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Assessing the Political Thought of Marcus Garvey: Was Garvey Asking Us to Liberate our Minds Through Escapism and Emulation?

  • ByRahym Augustin-Joseph
  • March 28, 2023
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  • March 28, 2023
The primary goal of the colonial, particularly in the post-emancipation era was to create a society whereby black…
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  • January 23, 2023
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Akwaaba from Ghana: Conversation Starters in Twi

  • ByKenneth Sarpong
  • July 11, 2022
If you’re interested in Ghana then you know the word, Akwaaba. Kenneth teaches you a few more words and phrases in Twi.
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A Chat with Dr. Armstrong Alexis, CARICOM’s Deputy Secretary General

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  • July 10, 2022
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Yëksil Xi Djäm from Sénégal: Conversation Starters in Wolof

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  • July 7, 2022
Senegalese native and content creator, Oumar Ndongo shares with us some conversation starters in Wolof.
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Long Live the King

  • ByMarvin Opuni
  • June 27, 2022
As King Solomon in the hundred and eightieth year after the lsraelites had come out of Egypt, in…
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The Resistance: Abortion on the Plantation

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  • June 25, 2022
Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. Many Caribbean activists who champion…
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Water World

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  • June 20, 2022
Ghanaian illustrator Marvin Opuni treats the issue of flooding in Ghana in Water World.
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First International Trade Fair– Accra (1st – 19th February , 1967): The Silent “Cold-War” Battle in Africa

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  • February 1, 2022
Today, the 1st of February, marks the 55th anniversary of the first-ever international Trade Fair event held in…
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