I have always wondered why kids Particularly like my company. I get the pulling of hair, the feet in my face, all that, without any qualms and I love it. In the company of kids, I can be 100% that what I see is what I get! And so as a mother, Aunty, family friend, … More We are poisoning Ghanaian kids! And this is why…
The world is changing fast some! Yesterday it was old media, today it is new media… people lose their jobs, new jobs get formed and those who get left behind are those who fail to adapt to the change! Can’t blame anyone; because teaching an old dog new tricks many a-times, is a task for … More The ROT on Television and why TV stations should be forced to work with local producers
From the moment my little tiny eyes open outside of that warm fluid swirling away my discomfort, i find that discomfort is after all the least of my problems… As my mind opens up to the world around me, I soon realize I made a terrible choice with the angels. How can the richness observed … More I am that little black baby…
As a member of the team that worked on the Creative Arts School, specifically the chair of the curriculum committee, it was an honor to deliver the closing remarks at the sod cutting by the President of Ghana. Below were my remarks: Standing on all protocols, your excellency, Mr. President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo addo, … More A New Dawn – Ghana makes a bold move
I will never ever forget the day that scissors fingered by hair… I felt violated… the tender skin around my self worth was broken… As a young girl growing up in Liberia, I quickly learnt how to manage my own hair. Gloried in the coarseness of it, the unmanageability of my hair and the uniqueness … More WHY ARE GHANAIANS AFRAID OF A WOMAN’S HAIR?
Men and women bundled together like sardines with metal ornaments shackling feet and hands together to prevent escape… the weak fall down dead by design. The strong, skin glimmering with sweat particles like little diamond drops descend and trickle down valleys of firm breasts formed working the land on hot days held together by matured … More THE YEAR OF RETURN AND THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
I was almost late for that flight. I was traveling with my 18 year old daughter and we on our way to visit my second parents in Atlanta. I was looking forward to the visit so much and the deep conversations we always had. My ‘mum’ is almost completing her book ‘becoming a dangerous woman’ … More Why you should be very afraid of every woman after 40
The Black Star International film festival has facilitated talks between the Nigerian film Commision and Ghana to encourage both countries to work together towards a national treaty and this is an important progress. As a result of this initiative by BSIFF, Dr. Chidia Maduekwe, the Film Commisioner of Nigeria, was in the country during the … More BSIFF FACILITATES TREATY TALKS BETWEEN GHANA AND NIGERIA
The Black Star International Film Festival calls on Government to introduce a 30% tax rebate for industry to encourage co-Productions and Ghana as a shooting destination. Detailed research on incentive regimes by the festival on countries around the world clearly points to the critical nature of this call. Without incentives, Ghana can not hope to … More BSIFF MAKES AN URGENT CALL ON GOVERNMENT
– Bsiff introduces special category for Ghanaian filmmakers. As of 2020, the Black Star International film festival is including a category reserved for Ghanaian filmmakers and films made about Ghana. This category will be on the same level as all other categories and also be under competition. The festival is responding to the high numbers … More Black Star International Film Festival (BSIFF) INTRODUCES SPECIAL CATEGORY FOR GHANAIAN FILMMAKERS –
