Why Africa is Calling: Idris Elba and the Diaspora’s Shift Toward Opportunity

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12 Nov

  MEMBERS & VISITORS: Why Africa is Calling: Idris Elba and the Diaspora’s Shift Toward Opportunity Africa as a destination for growth and opportunity In today’s eye-opening video, TJ dives deep into a critical issue affecting the African Diaspora, including me — the growing concerns of investment scams, broken promises, and failed dreams that have […]

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JOURNEY IN THE HEART OF AFRICA

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22 Jan

  MEMBERS & VISITORS: JOURNEY IN THE HEART OF AFRICA “Journey In The Heart of Africa: A Story of Love, Land, and Legacy” is a captivating and deeply personal documentary that chronicles the remarkable life journey of an American African expatriate, his profound experiences in Ghana during the 1970s, and the transformative years spent in […]

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Ghana Silences Voices of Change: What They Don’t Want You to Hear!

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10 Jan

  MEMBERS & VISITORS: Ghana Silences Voices of Change: What They Don’t Want You to Hear! Renowned pan-African advocates, Professor P. L. O. Lumumba, Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao, and Peter Obi, have united to encourage African youth to persevere in shaping the future of the continent. Scheduled for January 7, 2024, the self-funded NGO event in […]

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Back to AFRICAN Roots

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11 Oct

  MEMBERS & VISITORS: Back to AFRICAN Roots Since 2019, over 1,500 African Americans have relocated to Ghana in response to the “Year of Return” campaign by the Ghanaian government. This initiative, commemorating 400 years since the arrival of enslaved Africans in Jamestown, Virginia, served as a spiritual journey for the African diaspora. It aimed […]

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The 10 African Countries That Offer FREE Citizenship For Africans In The Diaspora

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28 Aug

  MEMBERS & VISITORS: The 10 African Countries That Offer FREE Citizenship For Africans In The Diaspora According to this video I should be able to consider gaining citizenship to several of these countries which have been mentioned: Ghana ✔ Kenya South Africa Zimbabwe ✔ Gabon Nigeria ✔ Senegal Rwanda Zambia Angola At 3:41 this […]

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African Unity ~ A Love Story

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24 Jun

  MEMBERS & VISITORS: African Unity ~ A Love Story Thank you for this one! It will contribute to the kind of African unity many of us yearn for faster than anything the African Union, ECOWAS, and their ilk could ever manifest. On top of this kind of union is the emotional and spiritual ties […]

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Why Did I Return To Africa?

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28 Mar

  MEMBERS & VISITORS: Why Did I Return To Africa In 2020? Hello. Habari. My name is MARION KAPLAN. I was a journalist who was based in the United Kingdom when I wrote the following story about Professor Oku Singer. In 1976 I traveled to Ghana to interview Oku and his wife about their five […]

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United States Trains Leaders of African Coups who hold “Shared Values”

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28 Mar

  MEMBERS & VISITORS: United States Trains Leaders of African Coups who hold “Shared Values” “African ingenuity and innovation, I am certain, will shape the future of the world.” ~ Kamala Harris When asked by Gaetz if the US shares “core values” with Guinea coup leader Col. Mamady Doumbouy, Langley replied, “Absolutely … In our […]

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Diasporans Building African Economies

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11 Feb

  MEMBERS & VISITORS: Diasporans Building African Economies The Image of AFRICA has been DISTORTED around the WORLD & We are CHANGING the NARRATIVES via YOUTUBE videos One Country At Time. Until the HISTORY of AFRICA is told by AFRICANS, the story of GREATNESS will always GLORIFY the IMPERIALISTS!.

