Have you ever asked yourself, “What’s the point of being good when people don’t treat you well in return?” It is a fair question, especially if you grew up believing that kindness attracts kindness, hard work brings rewards, honesty earns trust, and loyalty deserves loyalty. These beliefs sound right. They make life seem predictable: do good,…
Being a woman, biologically, comes with changes that we sometimes wish we could simply pause. There are hormonal changes, menstruation, cramps, fatigue, mood changes, and many other experiences that come with having a menstrual cycle. Yet, despite how common menstruation is, we often move through those days as though nothing has changed. We still have…
Reflections from the Arts and Humanities Research Council Conference, Queen’s College, Oxford, 14-16 September 2026 Words carry history. Sometimes, a single word can tell us how a society understands the past. It can reveal who is remembered, who is forgotten, who is given a voice, and who is reduced to a label. This was one…
Since 2007, 25 March has been designated as the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. It is therefore fitting that the United Nations General Assembly adopted the resolution, “Declaration of the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and Racialised Chattel Enslavement of Africans as the Gravest Crime Against Humanity,” on this…
Globally, the memories of Africa often start with the Europeans’ arrival, slavery, and colonisation. However, evidence shows that Africa existed and had evolved socially, politically, culturally, and technologically before the arrival of Europeans. Mansa Musa’s (the Mali Empire) 14th-century pilgrimage to Mecca and the wealth, prestige, and power he demonstrated reveal a complex and civilised African…
If I had been asked a year ago whether the past still shapes the present, my answer would have been different from what it is today. This shift reflects a move from ignorance to a deeper understanding of Ghana’s history and heritage, gained through my PhD research on slavery and its enduring legacies. My PhD journey…
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