Quote of the day
Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves. This, as the sages of many lands have taught us, is a golden rule in individual and group, as well as international, relations.
Kofi Awoonor

Born: March 13, 1935
Died: September 21, 2013 (aged 78)
Bio: Kofi Awoonor was a Ghanaian poet and author whose work combined the poetic traditions of his native Ewe people and contemporary and religious symbolism to depict Africa during decolonization.
Known for:
- This Earth, My Brother (1971)
- Comes the voyager at last (1992)
- The African predicament (2006)
- Latin American and Caribbean notebook (1992)