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The similarities between the Maroons of Jamaica and the Akan people of Ghana
Present-day Ghana, formerly called the Gold Coast, had many of its Akan people shipped to the Caribbean and America’s during the fifteenth to the nineteenth century. This resulted in millions of Africans having their culture and identity stripped from them during the years of enslavement that proceeded.
While enslaved, some Africans would ran away to the mountainous regions and settle there. Thus, the genesis of the Maroons of Jamaica and beyond.
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The Akan Day Names, their meanings and creative acts
Did you know popular Akan names like Akua, Kwasi, Kwame, Yaa etc. all have deeper connotations than being particular days of the week?
For quite several us, these male and female names mean nothing on the surface level. No, you are not to blame for not understanding that there is a deeper meaning when westernisation can be solely held responsible for losing some of our deeply rooted sense of culture.
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African Liberation Day
African Liberation Day (ALD) was founded by the first Ghanaian president and freedom fighter Kwame Nkrumah in 1958 at a conference held in Accra, Ghana, and attended by Ghana, Morocco, Sudan, Ethiopia, Egypt, Liberia, Tunisia, and Libya who were independent state at the time. -
The Role of Women and Queen Mothers in Ghana
Since time immemorial, women have undoubtedly played significant roles in standing as the bedrock of formidable societies, and this is the story of Queen mothers in Ghana! -
Kwame Nkrumah and the fight for Ghana’s Independence
If you are an avid lover of history, if you have most likely heard about the country Ghana, and the man Kwame Nkrumah, the person who spearheaded one of the greatest movements in Africa (the movement for the independence of Gold Coast as it then known) from its colonial masters the British empire. He will later grow to become one of Ghana’s most influential figures, as we would get to see in this interesting bit about Ghana’s independence and one of the many forces behind the revolutionary movement.
