Teodrose Fikre
Founder at Ghion Journal
Teodrose Fikre is the co-founder and editor of the Ghion Journal. A published author and prolific writer, a once defense consultant was profoundly changed by a two year journey of hardship and struggle. Going from a life of upper-middle class privilege to a time spent with the huddled masses taught Teodrose a valuable lesson in the essence of togetherness and the need to speak against injustice.
Originally from Ethiopia with roots to Atse Tewodros II, Teodrose is a former community organizer whose writing was incorporated into Barack Obama's South Carolina primary victory speech in 2008. He pivoted away from politics and decided to stand for collective justice after experiencing the reality of the forgotten masses. His writing defies conventional wisdom and challenges readers to look outside the constraints of labels and ideologies that serve to splinter the people. Teodrose uses his pen to give a voice to the voiceless and to speak truth to power.
Originally from Ethiopia with roots to Atse Tewodros II, Teodrose is a former community organizer whose writing was incorporated into Barack Obama's South Carolina primary victory speech in 2008. He pivoted away from politics and decided to stand for collective justice after experiencing the reality of the forgotten masses. His writing defies conventional wisdom and challenges readers to look outside the constraints of labels and ideologies that serve to splinter the people. Teodrose uses his pen to give a voice to the voiceless and to speak truth to power.
Latest posts by Teodrose Fikre (see all)
- #MeToo to #WeToo: Stop Politicizing Women’s Pains and Let’s Address Sexual Assaults - April 3, 2019
- The Age of Public Serpents - March 31, 2019
- Letter to Prime Minister Ahmed: Disavow Globalism and Lead an Adwa Awakening - March 28, 2019
On this first day of March, now that we have exited the pure fiction that is “Black History Month”, I am going to use this occasion to deconstruct just how pernicious these racial brands are. Why did I call “Black History Month” fiction? Because it is obnoxious that the history of “black” people can be confined to just one month, the shortest and coldest month of the year at that. Why do I keep putting…