The Renegade (poem)
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"The Renegade" is a poem by David Diop which blackguards those Africans
who have espoused European customs
at the expense of their African roots
. Critics have noted, sometimes pointedly, that Diop himself spent most of his life outside Africa.
African people
African people refers to natives, inhabitants, or citizen of Africa and to people of African descent.-Etymology:Many etymological hypotheses that have been postulated for the ancient name "Africa":...
who have espoused European customs
Culture of Europe
The culture of Europe might better be described as a series of overlapping cultures. Whether it is a question of North as opposed to South; West as opposed to East; Orthodoxism as opposed to Protestantism as opposed to Catholicism as opposed to Secularism; many have claimed to identify cultural...
at the expense of their African roots
Culture of Africa
The culture of Africa encompasses and includes all cultures within the continent of Africa. There is a political or racial split between North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa, which is in turn divided into a great number of ethnic cultures...
. Critics have noted, sometimes pointedly, that Diop himself spent most of his life outside Africa.