Category: black

Where have all the ethnic Ga politicians in Ghana gone: must representation in parliament still be based on ethnicity and residency?

This article was published in the Daily Statesman http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/index.php/politics/4420-where-have-all-the-ga-politicians-gone-part-i WHERE HAVE ALL THE GA POLITICIANS GONE? (PART I) ADE SAWYERR16 JANUARY 2019 HITS: 139 POLITICS Emmanuel Kyeremateng Agyarko, the late MP for Ayawaso West Wuogon, served his constituency well. We must all mourn his death and hope that he rests in eternal peace in the … Continue reading Where have all the ethnic Ga politicians in Ghana gone: must representation in parliament still be based on ethnicity and residency? →

Transformation by Marion Kilson

Transformation By  Marion Kilson Brought from inner sequestration  Into a guest-filled yard. Laid upon the ground at twilight; Lifted to the star— Not once but thrice. Distilled drink passes among guests;  Each one whispers the name. Each one sips from a coconut. Each one whispers again— Not once but thrice. The trash heap no longer … Continue reading Transformation by Marion Kilson →

Just athought – The (Im)possibility of Equality: Can it really be achieved?

Just a thought - The (Im)possibility of Equality: Can it really be achieved? I start bythanking the speakers for their brilliant thoughts on this tortured issue ofrace equality that is still topical several years after the first Race Relations Act was passed in 1968. Their views have been as divergent but no less important to … Continue reading Just athought – The (Im)possibility of Equality: Can it really be achieved? →

Time for Homowo again – 8th September 2018

Awo Awo Awo Awooooo!                 Mother oh Mother Agban ee                                             Agban the diety Bleku Tsor                                          Let Bleku rain/pour down Esu Esu                                               Water, plenty of Water Enam Enam                                        Fish, let us have a lot of fish manye Manye                                     Glory, let glory reign Adban Kportor                                    Let the food be in abundance       It is … Continue reading Time for Homowo again – 8th September 2018 →

Proverbial Gems: Book review of ABETEI – Modern Gadangme Emblems

  ABETEI – Modern Gadangme Emblems Created by Ishmael Fiifi Annobil, Totem ISBN 978 1 899151 08 0 2016 Proverbial Gems I have always been fascinated by Adinkra symbols that were popularized by Professor Ablade Glover with the posters that he sold from his studio at La and I led many tourist in the 70s … Continue reading Proverbial Gems: Book review of ABETEI – Modern Gadangme Emblems →

History of the Gold Coast and Asante: Reindorf, Carl Christian. (1895) – A thematic review by Gyau Kumi Adu

(Reindorf, Carl Christian. History of the Gold Coast and Asante. 2nd Edition. Ghana University Press, 2007) A thematic review by Gyau Kumi Adu Email: (joewykay55@gmail.com)  Have you ever thought why “history” is the mother of all knowledge? One reason is that it shows the level of progress of any body of knowledge or event, and the … Continue reading History of the Gold Coast and Asante: Reindorf, Carl Christian. (1895) – A thematic review by Gyau Kumi Adu →

What the Black Labour Movement must do! – Ade Sawyerr

Black Labour: Speaking for Ourselves!!!! -  6th December 2017 at Peckham Labour missed an opportunity in the 1980s to embrace and consolidate the support that it had from the mass of African and Caribbean people.  These people had mostly voted Labour at elections and the rejection of their own movement, Black Sections, was a kick … Continue reading What the Black Labour Movement must do! – Ade Sawyerr →

Race Equality and the Black Experience in 2017 – the current debate

Was at the House of Commons yesterday to take part in this debate.  this is my presentation. Inequality remains a problem in the United Kingdom, especially for black people. There is a still a penalty for being black, there is a penalty in stop and search, in health, in education, in the criminal justice system … Continue reading Race Equality and the Black Experience in 2017 – the current debate →

Danquah, Kwame Nkrumah wa yer wo den? – Ade Sawyerr

Danquah, Kwame Nkrumah wa yer wo den? – Ade Sawyerr The Ghana@60 team came over to England in May 2017 to talk about the 60 glorious years of our independence won for us by Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah on the 6th of March 1957. They treated us to a very well-made film by a charming … Continue reading Danquah, Kwame Nkrumah wa yer wo den? – Ade Sawyerr →

Dancing with the Gods: essays on Ga Rituals by Marion Kilson – a book review by Gyau Kumi Adu

Book Review: Dancing with the Gods: essays on Ga Rituals by Marion Kilson (New York: University Press of America, 2013). By Gyau Kumi Adu (joewykay55@gmail.com/ https://joewykay.wordpress.com/)   Analysis of Title The book’s central theme is about important discussions on Ga rituals based on case studies she conducted on the Ga people of Ghana. The title … Continue reading Dancing with the Gods: essays on Ga Rituals by Marion Kilson – a book review by Gyau Kumi Adu →

