IANA Blog- July 2025
Blog Happy July, Just like how I did my May blog on Malcolm X as he turns 100 this year, I figured that in the month of July, as this is the month and year of his 100th Birthday as well, I think it’s right to focus this month’s blog on another great African leader that influenced me just as Nelson Mandela did, one of the greatest men to step foot from Africa, Patrice Lumumba. Just like Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X, what does Patrice Lumumba have to do with Nigeria/IANA? He’s Congolese… He doesn’t…but he was an advocate for Pan Africanism…and I’ll say this…Fela Kuti admired him…along with many other African leaders that rose around Lumumba’s time. That shouldn’t matter though, because the fact is that Lumumba is still one of the greatest people to come out of Africa. In this month’s blog, I’ll talk about what Patrice Lumumba means to me. For our younger members who don’t know who Patrice Lumumba is, I’ll tell you who he is. Then again, Malcolm X said it best on who he is, when he ...