Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Re: A Double Celebration: Happy New Year, TF!!

Chika:

You are our man of the year! A fighter for African arts, a fighter for justice.

TF

 

From: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Chika Okeke-Agulu <okekeagulu@gmail.com>
Date: Saturday, January 1, 2022 at 7:06 PM
To: USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Re: A Double Celebration: Happy New Year, TF!!

We celebrate the house

The floor, door

We celebrate the eaves

The roof, rafters

We celebrate the home

That T Falola built 

On Friday, December 31, 2021 at 11:53:55 PM UTC-5 ETMA wrote:

I celebrate God's faithfulness 

I celebrate His Sabbath

And I celebrate the birth of a Wise Sage

Born to impart wisdom

And to make affections sweet 

 

I celebrate a great teacher

Whose innumerable accomplishments,

Measured by the successes of many whose lives he's touched

Remain easily unsurpassable 

 

I celebrate an inspiration

Whose life and work provoke strong thoughts for scholarship in its true sense... 

And mentorship, even to generations yet unborn

 

I celebrate Toyin Falola

Whose name resonates for me excellence, hard work, humility, and much more...

A savage AF* who takes great delight in celebrating people, dead or alive, and their achievements...

A breed rare to find

 

Today is indeed remarkable...

It's a double celebration 

I shall do well 

to celebrate well

This rare gem and the new year day on the Sabbath.

 

Happy New Year and joyous birthday, TF!

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