James Barnor JamesTown Revisited – Ghana@60 a community photographic exhibition

James Barnor JamesTown Revisited - Ghana@60 a community photographic exhibition James Barnor has returned home and we must applaud this young at heart, 87 year old son of James Town, who still active with more projects and things to do, and who in recent times, has consistently put Ghana and Africa right at the top of … Continue reading James Barnor JamesTown Revisited – Ghana@60 a community photographic exhibition →

The Outdooring, Dedication and Naming of an African Child – A Ceremony of the GaDangme People of SouthEastern Ghana – Ganyobi KpojiemÍ» Vol 1 Book Review by Gyau Kumi Adu

BOOK REVIEW: THE OUTDOORING DEDICATION AND NAMING OF AN AFRICAN CHILD: A CEREMONY OF THE GADANGME PEOPLE OF SOUTHEASTERN GHANA – Ganyobi KpojiemÍ»  Vol 1 by Ernest H.C. Tetteh (London: Ophelia Vanderpuye On-line Publishing, 2016). By Gyau Kumi Adu (joewykay55@gmail.com/ https://joewykay.wordpress.com/) Reflections on the Book The primal purpose of this book is to explain three interwoven … Continue reading The Outdooring, Dedication and Naming of an African Child – A Ceremony of the GaDangme People of SouthEastern Ghana – Ganyobi KpojiemÍ» Vol 1 Book Review by Gyau Kumi Adu →

The Blackening of the White House – Ade Sawyerr

In the spring of 2008, I gazed into my crystal ball and came out with this. How wrong I was on several fronts! The Blackening of the White House – Ade Sawyerr Barack Obama's historic appointment as Democratic candidate in the US elections puts the presidency within the grasp of a Black man for the … Continue reading The Blackening of the White House – Ade Sawyerr →

Traditions and Customs of the Gadangmes of Ghana: Descendants of Authentic Biblical Hebrew Israelites – Book Review by Gyau Kumi Adu

     Book Review: Traditions and Customs of the Gadangmes of Ghana: Descendants of Authentic Biblical Hebrew Israelites by Joseph Mensah (Houston: Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Co., 2013.) By Gyau Kumi Adu (joewykay55@gmail.com/ https://joewykay.wordpress.com/)   The thesis of the book is to demonstrate that Gadangmes are of Jewish origin. A careful distinction is made … Continue reading Traditions and Customs of the Gadangmes of Ghana: Descendants of Authentic Biblical Hebrew Israelites – Book Review by Gyau Kumi Adu →

Kings, Priests, and Kinsmen: Essays on Ga Culture and Society -Book Review: by Gyau Kumi Adu

Book Review: Kings, Priests, and Kinsmen: Essays on Ga Culture and Society, by E. A. Ammah, edited by Marion Kilson (Accra: Sub-Saharan Publishers, 2016). By Gyau Kumi Adu joewykay55@gmail.com The thesis of the book is to inform readers about the Ga culture and society in general covering the time of the beginning of the Ga … Continue reading Kings, Priests, and Kinsmen: Essays on Ga Culture and Society -Book Review: by Gyau Kumi Adu →

Tribute to a good friend – Mr Ima Plahar

Nine years ago, my good friend Ima Plahar passed on to the other world.  It was a difficult time for all of us.  Nine years on, tears still well in my eyes when his name gets mentioned.  Still cannot get over his passing.  Today, I share the tribute that i wrote on his passing - … Continue reading Tribute to a good friend – Mr Ima Plahar →

‘Africans Were In Britain Before The English…’

This powerful statement of fact is how historian Peter Fryer started his seminal book Staying Power (Pluto Press, 1984) documenting the black presence in Britain Posted in Voice Newspaper 28/12/2015 10:00 AM SONGSTRESS: An unnamed member of The African Choir from South Africa who played concerts for a high-profile audience including Queen Victoria, courtesy of … Continue reading ‘Africans Were In Britain Before The English…’ →

Can We Have An Intelligent Debate On Migration?

Can We Have An Intelligent Debate On Migration? 'Perhaps it time for the other side to speak,' says Ade Sawyer Written by Ade Sawyerr 27/09/2015 02:01 PM MOVED ALONG: African migrants from Sudan and Eritrea are forcibly removed by Italian police from their camp “We are here because you were there" is the apt response … Continue reading Can We Have An Intelligent Debate On Migration? →

Do Black People Feel Excluded From Brixton?

http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/do-black-people-feel-excluded-brixton Do Black People Feel Excluded From Brixton? As new communities move in, original residents ask what happened to the heart of Black Britain Written by Ade Sawyerr and Maxine James 25/04/2015 10:00 AM LOCAL LANDMARK: The street market in Electric Avenue, BrixtonDOWN TO: The market in Electric Avenue. THERE WAS a time in this … Continue reading Do Black People Feel Excluded From Brixton? →