My Blog
The African Union Should Sanction America
What should Africa's response be to George Floyd's murder case? We have seen statements from American businesses such as the NFL and Apple. What they are doing is performative solidarity that doesn't change anything. Before issuing a statement of solidarity, Roger...
On the Killing of Two Catholic Priests by Islamist Terrorists in Nigeria
I extend my sincere condolences to the Govt and people of Benue State, the Mbalom community, and especially the Bishop, priests and members of the St Ignatius’ Catholic Church, whose premises was the unfortunate venue of the heinous killings of worshippers and two...
Presenting the Past through Digital Media Technologies
I love visiting archives. I love to physically touch and smell these documents from the past. Yet, it is always a challenge to always make it to the archives that are most useful to my research. I find myself often relying on digital archives for some parts of my...
Teaching the Malleable Past
All of history is a malleable instrument in my hands. Ohhh, I have accumulated all of these pasts and I possess every fact - yet the facts are mine to use as I will and, even using them truthfully, I change them. – Frank Herbert How do we understand the past? The past...
Using Historical Images as Primary Sources
I got this image from Flick Commons. It is posted by a man named Tony Murphy. It has the description: This is one of the Bedford lorries we worked on one weekend to convert into water tankers. An African driver turned it over 3 times and got out without a scratch....
Teaching with Historical Images and Film
Images and film are very powerful visual aids for teaching and learning. I must confess that I have not always used them effectively in my teaching. I use PowerPoints for all my classes and I spend a considerable amount of time selecting images that go with my slides....
