Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey "Only the best is good enough for Africa."
Kwame Nkrumah "The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa."
By Maya Rajamani By the end of seventh grade, Whitney Wyche had learned about Ancient Greece and Rome, British kings and French monarchs. “I’ve always learned about how great a lot of the European empires are. But we never really got to learn about African civilizations,” said the student at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School. […]
by Dr. Peter Ikre This article marks the culmination of a 5-part series on the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), aka ObamaCare, on taxpayers and businesses around the country. Following the conclusion of the 2nd Open Enrollment Period (OEP) three weeks ago (02/15/2015 to be precise), it is appropriate to […]
The Newark Public Library has begun its annual celebration of Black History with an Opening Reception February 5 at the Main Library on 5 Washington Street. Library Director, Wilma Grey noted, “For many decades the Library has prided itself on its extensive collections of materials focusing on African American authors and their works. We are […]
by Dr. Kwasi Sarpong Afrifa Drivers of Ghanaian Diaspora Politics There is a growing consensus among migration scholars that the revival of Diaspora interest in the homeland political and economic affairs came with the end of the Cold War. Scholars began to shift emphasis from state actors to sub-state and supra-state actors, such as Diaspora […]
by Kwabena Opong Nigerians go to the polls in February and some are fleeing the country in anticipation of election related violence during the time. An article in Saturday Punch of January 17, 2015 indicates that 800 persons, including 10 members of the National Youth Service Corps were reportedly killed in the North during the […]
Dr. Kofi A. Boateng, New York February 2, 2015 Every four years Ghanaians go through two predictable rituals. One occurs on the football field where we scream, clap, cry, and engage in antics to show a unified support for the nation’s Black Stars. Oh how glorious those days are when Ghana is one, and the […]
The US Justice Department has been covertly gathering and storing hundreds of millions of records about American motorists for a national database, The Wall Street Journal reported. The database can track the movements of vehicles across the country. Government documents, as well as former and current government officials, confirmed to the Journal that the license […]
Jan 26, 2015 On a cold Sunday afternoon 10 years ago, Comfort and Kofi Boateng stood with Comfort’s mother and their three children before a quarter-acre parcel in a brand-new subdivision in the center of Prince George’s County. The place was called Fairwood. They stepped onto Lot 71, an empty stretch of gravel, and closed […]
by Max A. Joseph Jr. Fascism is the fundamental nature of all governments seeing that a powerful and proficient state must be authoritarian. What sets apart totalitarian and democratic systems is the dosage. In this great country, the United States prides itself as the uncontested defender of human rights and dignity; the dosage however, has […]
by Jennifer Abiram To escape many pressing issues in their native countries such as abject poverty, lack of basic services, crime and corruption, millions of Africans move into the United States of America. Some migrate with their young children while others start families here in the U.S. The main objective for the migration of such […]