Chika Oduah was awarded the CNN Multichoice African Journalist Award in 2016 and named Trust Women Journalist of the Year by the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

She is the founder of Zikora Media & Arts, a media production company and cultural institution dedicated to illuminating the Pan-African experience.

Her accolades started rolling in when she became the investigative journalist of Boko Haram.

5:00 - Mike and Chika dive into the “ridiculous question” she and most of his guests often face as a Nigerian American and how her family came to the U.S.

6:30 - Chika shares what it was like growing up in an African American community as a Nigerian family.

11:30 - Being an introvert and finding her way into becoming a world reknown journalist.

13:30 - Her journey into journalism.

16:00 - Chika’s accolades and recognition began after she left the U.S. for Africa, where she became a leading reporter on the emergence of Boko Haram, particularly after her on-the-ground reporting in Chibok following the kidnapping of the schoolgirls.

19:15 - Reflecting on her commitment to illuminate the realities of Africa for the Western world.

22:00 - Mike and Chika delve into the complex experience of being an immigrant from Africa, including her interactions with the African American/Black community.

23:00 - Chika’s commitment to bridging cultural divides with empathy.

26:29 - Expounding on the challenges and dynamics of being a minority and the impact this has on lives.

29:00 - Mike reflects on his own heritage and the lasting effects of colonialism on his roots, leading to the discovery of one of Chika’s childhood fascinations.

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