Val Dike, Jr.First Take on Deep WorkAbout a month ago, during one of my daily facetime sessions with Kelechi, my 9-year-old, he asked me a question — “Dad, how many books did…3 min read·Nov 6, 2020----
Val Dike, Jr.How Do We Align?I was chatting with a young lady who served as an artillery officer in the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) at Columbia University a few weeks…2 min read·Feb 22, 2018----
Val Dike, Jr.A Reflection From The Other Side Of The WorldI decided to take a walk and hop in a “Keke” to the nearby mall in Lagos. As I was en route, behold was a 7-vehicle motorcade. A police…2 min read·Dec 22, 2017--1--1
Val Dike, Jr.Dr. Calestous Juma… I never met you, but your loss hurts.I’m currently in Accra, Ghana, I just learned of Dr. Calestous Juma’s (@calestous) passing. I had hoped to one day get a chance to meet…1 min read·Dec 16, 2017----
Val Dike, Jr.What’s your “Why?”Knowing the “Why?” behind any endeavor is critical.1 min read·Nov 21, 2017----
Val Dike, Jr.The Atlanta Ballet Needs Your Support!Please support the Atlanta Ballet through a monthly donation. These types of programs often provide pivotal exposure points for inner-city…1 min read·Nov 17, 2017----
Val Dike, Jr.More Connected, yet more isolated“Let’s keep it online, bro” — The response from a gentleman that I asked to meet over a cup of coffee instead of chatting through a…2 min read·Oct 29, 2017----
Val Dike, Jr.Unity and healing…an honest conversation.I’ve been thinking about unity and healing. Specifically, how do we, as West Africans, do our part in collectively forging unity and…2 min read·Oct 23, 2017--1--1
Val Dike, Jr.Reflections on the TruthAfter giving the kids an evening bath, my daughter Adaeze (Ada — Eeh — Zay) refused to go to sleep. She then walks over to the desk in our…2 min read·May 4, 2017----
Val Dike, Jr.Kindergarten: Kelechi’s Big DayAugust 10th, 2016 3:22pm/East African Time (EAT)- Nairobi, Kenya. I just FaceTimed Kelechi (Kay-Lay-Chee), my 5-year-old son in Florida…5 min read·Aug 12, 2016----
