Living with sensitive skin from a young age spurred Catherine on to develop a range of vegan facial skin products called Kokoa which went live on 21 November. Continue reading “Skin sensitivity spurs vegan business launch”
Emmanuel Apraku is proving that Ghanaian artists don’t have to leave their country of birth to have their talents recognised at home and abroad. Continue reading “People”
British-Ghanaian director Amma Asante directed Belle – the story of a woman with African and European heritage in 2013. Her film signalled a welcome shift in the ownership of films about the other. But as Amma explains in this segment, having the creative control to tell the story how she would want it is still fraught with challenges. Continue reading “Amma Asante & Belle”
Ghana-born actress and film producer Maame Adjei is off to South Africa to film the next season of her travel web series ‘Girl Going Places’.
Traditionally, eating meat has long been viewed as a sign of affluence in many African cultures and the omission of meat from the diet – a sign of poverty. So when Ghana-born Ben Asamani chose to cut out meat, dairy and all meat products, the reaction was predictable. Continue reading “Chef spreads the benefits of veganism”
Art historian Dr Gus Casely-Hayford will visit Ghana in November to mark the centenary of the London-based School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). Continue reading “A talk with historian Dr Gus Casely-Hayford”
Think yoga and more often than not images of Indian gurus sat in the lotus position, or lanky leotard-clad females able to touch their head with their toes are not too far behind. But one company is keen to position Black women firmly within that space and has launched of a yoga retreat that caters specifically for women of colour. Continue reading “Yoga – an alternative spiritual route for women of colour”
Ghanaian artists can face an uphill struggle attaining national recognition for their work. Although there is a visual appreciation of the craft, often art in Ghana is viewed as indulgent, expensive and not an acceptable career choice. Continue reading “Ghanaian illustrators test boundaries in contemporary art”
“If I stand here in my true authentic self, it means I stand here and am able to talk about race without having to leave my gender at the door. I stand here and talk about gender without having to leave my sexual orientation at the door. I stand here being a lesbian – part of the lesbian gay bisexual queer and intersex (LGBTQI) family – without having to leave a hidden disability at the door. Being authentic and turning up the volume on who you are means that you talk about it all. It’s a collective struggle and your struggle must be my struggle and my struggle must be yours.” Continue reading “Ghanaian gay rights activist explores intersectionality and empire”
Although it is considered impolite to eavesdrop, the following conversation I overheard on my way home from work was enough to make me toy with the idea of taking the long route home instead of exiting at my usual stop. Continue reading “Azania – exploring cultural unity across ancient Africa”
Eight years on since Ghana’s government technically criminalised rape between husband and wife, and one female MP is pushing for legislation that could force men to marry girls they impregnate. Continue reading “What would you do to protect your baby’s childhood?”
For those of you that have been living under a rock since 2 March 2014, African TV just got sexier with the arrival of YouTube web series ‘An African City’, (see MisBeee Writes 18 May 2014: Reasporans: New African returnees). Continue reading “Talking TV with ‘An African City’ creator Nicole Amarteifio…..”
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