The revolutionary leader and theorist from Guinea-Bissau, Amilcar Cabral famously said:

“Our children are the flowers of our struggle and the principal reason for our fight.”  (1)

With this in mind we speak to an even younger cohort than features of the previous show.  Tonight, we speak to school children with an average age of fourteen to share their thoughts on the impact and implications of the Black Lives/Police Protests.

(1) Roy Carr-Hill and Gunilla Rosengart (Eds) (1982) Education Division documents.No.5: Education in GuineaBissau 1978- 81 The lmpact of Swedish Assistance.  Ministry of National Education, Bissau, and Swedish International Development Authority, p. 53

We ask the question:

What kind of future do our young people want to see?

1) What impact have the protests had on you?

2) Have you attended any?

3) What impact has the “lockdown” had on you and your peers?

4) What things in the community would like to see in place to benefit you?

Prince Munyaradzi Oboadze-Kwaw: is a 14 year-old member of the Alkebulan Revivalist Movement and a prolific performer and spoken word artist and a upcoming activist for the black race. He represents his Pan-African community and strives to teach others about their history. He enjoys sports and has been told he is very good at operating technology. He will be advancing to year 10 in September.

Princess Nia Lekuwa:  is a 14 year-old student who has just completed year 9 in secondary school. Nia is a anti bullying ambassador, school prefect, P.E ambassador, and music manager. Nia is a highly motivated and respected young person who represents her ancestors, family, community, and school with confidence, grace and self-respect.

Prince Reulyn Obafunsho: is 11 years old and will be progressing onto secondary school in September. Reulyn established Onyxsmileskids with his brother and mother. The page focuses on Black Excellence, history and financial literacy. In the Summer Reulyn will be selling t-shirts with his brother. Reulyn enjoys IT, bike rides, playing games and Maths. Reulyn also likes animals and has 2 cats and a tortoise.