Key Points:
- Charles Onyeabor says evil cuts across all races, not one. He calls for truth at home first
- He lists harsh acts by Africans against Africans. He says we must own them
- He notes bias toward mixed-race kids in both worlds. He calls that unfair
Italian-Nigerian singer Charles Onyeabor wants a hard talk now. He says racism lives in many hearts.
He is the first son of music icon William Onyeabor. He shared his long post on his social page.
Onyeabor says evil is human, not one race
Onyeabor notes history shows white rule and slave trade harms. He says that pain still hurts people today. Even so, he warns against one-way blame. “Wickedness is not a white thing. It is human,” he writes.
He says claims that “only white folks are wicked” mislead. People show care for their group, he adds. They plan for the long run and guard their own. That unity helps them win in a quiet way. “Too many Africans think just of now,” he says.
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He lists hard cases inside African life
Onyeabor gives blunt scenes from daily life. You buy land and someone else claims it. A jealous neighbour poisons food to cause harm. A leader holds power for years while people suffer. “Did a white man do that?” he asks each time.
He also points to slave trade links at home. He says black traders sold black people first. He notes whites did not “just stroll in and pick people.” He urges the continent to face that part too.
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He calls out bias and mixed-race pain
Onyeabor shows how small words cut deep. A friend told him, “How is your Oyibo wife and son?” He says people would shout “racist” if a white man flipped it. He asks why we miss the bias when we say it.
He says mixed-race kids face cold walls in both worlds. In white spaces, people call them black and judge them. In black spaces, people call them “Oyibo” and push them out. “They belong to all spaces yet feel like none,” he adds.
He says some women sneer at black men with white wives. “They treat him as if still single,” he writes. He blames a quiet hate that lives in hearts.
He warns on tribal hate and calls for change
Onyeabor also points to tribal lines at home. He quotes views like, “God forbid I marry from that tribe.” Parents fight kids for love across lines. He calls this “peak hypocrisy” and urges peace.
He plans “The Charles Onyeabor Show” in Florence on 24 October. He wants fans to share art and truth. He says we must heal by first fixing the inside.
Onyeabor ends with a firm call. The world has both wicked and good humans. Racism lives in many places, not just the West. He says Africa must admit its faults and stop finger-pointing. Only then can true change start for our kids.
