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18 Jun 2012

I changed my name from Okolo, to Kolo over twenty years ago…

6/18/12  6:25pm I changed my name from Okolo, to Kolo over twenty years ago, to assume not my father’s name, nor my grandfather’s name, who in truth was my original father. Okolo loosely translates as Warrior or noble warrior, and my Grandfather’s name Umeano means “breathe.” Throughout my life I have fought for the right to my own name, but before that could happen I found myself being a warrior of breath, fighting for the name Okolo as well as […]