Archive for: July, 2015

Ghana’s Independence Is an Unfinished Business—Nana Krobea Asante

by Dr. E. Obiri Addo, Accra-Ghana “On March 6, 1957, Ghana’s first president, Osaagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah declared that `Ghana, our beloved country is free forever!’That “freedom”, however, was not necessarily attained with the declaration; it is an ongoing business; every generation must continue the quest for freedom.” Nana Susubribi Krobea Asante, Paramount chief of […]

Professor Addo Joins “New Jersey Step” Faculty

Professor E. Obiri Addo, a faculty member at Drew University in Madison, NJ, has been invited to join the “New Jersey STEP” faculty beginning this summer. He will teach an African-American history course, “African Origins to 1877”. The New Jersey Scholarship and Transformative Education in Prisons (NJ-STEP) program is an association of higher education institutions […]

On Same Sex Marriage

The world is in a turmoil over the legalization of same sex marriage in the United States of America. It is, however, sardonic because the U.S. is about the 13th country to make that decision. Countries, including Germany, Ireland, Mozambique, and South Africa, among others, have already done that. But the judicial decision in the […]

We’ll prosecute wrong doers – Brooklyn DA

by Kofi Ayim The Brooklyn District Attorney, Kenneth Thompson, has warned that his office would continue to vigorously prosecute criminals and seek justice for the voiceless in the Borough of Brooklyn. Mr. Thompson made this remark at the 2nd Newsmakers Series in Manhattan, July 9, organized jointly by the Center for Community and Ethnic Media […]

NPP primaries usher in fresh blood

by Kwabena Opong The NPP parliamentary primaries held Saturday June 13 in 245 constituencies belied the much heralded and trumpeted instability in the party. The exercise was executed seamlessly in almost all constituencies. According to NPP General Secretary Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, the incidence free elections held nationwide is an indication that the party has put […]

Stop Being Victims of Western Historical Narratives – Molefi Asante

by Dr. E. Obiri Addo, Accra-Ghana Dr. Molefi Kete Asante has urged all African people to insist on their own stories rather than continue to be objects of Westerners’ historical portrayals. In order to do this they have to interrogate the foundations of African cultural beliefs and practices. Dr. Asante is a professor of Africology […]

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