The most important thing to take from this article is that everyone has something valuable to teach us. However, information …
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Kente Cloth of the Asante and Ewe People
Kente Cloth produced by the Asante and Ewe people of Ghana has been valued by its creators for centuries and …
Who Should Write African Fiction?
In her talk on ‘The Danger of the Single Story’, Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche indicated that current literature presented only one …
The Psychological Impact of Leaving Home
Migration means moving from one place to another. To migrate can mean moving from an urban area to a rural …
How can Disagreement be Positive?
Confrontation can feel like an attack on the things we believe in. Disagreement often surrounds the ideas that we find …
Why are Sports so Important to our Culture?
Sports involve any form of physical activity, from dancing to boxing. However, to most people sport means more than just …
What is Cultural Knowledge?
Cultural knowledge is what you know just by living!
It is the information know by an individual not because of …
A Gallery with no Pictures: The ‘Ghost Collection’ of the Ivory Coast
What does it mean to lose the art that defines us and how should we respond? The ‘Ghost Collection’ in …
An introduction to the history and culture of the Ewe peoples
There are hundreds of ethnic groups in Africa, and most have their own language, traditions and culture. This article is …