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Miss America Returned To Her African Roots

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17 Jan

  MEMBERS & VISITORS: Miss America Beauty Returned To Her Ghanaian Roots Ghanaian hospitality and welcoming to Africans in the diaspora is reaping huge returns across many sectors so Ghana has become the leader in teaming up with their diasporan counterparts for an absolute win win situation. Watch and learn more. In this video, Vanessa […]

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Concern About African Travel

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15 Jan

  MEMBERS & VISITORS: Why the concern about Americans of African origin going to Africa? Phillip Scott reports on “Them Folks” media reporting on Black American traveling to African nations. Why are they so concerned about us going to African nations? The mainstream media’s coverage of Black Americans traveling to African nations may be driven […]

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The Value of African Citizenship

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28 Dec

  MEMBERS & VISITORS: The Value of African Citizenship Ghana grants citizenship to African Americans & Caribbeans as part of beyond the return initiative The story of Africa’s ascension and the story of diasporan repatriation will be intertwined and deeply nuanced. My own journey to Africa began 52 years ago in the Republic of Ghana […]

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Thanks To The Innovators!

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20 Dec

  MEMBERS & VISITORS: Thanks To The Innovators! Film Star Idris Elba Gives Remarks at the 2022 U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit “We do not need aid anymore. We need innovation. We need partnership.” ~ Idris Elba The importance of changing Africa’s narrative about itself and the world is paramount. Black pride lies at the foundation of […]

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Columbus Discovered America then America Discovered Africa… again…

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25 Oct

  MEMBERS & VISITORS Columbus Discovered America then America Discovered Africa… again… Another Black American who chose Kenya as her new home The OneMicShow, is the longest running Kenyan Diaspora Radio Show that broadcasts live every Friday from the outskirts of Washington, DC. It features discussions on Politics, Social issues, Music and […]

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Ghana’s Bold Education Initiatives Are A Model for Africa

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20 Sep

  MEMBERS & VISITORS Ghana Invests Heavily in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math Education Ghana is taking bold steps to insure its future prosperity by investing heavily in STEM education for its youth. Apparently, the students love the quality of the education they are receiving. This is an example of top down leadership headed by a […]

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Obruni, Mzungu, Whatever…

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11 Jun

  MEMBERS & VISITORS Obruni, Mzungu, Whatever… When my wife and I first landed in Ghana in 1971, as African Americans we were completely baffled as to why Ghanaians referred to both of us as Obruni, the term used for white people. Since I was lighter skinned than my wife maybe that was a reasonable […]

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MOVING TO THE MOTHERLAND ISN’T EASY

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13 May

  MEMBERS & VISITORS MOVING TO THE MOTHERLAND ISN’T EASY MOVING TO THE MOTHERLAND ISN’T EASY Listening to this gentleman’s experiences of relocating to Ghana from the United States is an enlightening look into “the African experience”. Anybody who is considering a similar move must certainly heed his words and advice. Prof. Oku Singer, Mechanical/Solar […]

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Ghana! What Has Happened?

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28 Mar

  MEMBERS & VISITORS Ghana! What Has Happened? Ghana! What Has Happened? For so many years, Ghana has served as a beacon of light and hope for African people around the world. What has happened. How has Ghana lost its way? Where is its leadership taking it into the future? Has it really thrown off […]

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BOY DESIGNS ELECTRIC SCOOTER

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23 Jan

  MEMBERS & VISITORS BOY DESIGNS SOLAR SCOOTER BOY DESIGNS SOLAR SCOOTER In order to appreciate the talent, resourcefulness, and creativity of this boy, you would have to understand the highly limited resources he had in building his electric scooter. Since Ghana is primarily not a manufacturing country, but agricultural, there is very little availability […]

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Wake Up Young Africans and Transform The Continent

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26 Dec

  MEMBERS & VISITORS Wake Up Young Africans and Transform The Continent Dr. Thomas Mensah is a Ghanaian-American chemical engineer and inventor, who contributed to the development of fiber optics and nanotechnology. He has 14 patents and was inducted into the US National Academy of Inventors in 2015. Read Dr. Mensah’s book “The Right Stuff […]

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