Stevie Wonder revealed his plan to move to Ghana permanently to protect his family from injustices in the USA.
The 70-year-old music legend sat down with Oprah Winfrey to discuss how he wants to protect his grandchildren and great-grandchildren from racial injustices.
The Superstition singer told Oprah: “I want to see this nation smile again. And I want to see it before I leave to travel to move to Ghana because I’m going to do that.
Speaking on his plans, he continued: “I am, because I don't want to see my children's children's children have to say, 'Oh, please like me. Please respect me. Please know that I am important. Please value me.'
“What kinda [life is that]?"
This wasn’t the first time Stevie mentioned his plans to move to Ghana.
In 1994, he explained to a Washington gathering of the International Association of African American Music that he felt that there was “more of a sense of community” in the West African country than in the States.
The 25-time Grammy-winner had fallen in love with Ghana while visiting.
Oprah also asked Stevie if he felt that the US was different, to which he responded: “It feels more dangerous than ever before because you see, the thing that has happened unfortunately is that we have a nation that is not respected by other nations like it used to be.
“We have allowed love to go out and negativity to come in. What’s that all about? It’s not about your religion, I don’t care what religion you are. It’s about your relationship.”
He went on to say how the US needs “five years of atonement”.
Stevie, who has been a decades-long humanitarian, has been vocal in the protests calling for an end to systemic racism and police violence as well as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
