yorubas—including those in the diaspora in America and beyond—are descendants of Oduduwa, the progenitor of the Yoruba race.

As a descendant of Oduduwa (a Yoruba man) It is incumbent on us to continue to expose and share this great culture to the world and bridge the generation gap among our children to embrace their culture and language.
I am presently a active member and past President of Odu’a Organization of Michigan for the past twenty five years.

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