Nigerian activist, orator, and change maker Eze. Chinedu Nwokeafor advocates for cooperation, collaboration, and Black excellence in education. This episode, Chinedu converses with Arthur Maxwell Powell II about the youth, systemic racism, mainstream media, being led by God, fighting for justice, and disrupting order. 

Activism has been a major pillar in the development of Chinedu. He has led major peaceful protests in the Baltimore area, since 2012. He prides himself on being a voice for his community as well as a leader to his peers. In 2012 he led hundreds of Morgan State University students through the streets of Baltimore as they demonstrated after Trayvon Martin Died. As the years went by similar demonstrations took place for Freddie Gray, Mike Brown, and so many others. Activism is dear to Chinedu's heart, and no matter what field he is in, he continues to question the status quo, and create new opportunities for growth and cooperation from opposing sides. Currently, Chinedu serves as a minority business liaison at Morgan State University. He was also a 2018 Forbes 30 Under 30 Scholar, China-U.S. Relations Fellow at Harvard (Project Pengyou), and plaintiff for the HBCU Equity Lawsuit. Ultimately, Chinedu envisions a career with the White House Initiative on HBCUs under the U.S. Department of Education. 

Reach out to Eze. Chinedu Nwokeafor: https://www.thechinedu.com/

This is my second interview, recorded on Tuesday, June 9th, 2020.

Main questions: How do you define “protest”? Why is protesting important? Why did YOU decide to protest? How did you prepare for protesting? What happened on the way to, during, and after your protesting experience? Has mainstream media and major news corporations reported on protests accurately? How so? What can we do to end systemic racism in our society? What keeps you hopeful that our descendants will line in a better world?