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Becoming a Sierra Leonean
Becoming a Sierra Leonean citizen as a Black American of the diaspora
is a moment of stand still in time. I have always dreamed of my ancestors’ journey and what better way to reverence them than to come home? Sierra Leone is a jewel. I am blessed to be of Temne heritage.
And my babies, Isra (6) and Naum (5), are as well. They have grown up
on the continent and are free to be exactly who God has intended -
young Sierra Leonean men who are of the youngest diasporans to be
granted citizenship and passports in this way. While my dad is
Tribute: Remembering Diana Moxhay
By Victor Chapman, London, UK
Patriotic Vanguard Introduction: The US Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Honorable Maria Brewer sent a message in Krio to Sierra Leoneans for the American Thanksgiving Holiday on November 26, this year. Occasional contributor to The Patriotic Vanguard, Kwame Fitzjohn, was a Tour Guide at the US Embassy from 1984-1985 during which time, too, Victor Chapman was Embassy Librarian. Fitzjohn shared Ambassador’s Brewer’s Thanksgiving Krio message with the London-based Chapman, and in doing so, Fitzjohn had recollections of Diana Moxhay, the Embassyâs Public Affairs Officer and Director of USIS during the time when he and Chapman were attached to the Mission. On conducting a google search, Fitzjohn discovered to his dismay Moxhay passed in 2016! The outcome of this unexpected exchange between Fitzjohn and Chapman is the latterâs moving tribute written on November 29 which follows â¦