Iyeoka's thoughts after serving as a panelist and performer at the
Identity Mashup Conference June 19-21st 2006 at Harvard Law School

Never be afraid to be different.
Never be afraid to embrace your heritage no matter how distant.
Throw a flag up for your culture…
The birthright your momma gave ya

The more you play the game of trying to catch up to what’s going on in the mainstream
The further you may end up in a pile of everybody else’s dreams
So BUILD YOUR OWN THING.
Put your OWN stamp on YOUR identity
Nobody can get that right better than you can…
So define it for yourself.

Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo Meets President Paul Kagame of Rwanda

At an event held by The Leon Sullivan Foundation on May 31st, Iyeoka performs then presents an original poem to the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame.