Accra's Middle Class (Akua Antwiwaa Frempong and Francis Kokoroko)

Accra's Middle Class (Akua Antwiwaa Frempong and Francis Kokoroko)

This portion of the panel "Accra's Middle Class" is the fifth instalment of a one-day conference in Accra co-organized by Girish Daswani (University of Toronto Scarborough) and Joseph Oduro-Frimpong (Ashesi University).

The panelists for this conversation are photojournalist Francis Kokoroko and writer, singer, and academic Akua Antwiwaa Frempong.

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Grassroots Activism in Accra (Golda Addo and Mutombo Da Poet)

Grassroots Activism in Accra (Golda Addo and Mutombo Da Poet)

The third instalment of a one-day conference in Accra, Ghana, co-organized by Girish Daswani (UofT) and Joseph Oduro-Frimpong (Ashesi University).

The panelists for this conversation are gender activist and community organizer Golda Naa Adaku Addo and spoken word poet and photographer Mutombo Da Poet.

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Music and Activism in Ghana (Wanlov the Kubolor and Kwame Write)

Music and Activism in Ghana (Wanlov the Kubolor and Kwame Write)

The second instalment of a one-day conference in Accra, Ghana, co-organized by Girish Daswani (UofT) and Joseph Oduro-Frimpong (Ashesi University).

The panelists for this conversation on art and activism in Ghana are musician and film director Wanlov the Kubolor and spoken word artist Kwame Write.

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On the State of Popular Art (Media) and Research in Ghana

On the State of Popular Art (Media) and Research in Ghana

The first instalment of a one-day conference in Accra, Ghana, co-organized by Girish Daswani (UofT) and Joseph Oduro-Frimpong (Ashesi University). Conference panelists for this conversation on popular art and research in Ghana include Kobina Graham, Elizabeth Johnson (Chair), Joseph Oduro-Frimpong, Kwabena Opoku-Agyeman.

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From Accra to Harlem and Back: Black Histories Matter

From Accra to Harlem and Back: Black Histories Matter

The murder of George Floyd has sparked a global protest movement as well as declarations of solidarity from black peoples and their allies all over the world, including in Africa. This post explores the Black lives Matter (BLM) movement in Ghana and argues that it needs to be understood through a history of Pan-Africanism and Ghanaian nationalism.

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