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.
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- Born in
- Eluoma
- Educated at
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity at BuffaloGovernment Secondary School, Afikpo
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1943
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