GRIOTS REPUBLIC - An Urban Black Travel Mag - Jan 2016
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enough, we gathered the necessary<br />
proof and got ourselves a passport in<br />
new colours for our respective “home”<br />
countries. We often joke amongst<br />
ourselves that when the inevitable<br />
happens and Britain bombs its way into<br />
World War 3, we will avoid the<br />
compulsory military draft by hot-footing<br />
it back to Nigeria, or Kenya, or Jamaica.<br />
You’ll find us tweeting armchair<br />
commentary on dispatches from BBC<br />
World Service. “Rah, Big Ben got<br />
bombed? #MadTingSadTing :(”<br />
Once upon a time, being “shipped back”<br />
was a threat ominously wielded in the<br />
face of bad behaviour or poor grades,<br />
but such homecomings are now<br />
voluntary. I have friends who have<br />
already beaten the crowds and have<br />
relocated back to the motherland,<br />
reacquainting themselves with their<br />
heritage and culture. I follow their blog<br />
posts and Instagram feeds out of<br />
curiosity and mild envy.<br />
Globalisation means that the motherland
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