Introduce Yourself : Who Is The Black Writer In Belgium Called Joel Savage? by Joel Savage

Joel Savage is a freelance writer, journalist, and author residing in Belgium. Being a black journalist in a country dominated by a hundred percent white journalists, his articles have changed the landscape of journalism and caused provocation in Belgium. “I didn’t come to Belgium to praise their chocolates and waffles, I came to speak against their applauded, praised, and honored crime they committed in Africa, especially in Congo and Rwanda.” says author Joel Savage. He was born in the coastal town of Cape Coast, in the Central Region of Ghana, on January 19, 1957, a town where a lot of Africans were taken as slaves. He lost his nationality in 1985 when working in Freetown, Sierra Leone for many years. Much influenced by his father who was a veteran journalist, Joel started writing while very young. His work is considered to be a pure genre of creative nonfiction of human touch, with an appeal to a broad general audience. He studied at Ebenezer Secondary School, Accra High School, and had a course in journalism at the Ghana Institute of Journalism. As a freelance writer, Joel wrote feature articles for the Daily Graphic, the Ghanaian Times, and the Weekly Spectator in Accra for a certain period. In Belgium, Joel joined the Flemish Journalists Association. He served as a Belgium correspondent to the Voice News Magazine, published in the Netherlands. He also writes for other international news magazines including ‘Sprout Africa, African Business. Com and Diplomatic Aspects Newspaper. He currently lives in Antwerp, with his wife and three children, and has published eight books. https://juskosave.blogspot.com/