Can CPP win in 2016?
Can CPP win in 2016? « PrevNext »Comments (18) Since Ivor Greenstreet won a spectacular election to become the CPP flag bearer, I have been asked this question by several people who know my passion for the Party that is Supreme but who also know that I am honest in my writings about the party. […]
‘Africans Were In Britain Before The English…’
SONGSTRESS: An unnamed member of The African Choir from SouthAfrica who played concerts for a high-profile audience including Queen Victoria, courtesy of Hulton Archive/Getty Images Posted in Voice Newspaper 28/12/2015 10:00 AM ‘AFRICANS WERE IN BRITAIN BEFORE THE ENGLISH…’ This powerful statement of fact is how historian Peter Fryer started his seminal book Staying Power […]
E. A. Ammah’s Ethnographic Vision By Marion Kilson
In 2016 Sub-Saharan Publishers will publish Kings, Priests, & Kinsmen: Essays on Ga Culture and Society by E. A. Ammah, edited by Marion Kilson. This essay is based on Marion Kilson’s introduction to the volume. E. A. Ammah (1900-1980) gained renown as an authority on Ga culture and society beginning in the 1930s. He was […]
Charitable Status
Question We are a group of lone mothers who have been meeting informally for a year. We now have a growing number of members and feel it is time to become a charity. What do we have to do and be prepared for? Answer Becoming a charity must not be taken lightly because there are […]
Random thoughts on Black History Month 2015 @Southwark
Cllr Evelyn Akoto moderating the panel at Southwark Black History Month Event on 17 October 2015 Karin Woodley, Dr.Kandie Ejiofor , Ade Sawyerr, Professor David Muir With so many issues within the black community it was always going to be difficult for me to prioritise on the topic to talk about. I was therefore happy […]
History of JamesTown British Accra
By- Nat Nuno-Amarteifio, Former Mayor of Accra , Architect and Historian **This piece was originally posted on this blog under the title ‘the definitive story of JamesTown British Accra. The pictures accompanying the original posting have been changed in this one*** ————————————————————————————- We must begin at the beginning. Carl Reindorf in his history of the Gold […]
The Definitive Story of James Town British Accra by Nat Nuno-Amarteifio
The Definitive Story of James Town British Accra by Nat Nuno-Amarteifio We must begin at the beginning. Carl Reindorf in his history of the Gold Coast and Asante popularized the idea that the Ga originated from ancient Egypt or possibly ancient Israel. Modern historians and archeologists such as Paul Ozame, Irene Odotei, James Anguandah, […]
Reaping benefits of the brain drain – Ade Sawyerr, Equinox Consulting
Reaping benefits of the brain drain – Ade Sawyerr, Equinox Consulting As the British government continues its tough talk on the need to control economic migration one wonders when governments of the country of origin of these migrants will start implementing policies and programmes that would attract these seasoned professionals and their children back home […]
The power of movements
Home › News › Ade Sawyerr: The power of movements Ade Sawyerr: The power of movements Submitted 1 Oct 2015 3:11pm in News A parallel must be drawn between the Barack Obama and Jeremy Corbyn’s campaign for the leadership of the Labour Party. When Barack Obama set out to campaign for the Democratic Party nomination […]
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 […]
Accra! Love it or Leave it – to Asase on Ga anti-Ashanti Xenophobia
Accra! Love it or Leave it – to Asase on Ga anti-Ashanti Xenophobia I was recently forwarded a piece posted by good friend Asase on Say it Loud http://sil.ghanaweb.com/r.php?thread=11824875 and titled ‘What fuels the anti Asante xenophobia among Gamei’. He writes “The purpose of this short essay is …… the visceral xenophobic jingoism that many […]
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 […]
Do Black People Feel Excluded From Brixton?
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Why we must support black carers – Ade Sawyerr in Voice Online
http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/why-we-must-support-black-carers Why We Must Support Black Carers Gloucestershire County Council is leading a project to research the needs of the large numbers of BME ‘hidden carers’. It is work that is long overdue, writes Ade Sawyerr Written by Ade Sawyerr 12/04/2015 02:00 PM SUPPORT NEEDED: Carers see their role as part of their duty and […]
From Gold Coast To Ghana – A country at a crossroads 58 years after independence
http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/gold-coast-ghana From Gold Coast To Ghana A country at a crossroads 58 years after independence Written by Ade Sawyerr 06/03/2015 08:58 AM OUT AND PROUD: Ghanaians take to the streets of the capital Accra to celebrate 50 years of independence THE PORTUGUESE, Swedes, Danes, Dutch, German, and British at one time or another had some […]
How Nigerian Politics Changed For The Better
http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/how-nigerian-politics-changed-better How Nigerian Politics Changed For The Better A tight election race has blurred the lines of division between north and south, Muslim and Christian, making the contest one of the most balanced in the country’s history Written by Ade Sawyerr 07/02/2015 12:00 PM HEAD TO HEAD: Goodluck Jonathan has been both credited and criticised […]
Olu Williams- I Must Take This Chance by Paul de Kanff
London is a strange place when you’ve just landed from Nigeria, and Olu Williams was no ordinary immigrant. In fact, he never intended to settle in the UK at all. He and his wife, Taiwo, work for Nigeria’s national oil company and, when Taiwo lands the job of personal assistant to his boss, Obassa, he had […]
CULTURE AND CHRISTIANITY – A Public Lecture by Rev. Dr. G. N. N. Odonkor
This lecture was delivered under the auspices of Gadangme Nikasemo Asafo in London by Reverend G. Nii Noi Odonkor, Chairperson of the Ga Presbytery on 18th October 2014 Introduction: Thank you so much for the invitation to share some ideas on culture and Christianity with you. For starters I want to admit that the topic is a bit […]
26th October 2014 – Come worship with London Gadangme Speaking Fellowship (URC)
Whilst I work on my piece on why I profess Christianity, i continue to grapple with the conflicts between the Western culture, the medium for the propagation of Christianity and our own culture and how with time some of the more difficult issues will be resolved despite the strident attitde of some sects that find […]
With Willie Abraham at Star100 RoadMap Ghana
Yesterday, 18th October 2014 was one of those days. I had agreed to top a conference – Roadmap Ghana, organised by Star100, www.star100.org a group of young dynamic professionals in the UK who were celebrating their 10th anniversary. I had been asked to share my personal journey of the Ghanaian economy with them and decided […]