The Year of Return has become a hot topic of discussion since the initiative was rolled out in 2019 so it is no surprise we are still talking about it.
Return to the Motherland – the documentary
If you’re considering relocating to Ghana why not check out the Back to the Motherland Official Trailer by documentary filmmaker Pamela Sakyi (founder/director of SparkleLight Productions). Continue reading “Return to the Motherland – the documentary”
Culture Blasian explores the Year of Return with AKADi
Trash to treasure with Gutta Soles
I love the idea of recycling and re-purposing items, which is why when I came across the Gutta Soles brand, I thought the concept was excellent. Continue reading “Trash to treasure with Gutta Soles”
Travelling in Style with Ricki – Founder of Club Melanin
If you’re a Black female who loves to travel, what do you do when you need your hair doing but you’re in some far-flung part of the world where your hair needs are probably not catered for in mainstream hairdressers? Continue reading “Travelling in Style with Ricki – Founder of Club Melanin”
Art on a mug by iCollective Art
AB Godfreed is relatively new on the art scene but her style in capturing feelings of nostalgia, love, and peace in her debut collection of ‘art on a mug’ is capturing the imagination of a new crowd of design fans. Continue reading “Art on a mug by iCollective Art”
2019 (July-Dec) – Year in Review
The second half of my 2019 was dominated by music, learning about shea butter production, a new environmentalism craze and becoming a magazine publisher – all massive learning curves. Continue reading “2019 (July-Dec) – Year in Review”
2019 (Jan-June) – Year in Review
2019 has been a year of challenges and triumphs which continue to be shaped by your inspiring stories. Below is my summary of those monthly highlights listed in the Ghanaian language Ewe. Continue reading “2019 (Jan-June) – Year in Review”
Putting some sass into political activism
Throughout December 2019, we are collaborating with UK-based lifestyle clothing company Sassy Apparel to give you a chance to celebrate the political activists and revolutionaries of the past and present…and win a freebie or two. Continue reading “Putting some sass into political activism”
Pat Thomas and the power of highlife
It’s hard to believe that political instability in Ghana, rising inflation and food shortages during the late 1970s and early 80s, also left an indelible mark on the country’s highlife music. Continue reading “Pat Thomas and the power of highlife”
Read issue 2 of the AKADi Magazine
Issue 2 of the AKADi Magazine is out and features interviews from a range of Ghanaians both on home soil and in the diaspora. Continue reading “Read issue 2 of the AKADi Magazine”
Safeguarding the livelihoods of Ghana’s rural female shea nut producers
Unlike cocoa, shea is the only internationally traded cash crop from Africa’s shea belt that rural women still hold the indigenous processing expertise in. Continue reading “Safeguarding the livelihoods of Ghana’s rural female shea nut producers”
A Conversation on the Politics and Realities in Ghana and the Year of Return
“Despite much celebrated economic growth, Ghana is still a difficult place economically, socially and politically for the millions who call it home.” Continue reading “A Conversation on the Politics and Realities in Ghana and the Year of Return”
