ghana
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How A Black Teen Mom from Detroit Became An African Queen
Kennedy Johnson was given the honorary title of “Zosimli Naa,” which means “Friendship Queen,” in October 2021.
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Black Music Month: The Meaning Behind Stevie Wonder’s Beautiful Song “As”
Wonder fulfilled a lifelong dream when he became a Ghanaian citizen on his 74th birthday.
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The Frustrating Thing About Kwame Appiah of Netflix’s Love is Blind Season 4
Dear Netflix, stop putting self-hating Black people on our television screens
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Ghanian President Nana Akufo-Addo Backtracks On Cruel LBGBT Bill After Kamala Harris Spoke Out
A win for VP Harris? KamalaAkufo-Addo said that part of the bill being considered by its parliament “have been modified.”
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Chance the Rapper Clarifies Dave Chappelle’s ‘Gay Jokes’ Comment, Involvement in Black Star Line Music Festival
The rapper and comedian were joined by Vic Mensa, T-Pain, Erykah Badu and more during the inaugural fest.
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2 Survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre Arrive in Ghana for Week-Long ‘Dream’ Trip to Africa
While in Ghana, the siblings will meet government officials, visit historic sites and participate in a traditional naming ceremony.
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In Ghana, I Experienced an Interaction With the Police Unlike Any I'd Expect in America
All I could say after “it” concluded—and after I picked my face and bowels up off the floor of the car—was, “it is amazing what is possible when racism isn’t central to interactions with the authorities.” I may have fainted after that; I’ll ask my wife. The “it” in question was an interaction with police…
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Returned: A Journey Through Ghana
Ghana has such a rich history and culture, one that makes it a prime gateway into connecting those in the diaspora to their West African roots. There was much to see, do, learn, and savor. My friends and I joined a travel group that included tour guides to take us through an itinerary filled with…
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Returned: My Year of Return and Rebirth
I am one of the disrespectful negroes who returned to Ghana and left the rest of you unsuspecting negroes back in triflin’, dumb, and dirty-ass America, and was admonished, defriended, blocked, and unfollowed by Damon because of it. While I didn’t intend for my social media feeds to add to anyone’s FOMO-turned-existential crisis, I am…
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Visiting Cape Coast and Elmina ‘Slave Castles’: In Everlasting Memory of the Anguish of Our Ancestors
When I was 12 or 13 and living in Frankfurt, Germany, my parents loaded my siblings and me into the car and we drove about four hours south and east to a small-ish town in the Bavarian region that was the site of the first concentration camp opened in Nazi Germany: Dachau. Built in 1933…