Growing up you would hear remarks like, “you’re pretty for a dark skinned girl,” or get questions thrown like, “what are you mixed with?” Implying that you would have to be mixed with a different race other than black to be beautiful. You would hear racial slurs and degrading comments […]

On the whole, the Fifth Independence-Anniversary Address or Speech delivered on the 64th Anniversary of Ghana’s Postcolonial Governance was as soberly upbeat as it ever could have been (See “Full Text: Akufo-Addo’s 64th Independence Day Speech” Ghanaweb.com 3/7/21). To be certain, it was significantly and essentially no different from the sort of […]

Editorial Values and Newsworthiness The media shapes news narratives within ethical thresholds and belief systems aim at ensuring human development. News is highly influenced by belief systems. It invariably induces self-inflicted censorship on journalists as to what material to select, and what not to select based on a criterion known […]