Black Thoughts

     Ghana, wake up! I have always known we have many problems, but I just found another one. A week ago, I heard about March being a 'Ghana Month'. A memo I saw later on my church headquarters' notice board confirmed it. I did some research and learnt it was an initiative of the National Commission on Culture in collaboration with two other organizations. The initiative was launched by the Minster of Information  in Accra on  9th March.             The project 'Wear Ghana Month', is to encourage Ghanaians to adopt local brands and patronize made in Ghana clothes, shoes, bags and other fashion accessories which are locally produced. Again, it is to help promote Ghanaian dishes, films, music, theatre and literary works. Honourable Mustapha Hamid mentioned that it will play a vital role in expanding our economy and also make an impact on national development. (source: kasapafmonline.com)       O! Have we n...

Ever seen a woman urinate like a man? If you haven't ever seen that, imagine the scene. Do you think she will succeed without getting herself wet? Now stop imagining and think about Africans trying to do everything like those from the West. I wish to express my thoughts on what the effects of being completely ‘westernized’ has on us, Africans. I think not knowing when, where and how to apply the ideas of Americans and Europeans can be harmful to Africans in diverse ways. First example; in Ghana - just ‘knocking’ (traditional form of engagement) and a traditional wedding will suffice for a man and woman to be together as married couples. But after spending so much strength, time and money to perform the traditional ceremony, most couples burden themselves again to organize a ‘white wedding’ when they don't even have the resources. Second example; again in Ghana, we prefer to speak English more with our children more than our local dialects...