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Migration, Urbanisation and Evolving identities - The Story of Adedainkpo in Old Accra By Gilbert Nii-Okai Addy December 2012 Adedainkpo in Old Accra - not many Ghanaians would know this today - was for over one hundred and fifty years, from the early 1800s to perhaps the 1950s , where nearly anyone who was anyone among the native African … Continue reading The Story of Adedainkpo in Old Accra
GARGANTUAN ! Linguistic Peregrinations of a Native Son By Gilbert Nii-Okai Addy The dictionary definition of the word “gargantuan” that has recently become enormously popular in Ghana and in “Ghenglish” ( Ghanaian English ) is “ extremely large or massive”. Related words or synonyms could be any among the following : giant, gigantic, jumbo, elephantine, colossal and perhaps … Continue reading GARGANTUAN !
Call for Lambeth’s Black Caribbean Community to take part in major listening exercise Cllr Lorna Campbell, cabinet member for Equalities and Communities has called on Lambeth’s Black Caribbean Community to take part in a major listening exercise in March and April. The council is undertaking research to listen to the views and experiences of Lambeth’s black … Continue reading Call for Lambeth’s Black Caribbean Community to take part in major listening exercise
Whist the discussion on the results of 2011 census rages, the headlines seem to be more emotive than based on rigorous analysis of the figures and its implications. There is certainly a need for more information on the Black Caribbean population, especially in the places that they are usually associated with in order for a … Continue reading Is there Black Caribbean flight from Inner London?
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