2011, Year for People of African Descent
What are Black people in Britain to make out of this international year for people of African Descent? – Ade Sawyerr The African Diaspora has been a reality for such a long time that we do not even think about its complexity and how it happened. Slavery was definitely a contributory and historical reason for […]
Evaluation Report for Mali Enterprising Leaders (MEL)
Evaluation Report for Mali Enterprising Leaders (MEL) — Equinox Consulting oberserber Uncategorized April 17, 2019 0 Minutes Though community businesses exist within the black community, and black community organisations who owned their own premises have been in operation over the past 50 years, it took research by The Ubele Initiative to highlight the degree to which some of these […]
Happy birthday Ghana, a maturing 62
oberserber Uncategorized March 6, 2019 2 Minutes Ghana is a great country and will ever be so. The foundation of our independence was well laid by all who fought for our nation to be independent. The question of what type of Ghana we wanted was settled at independence that we want a unitary state that would grow with […]
Going to the President to find a Chief?
Going to the President to find a Chief? oberserber community, culture, Gadangme, ghana, politics January 18, 2019 3 Minutes I just read that some Ga chiefs went to Flagstaff House to ask the President of the republic of Ghana to come to their house and decide for them who will be their chief, the response was genuine and sympathetic but at the same […]
Where have all the ethnic Ga politicians in Ghana gone: must representation in parliament still be based on ethnicity and residency?
Where have all the ethnic Ga politicians in Ghana gone: must representation in parliament still be based on ethnicity and residency? oberserber black, Gadangme, ghana, ghana, politics, Uncategorized January 25, 2019 11 Minutes 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 SAWYERR 16 JANUARY 2019 HITS: 139 POLITICS Emmanuel Kyeremateng Agyarko, the late […]
In praise of Kpele wontsemei – Marion Kilson
In praise of Kpele wontsemei – Marion Kilson oberserber Uncategorized January 7, 2019 2 Minutes In Praise of Kpele Wↄƞtsԑmԑi By Marion Kilson Caught by her god, Chosen messenger between god and human; Caught by her god, Defamed no more as childless and unschooled; Caught by her god, Crowned with the five corners of the world; Caught by her god, […]
Transformation by Marion Kilson
oberserber black, Gadangme, ghana December 7, 2018 0 Minutes 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 […]
The fantasy, the dream and the Brexit Vote.
The fantasy, the dream and the Brexit Vote. oberserber Uncategorized November 17, 2018 What started out as an internecine war within the Conservative party has engulfed the whole country and turned into a farce with politicians billed as fantasists and dreamers, with some who are delusional thinking that they are realists. It was a Conservative leader Ted Heath, […]
Just a thought – The (Im)possibility of Equality: Can it really be achieved?
Just a thought – The (Im)possibility of Equality: Can it really be achieved? oberserber black, Britain, equality, Uncategorized November 26, 2018 2 Minutes Just a thought – The (Im)possibility of Equality: Can it really be achieved? I start by thanking the speakers for their brilliant thoughts on this tortured issue of race equality that is still topical several years after the […]
Tribute to a modern day hero – Bra Ate Ofosu-Amaah
Tribute to a modern day hero – Bra Ate Ofosu-Amaah oberserber Uncategorized October 18, 2018 6 Minutes Whilst we must stoically accept the passing of Bra Ate, because we knew that he had been unwell for some time, his death nevertheless leaves a deep void. The entire family and his many friends will continue to mourn the […]
Coming of age in Konforidua!…Ghanass, Beacon of the East
Coming of age in Konforidua!…Ghanass, Beacon of the East oberserber Uncategorized October 12, 2018 12 Minutes Som som som……som cocoa dua! and we made a song out of it to the tune of Yiadom Boakye by Ramblers International – miyɛ ahɔhɔro wɔha,.. minim krom ha asɛm, mi pɛ nmaa na maware Konforidua was such a beautiful place in […]
Time for Homowo again – 8th September 2018
Time for Homowo again – 8th September 2018 oberserber black, community, culture, Gadangme, ghana, Uncategorized September 7, 20184 Minutes 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 […]
Proverbial Gems: Book review of ABETEI – Modern Gadangme Emblems
Proverbial Gems: Book review of ABETEI – Modern Gadangme Emblems oberserber black, culture, Gadangme, Uncategorized June 2, 2018 4 Minutes 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 […]
The Kyebi Ritual Murder influenced the pace of the campaign for independence so why has it disappeared from public discourse?
The Kyebi Ritual Murder influenced the pace of the campaign for independence so why has it disappeared from public discourse? oberserber Uncategorized May 24, 2018 0 Minutes masterfully written reimagining Ekow Nelson The Kyebi Ritual Murder and the protracted legal battle that followed it had more influence on Ghana’s politics than many appreciate. Strangely, and rather worrisomely, not much […]
Dr. J.B Danquah’s achievements are being over-hyped
Dr. J.B Danquah’s achievements are being over-hyped oberserber Uncategorized May 15, 2018 0 Minutes We thought that the history of Ghana was straight forward and has already being written and settled…then in comes a politician historian whose main sock in trade is revisionism reimagining A few years ago, Mr. Tsatsu Tsikata triggered a debate about Dr. J.B. Danquah’s legacy […]
Tribute to Elder Statesman K. B. Asante from the Convention Peoples Party
Tribute to Elder Statesman K. B. Asante from the Convention Peoples Party The old man has gone back to the village and we shall no longer be regaled with deep insights of a man who lived a full and fruitful life and who selflessly shared his wealth of knowledge with all. KB Asante, a man […]
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 […]
Concluding Observations: King Tackie Tawiah Memorial Lectures by Nii Armah Josiah-Aryeh
LECTURE IX CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS The future belongs to those who plan for it; the good plan takes account both of the present and the past. If we remember not the works and toils of our fathers we have no claim ourselves to be remembered in history, and if we recognize not the defects in the present we would not […]
The role of King Tackie Tawiah I: King Tackie Tawiah Memorial Lectures by Nii Armah Josiah-Aryeh
LECTURE VIII THE ROLE OF KING TACKIE TAWIAH I To pull to pieces is, after all, the work of a child…our chief duty as Citizens is to build up our country, mould our nation, and help to effect the uprising of our race…In all circumstances of life – “Be wilde, Be bolde, and everywhere Be Bolde.”[1] We come now […]
The forging of new GaDangme Unity and the Katamanso War: King Tackie Tawiah Memorial Lectures by Nii Armah Josiah-Aryeh
LECTURE VII THE FORGING OF NEW GA-DANGME UNITY AND THE KATAMANSO WAR To lead the Gá-Dangme you need the courage of Okaikoi and the sagacity of great high priests. It is a task in selflessness and courage. In all things be bold and fearless, seeking above all to ensure the security and happiness of the […]