Sinachi Ukpabi has been privileged to meet with a wide spectrum of peoples in different parts of the world. In the course of these interactions, he observed that many still know a little about the rich African history and heritage, despite the presence of modern literature and Information and Communication Technology. Realizing the near futility of trying to personally 'educate' the world about his ancestry, race and culture via one-on-one interactions and the near absence of African writers in major American bookstores, he embarked on this project. In The Return, Ukpabi follows in the...