Fragments From My Soul

…when i get bored… I dress up.

Theme: Arab

dynamicafrica:

“Being black is not a matter of pigmentation - being black is a reflection of a mental attitude.”

“Black Consciousness is an attitude of the mind and a way of life, the most positive call to emanate from the black world for a long time.”

“Merely by describing yourself as black you have started on a road towards emancipation, you have committed yourself to fight against all forces that seek to use your blackness as a stamp that marks you out as a subservient being.”

“The most potent weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.”

“The basic tenet of black consciousness is that the black man must reject all value systems that seek to make him a foreigner in the country of his birth and reduce his basic human dignity.”

- Stephen Bantu Biko

Love. God. Music and You

I didn’t understand the concept of love until I met the first guy who ruined it for me. I had always idealised love…like the love God has for the church. To some extent, that is still how I love…unconditional and hard…regardless…without thinking of myself…and I ALWAYS get hurt in the end. Recently, my emotions gave way to a friend of mine, and it was beautiful…and for those few weeks when it lasted, I felt like I was on a different level of high…until he burst my bubble by telling me he had feelings for someone else X_X. So love is patient, love is kind, love never fails, love is unconditional and more importantly, love…DOES NOT EXIST. I made up my mind (after the hustle of trying to let go) that I would flee from anything remotely related to love. God is love, and that’s enough for me…I understand that love is a divine expression that only a few humans are privileged to understand and experience in its depth. For now, I’m putting my heart on hold…emotions on pause…I’m just going to live and try to love myself.

If ever I was asked what I want my best friend to be like, I would say God. Not the element of divinity, but the love and attention. I think it’s beautiful…and it’s the way I try to treat the people who I consider friends. A week or two ago, I met up with my best friend from Junior High. Although I expected it to be awkward (since I hadn’t seen her in over four years), it was very far from that. We joked, talked and laughed like we had just met the day before. Then it dawned on me…old friends are the best…building relationships are premium. Most of those people that called themselves my friends and sisters in Senior High just changed…it was just a season that passed in my life. These are some of the things that make me realize I’m growing up too quickly =| My relationship with God is one I cannot describe…but one thing that I can say is that I love God…deeply…on levels that words cannot describe. I’m not ashamed to bear a tag that identifies me with His Son, my Lord. 

One thing that gets to me more than anything is music. I don’t mean the rhythm, I don’t mean the lyrics and I don’t mean the melody…no, I mean the music…Music is to me what air is to the average human being. I studied music in senior high school and had an A on my finals =) I’m looking to minor in ‘Music Psychology’ the first chance I get. Most times music is my escape…you know how every single song brings with it a certain ambiance…some songs take me to the Caribbeans, while others take me to Paris (and we all know what Paris is popular for) ;) I try not to limit myself to one particular genre or time of music…I can listen to and enjoy Donny Hathaway’s “A Song for You” the same way I can listen to and enjoy Beyonce’s “End of Time”…I can listen to and enjoy Yanni’s “New Age” the same way I can listen to and enjoy Kanye’s “Hip hop”. Bottom line is iHeart Music in ways no one will understand… P.S: I read sheet music and play the piano, lead and bass guitar, ‘atenteben’ (traditional bamboo flute) and will add a few more instruments soon.

You; a three-letter word that carries so much weight. At different points in time, this word refers to a different person…but at this time, here and right now…I’m talking about you…and I hope this piece captures this moment…I was inspired to write all of this because of you. Love. God. Music and You…these are things that are important to me at this point in my life. I know you don’t belong to me, I know I have no right to claim you (you don’t owe me anything). But it doesn’t stop me from knowing that at this moment: I love you forever. In a few months, years, I’ll probably move on…but here and now…its you. I might be talking about my puppy, my dad, a friend or some dude who has stolen one of my organs (heart) that’s for me to know, and you to imagine…

25.03.2012

10:11am

Ghana, Africa

dynamicafrica:

After living in the United States for two decades, Patrick Awuah decided to go back to his native Ghana and set up the Ashesi University in the capital, Accra.

The name of the liberal arts college means “beginnings” in Twi, the widely spoken language of the West African country.

When the university opened in 2001 it had 30 students. Ten years later, it has nearly 500.

“This began while I was at Microsoft. I’d gone to the United States to attend college and then worked at Microsoft,” Mr Awuah told the BBC series African Dream.

“While I was there I became a parent and that event caused me to reconsider the importance of Africa for my children and their children, so that’s when I really started to think about returning to the African continent and doing something that would help with economic development,” he explained.

He said he found Ghana’s educational system relied too much on learning things by heart and not spending sufficient time on building up critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

“I felt that if I could get engaged in education and really focus on developing ethical compassionate leaders - that would have a significant long-term impact in this country,” he added.

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iLove to read a good book. There’s just something about it that makes me happy.

For the next couple of weeks I’ll be reading In My Father’s Land: A Song to the Child by STAR NYANIBA HAMMOND. She’s an England-born Ghanaian writer, and I think she’s pretty good writer.

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@iJrSmith with the empowerment beads HTW

This is it people!!! The realest brother in music *drumroll please* Paapa HMensah!!! Enjoy…I did =)

UBORA!!! 28.01.2012

So UBORA finally passed…and guess who won the Student Talent Award *drum roll please* yes….ME!!!! =) unbelievable…and I’m just a fresher. I’m glad.

I dedicate this first and foremost to God, then to my family…then to all those who believe in me : Yvonne, Korkor, Chelsea, Akyere, Kobina, Joshua, Hilda, M’Afia. I feel like a celebrity already hehehehehee.

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cheersapplespears:

projektcancer:

A collage of pics from the ongoing Occupy Nigeria:fuel subsidy removal protest

I’m just really happy that Nigerians have got up from their comfy couches or hard stools and realized that we need to work together to make a better place. It is so nice to see thins going on in the place where I was born

GOD BLESS NIGERIA

I PRAY THAT SO MUCH SUCCESS WOULD COME OUT OF THIS. 

IT ALL STARTS SOMEWHERE

“Nigeria is not ANIMAL FARM”

DUST

It’s here again! DUST Magazine hits us with another unique piece of literature. But wait! This is not just a piece of literature…DUST Magazines are puzzle pieces that converge, creating a picture that clearly shows Ghana and Africa at large, not as it is falsely portrayed, but as it is. Its careful cultural transition through art; music, fashion, entertainment. This edition features the Ghanaian craze AZONTO…grab your copy of this puzzle piece…

YOU CAN NOW DOWNLOAD “DUST” VIA WEB http://dustaccra.com/index.php?option=com_rokdownloads&view=file&Itemid=147&id=34:dust-magazine-december-2011