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 Kofi Ayim The City of Newark is experiencing one of the most exciting periods of hope and is poised for a big takeoff within the next few years. This assessment was given by Mayor Cory A. Booker at the second annual African-American Media Breakfast held last month at The Newark Club, Newark, New […]
From African Services Committee March 14th, 2012 (New York, NY) On an unseasonably mild March day, 1,300 immigrants and their allies representing 94 organizations warmed up Albany even more. Coming from all corners of the state, they converged on Albany for the New York Immigration Coalition’s 15th Annual Immigrants’ Day of Action. The day marked […]
By Kwabena Opong Ghanaians in Newark were among a number of Newark residents who thronged the Newark Court building on Monday, March 12 to view the body of U.S. Congressman Donald M. Payne who died on Tuesday, March 6. Rep. Payne was the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus foundation whose mission is to advance […]
By Nana Asirifi Twereboo and Kwabena Opong The National Council of Ghanaian Association, (NCOGA) of New York inaugurated its new Executive Secretary General in a colourful ceremony March 3 at the Polish Center, Yonkers. Mr. G. Ofori Anor who succeeds Ms. Ivy Quarshie was sworn in as part of the activities marking the 55th anniversary […]
The story of “Jack Cudjo: Newark’s Revolutionary Soldier and First Black Businessman” by Kofi Ayim is not uncommon to the history of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. Jack Cudjo’s story is one of several African slaves, who were captive royals either defeated in war or sold as punishment or in retaliation to their opposition to ruling […]
Dr. A. Zachary Yamba, the immediate past President of Essex County College, Newark New Jersey was honored once again, alongside Dr. Charles “Chuck” Davies and Ms. Lois Ransom Thomas by the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in a “Tribute to the Elders” December 17, 2011. The three icons have in their own unique ways […]
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) of Ghana is not necessarily against the $3 billion loan being con- tracted bythe government of Ghana from China. Rather, the NPP is vehe- mently opposed to the loan because of the spin the ruling government has put on it. This pronouncement was made by Hon. Kennedy Agyapong, (NPP, […]