INDIA judge me not by the color of my skin but the content of my character, Martin Lurther King Jr. words reverberates in African students ears.
Vigilantes of cultural cowardice and color hatred attack African nationals and
students in India. Noida City turns out to be a racist stricken neighborhood in
New Delhi. The street spreads the fangs of racial discrimination, human rights activists
are silent. Fear racial attacks rises among students who skipped classes in Noida
International University and colleges in the National capital suburb.
Who will tame this racism?
The closed door meetings of 2016 by the Indian ministry of External affair and
African Ambassadors with a section of African students yielded a seed silence to contain racism not
solutions, the so called high level meeting gave away diplomatic fruits of economic
footprint in African but silenced the students who had planned a Martin Luther King
junior style march. A promise of visitations by a minster to Africans students
in metros was just for the media the reality it didn’t happen? A small section of student leaders promised racism
will be reduced only to expose the large number of students to the barbarism of
racial discrimination.
The rise of nationalism around the world and in India is
a factor that citizens are racially abused and hated. Nationalistic imperialism
has come out of new generation leaders and societies have turned against the progressive
world. In diplomatic terms the attack of Africans will be quenched with
promises of stern actions the reality no one is ready to curb it in an open
way, live debate and African students inclusive talk.
The truth is painful when Africans students know that Indians are treated so
well in Africa while we are treated faultily, no African hates neither India
nor Indians but bitterness is on the rise. Please Indian government why can’t you
fight racism with actions not words racism and listen to the voices of African students.
An African girl walks alone in Indian street, she is asked how
much...implying sex for money, our daughters have been treated like prostitutes.
Sorry our daughters we will rectify your image and make sure those whose you
racially profile you will not see the African sun.
An African boy walks a lane and he is taunted at times called monkey, seen
as drug dealer. Attacked for having dark skin.
The protection Indians gets in Africa is fulltime, the police protection
Africans get in India only after blood has been shade.
India a country with the largest number of television stations, radio
stations, magazines, newspapers can use the power of the fourth estate - Press
to curb racism as it makes economic footprint in Africa. The media waits when
the situation is critical they report when the headlines die down cameras turn
away.
Medical tourism will suffer a hit; already some patients have cancelled
their travel to India. The rise of bitterness among Africans in India will bear
fruits on hatred of Indians in Africa and the repercussions will be a world
divided between races. The truth is an African nation nationals causes predicament
for other African nationals in India, it is high time that African Embassies tell
the naked truth to the embassy to teach, tame, educate, orient its national on not
causing nuisance and thus other African nations suffer the brunt of their misconduct.
Donald trump spoke of "Whether we are black brown or white we all bleed
the same blood," That’s the truth in a nutshell.
The big picture is that racism has risen in India beyond understanding of nations
and nationalities, the governments and embassies try to tackle it diplomatically,
to safeguard trade and trade and industry foothold in Africa, otherwise the
cultural, racial fight against racism is a watershed.
Education destination for Africans students being India will suffer a thump
and May admission of nursing and medical sciences courses have shifted to
Philippines.
Gone are the days when the embassies issued travel advisories, the new
social media does it quick and radical as the youth turn to Facebook groups, Whats app groups , live on Instagram to warn others of dangers of racism in
this case in India.
Indo-Africa relations maybe still good and warm in the ambassadorial picture
but between people it has gone low as every year a student dies of racism interrelated
cases.
The resolution is simple but complex, use the media, the parents and
teachers, have a yearly Indo-African students summit to find solutions
and possible ways to solve the problems.
The tears of African parents who have lost their sons and daughters in India
for a crime of being black will not go down the dust, it will haunt the racists
and one day African generation will rise and make the continent a hub of
peace within itself and one United States of Africa. I may not see it in my
life but , as Martin Luther King saw and walked the road of racial segregated
societies, freedom will come at last and we won’t travel to study but they will
come to see the black Africa they despise with whom hatred and racial intolerance
will not be there. Rise Africa don’t be cowards, you were yoked to build other
nations you are racially abused as you natural wealth, resources are taken
away.
African Union be silent no more, be silent no more, see you soon in Addis
Ababa.
