“If your name is "canoe" and you can't float on water, you are useless! If they call you "cutlass" but you can't chop anything into pieces, you are a waste! You have a unique role, you are a brand! Do what you were created to do!”

Israelmore Ayivor is a Ghanaian writer and cultural critic. His work explores themes of identity, diaspora, and the complexities of Black life in contemporary society, blending sharp analysis with lyrical prose. He is particularly noted for his essays on race, literature, and the intersections of African and global culture.