The Okafor family, written down
A compound with a mango tree, party jollof over firewood, and a drum at every naming.
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Ngozi Okafor
Ngozi Okafor (1944–2019), Mama, sold cloth at the main market in Enugu for forty years, knew the price of every bolt in the city, and cooked the jollof that every party in the family was measured…
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The Compound in Enugu
A bungalow with a zinc roof, a wall round the yard, a blue gate and a mango tree, built by Papa in 1972 and still where everyone comes home to.
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Mama's Party Jollof
Party jollof rice, cooked over firewood in the yard of the compound for every wedding, christening and Christmas — with the smoky bottom layer everyone fights over.
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Chidi and Adaeze's Wedding, 1998
The traditional wedding at the compound in December 1998, when Adaeze carried the palm wine through the crowd to find Chidi, and the drummers played until morning.
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Emeka Okafor
Emeka Okafor (1940–2010), Papa, taught history at a secondary school in Enugu for thirty-two years, built the compound with his own hands, and named every grandchild at their naming ceremony.
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The Drum at Every Naming
The drum Papa played at every child's naming ceremony in the family, and what he said a child needed before it had a name.
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- &Emeka Okafor1940–2010
- &Chidi Okaforb. 1970
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