The Social Construction Of Blue-Black Corn
NTOABOMA—Joshua and I paid the Kokowura a visit every morning before School Assembly. I shall tell you more about school assemblies one day, so I would rather cut to the chase.
Joshua always bought white...
Let Them Tell You: Hurricanes & The Prison Slave Labor
SWEETWATER, Florida, U.S.A—Let them tell you they have industrialized because they have the vaunted free market capitalism. Let them tell you they have a free country!
Let them tell you they are advanced nations because...
Ghana’s Fine Teachers And The Teaching Of Science
NTOABOMA—In primary school, teachers often combined the two—observation and an explanation of the observation—for easy reading. But one day in boarding school, my physics teacher, the Very Important Physicist Ashong (VIP Ashong, or VIPA...
You Think Boxing Is American Democracy?
"White supremacism has taken you to bed when you think a white man with no experience and education can do better at a Black man's job. Shame on you! Shame on America." ~ A...
The Mouse In African Leadership
When you put a mouse in a box, in an attempt to study it, you cannot say you’ve fully understood the mouse outside the box. In essence, what you have is just a mouse...
Christianity Is Not The Problem: Industrialization is a Function of Exploitation, Not Religion
After Pastor Mensah Otabil’s missteps and gaffes culminating in the failure of his personal Christian Bank—which collected interests on loans; a sin—many rose to ridicule those who still stood loyal to the pastor. Obviously,...
The Meaning of Sankoré
"The pen is mightier than the sword," doesn't mean that going to school has more benefits than not. Disabuse your minds of that. There's a better verse, which reveals the true meaning behind the...
Africa’s Under-Industrialization in the Era of White Supremacist Culture
Africa bears tremendous natural resources—unparalleled resources—yet she has not industrialized, while nations that, in comparison, boast a tiny fraction of resources have industrialized, often with the use of African resources to the effect. How...
The Blackface Feminist: Or How The More Educated Than His Ancestors (The Metha) Parades...
NTOABOMA—I was on a short visit to the capital city, Accra, from my humble village when I met a gentleman. After exchanging some niceties about our collective hometowns and sharing copious biographies about our...
Galamsey Fuel: Or How The Political Party In Ghana Funds Its Campaign In A...
NTOABOMA—Here is how the price of fuel at the pump in Ntoaboma usually works. The fuel is imported into Ghana by Bulk Dealership Companies (BDCs) and sold to Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs). These OMCs...