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."
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 […]
by Dr. Kwasi Sarpong Afrifa Fruitful Provocation to Part the Veil of Exclusion: A Call to Reform Ghana’s Dual Citizenship Law as Progressive Political Development. Many Ghanaian Americans wake up and log on to www.ghanaweb.com, www.modernghana.com and other websites where they catch up on the previous day’s events in Ghana and in ethnic Ghanaian communities […]
Dr. Owusu A. Kizito, EA/MBA/EA ( Tax Expert) Now that the tax laws for 2014 have been put to bed, it is time to start gathering your tax records for 2014 and taking steps to get your tax house in order for 2015. Here are some ideas to help you. Look for your tax forms. […]
Kwanzaa, created by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1965 is a celebration of Family, Community, and Culture.It is celebrated from December 26 to January 1. The celebration honors African heritage in African-American culture, culminating in a feast and gift-giving. Kwanzaa has seven core principles (Nguzo Saba). It was first celebrated in 1966–67. Umoja – Unity. To […]
By Melissa Noel Outrage. That’s what protesters across New York City expressed Wednesday evening after a Staten Island grand jury chose not to indict a police officer in the death of Eric Garner. At Times Square, Grand Central Terminal, the West Side Highway and elsewhere, people turned out in force. They repeatedly chanted “I can’t […]
[Editor’s note: The following opinion piece was published on Dec. 1 in The Haitian Times, two days before a grand jury on Staten Island decided not to indict a police office in the death of Eric Garner.] by Cameron Pierre-Pierre When you turn on most U.S. cable or network news channels, a lot of what […]