Ghana… a people blessed From the ends of the world we gathered to the center… A people filled with passion and carrying the seed of the almighty creator to conquer and to protect that which we have been blessed from the center… And so we gathered… filled with the seed implanted to play our part … More For a soul so blessed can never stay a mind so poor…
“It is amazing how I never thought through the fact that my self image has been so framed by the images I see on TV of who I am, who and what I am supposed to be… all framed by the expectation of the world I live in. In the eyes of the world, I … More WHAT I SEE IN THE MIRROR OF MY FRAME
Will black people take this God sent opportunity to dig deep and address the issues with our own low self esteem or will we put it all on the white person and expect them to do the work for us? … at the end of the day, the deeper problem lays with why we allow … More What is the color of God we serve…
This Saturday started like every other Saturday mostly… Except that I woke up worried… again. Usually on a Saturday, I’d try to linger for an hour or two more in bed and try to remember the very last dream I woke up from. Not this one. Jumping out of bed I quickly tied on my … More My hospital experience… staying alive at this time…
HAPPY SUNDAY IT IS? As early as I can recall, I was introduced to a white man with flowing golden hair, a beautiful cleft chin and blue eyes and told this was my God in which everything is well made… Never asking questions, I followed what my parents and ancestors had ascribed into… Very quickly … More My prayer on Sunday
After COVID-19 things will never be the same again we say; but in many ways, things will remain the same! Africans and Africa will still be considered the lowest denominator in humanity around the world. We will still be considered the world’s testing laboratory. We will still have 19 of the poorest countries in the … More Why this is the time for everyone of African descent to return to Africa now
I have over the years come to admire the calm and resilience of the finance minister of Ghana. From my study with the The Aspen Institute which was facilitated by him bringing it to Ghana and Nigeria to his personal show of support to Black Star International Film Festival and in many capacities over the … More IN THE MIND OF AN AFRICAN FINANCE MINISTER!
The corona virus has opened up many schisms but most of all, the unfair, unbalanced, manipulative and misinformation coming from the media around the world especially about and to Africa during this time is purely an incredible story to behold. On Easter Sunday for instance, Watching DWTV, I would have been alarmed by the spread … More Why Africa needs its own CNN!
BREAKING NEWS! The Covid19 Citizens Coalition raises over 10,000ghc and this is why it is so special! The Covid19 Citizens Coalition is a group of citizens who are committed to working together and contributing to fight the COVID-19 menace in Ghana. The group is guided by two key principles 1. there is strength In Unity. … More The power of citizens
If only 2% of genome-wide association studies come from Africans, whiles 78% come from Europeans… If COVID-19 has been more devastating to Europe and the rest of the world whiles Africa has been barely touched by comparison… Why is the West looking to do clinical trials in Africa? The Vaccine is probably not designed to … More Africa and Covid 101
Juliet Yaa Asantewa Asante 