Edojah: Risking it all for freedom

By Edafe Okporo

A play about Edafe a gay man from Nigeria and his relationship with his grandmother was special. "There are several things that go unspoken between us, but in the silences, I feel that she gets me and believes in my ability. But if I flee Nigeria what will be the price I pay to save myself?" An African man's journey to seek asylum in the United States. Editorial Review A Play Offers a Stinging Account of Immigration Detention in the US - Documented About the Author Edafe Okporo, is a human rights activist from Nigeria, displaced in 2016 due to persecution he faced in his home country based on his sexual orientation and work as an activist. Now living in Manhattan New York, the Founder of the Pont LLC, LGBTQ writer and Activist. His work has been featured in NBC, CNN GREAT BIG STORY, NOWTHIS, CBC, The Advocate et, al. He is the author of BED 26 memoir of an African Man's Asylum in the United States, Director of RDJ Refugee Shelter in Harlem New York City.Book Blurb"By sharing his story, wisdom, and critical analysis of some refugee's pursuit of the American Dream, we are confronted with the tragic reality that for many immigrants their dreams become nightmares once they make it to this land. But more importantly, Edafe, which in his Yoruba culture means "a wealthy man," shows us the power of knowing who you are. Edafe is a bridge for all us between the American Dream that we all believe in and the insatiable inequalities we face as Americans today. His is a wealth that grows through the bridges he builds in the hearts and minds of those who are yet to believe that indeed, "all men and women are created equal." Toby Thompkins Founder and CEO of SAFIOO Inc.Essence magazine bestselling author of The Real Lives of Strong Black Women

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1080839704
• ISBN13: 9781080839704
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 78 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"