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Reginald Egede, Bread for the World

BlackCommentator.com Guest Commentator, Reginald Egede, grew up in Nigeria. He came to the United States in 2005 to study at the Universityof Southern Indiana, where he received his undergraduate degree in international relations. He also has a master’s degree in law and governance from Montclair State University. He is currently serving as an intern in Bread for the World’s New York office, where he works on the Bread initiativeAfrican American Voices for Africa. Click here to contact Mr. Egede and Bread for the World.

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A Moral Obligation to Africa

By Reginald Egede, Bread for the World Guest Commentator

Growing up and attending boarding school in Nigeria, I cared very little about the kids my age, who lived beyond the boundary of the school grounds. I would see them in passing once every two weeks while going on our customary “Sunday walk,” which usually lasted about two hours. Though these kids, whose parents were…

Growing up and attending boarding school in Nigeria, I cared very little about the kids my age, who lived beyond the boundary of the school grounds.…

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