{"id":6644,"date":"2025-08-27T16:00:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T16:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motcca.gov.gh\/?p=6644"},"modified":"2025-09-04T11:10:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T11:10:15","slug":"ghana-remembers-du-bois-with-call-for-pan-african-unity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.motcca.gov.gh\/motcca\/ghana-remembers-du-bois-with-call-for-pan-african-unity\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana Remembers Du Bois with Call for Pan-African Unity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Problem of the Colour-Line Still Haunts Us,\u201d Ghana Remembers Du Bois with Call for Pan-African Unity.<\/strong><br \/>\nThe problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the colour-line.\u201d That struggle, Hon. Yussif Issaka Jajah noted today, continues to resonate as African nations confront ongoing challenges of equity and representation in a globalized world.<br \/>\nSpeaking at a commemorative event marking the 62nd anniversary of the passing of Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois, the Deputy Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts reaffirmed Ghana\u2019s commitment to Du Bois\u2019 enduring vision of Pan-Africanism and cultural self-determination. The ceremony took place at the W.E.B. Du Bois Memorial Centre for Pan-African Culture in Accra, where Du Bois spent his final years.<\/p>\n<p>Under the theme \u201cDu Bois Lives On: The Journey Ahead,\u201d the occasion drew leading voices from government, the diaspora, academia, and the creative arts, all united in honoring Du Bois\u2019 contributions to the global Black liberation struggle.<br \/>\n\u201cDu Bois equipped people of African descent with intellectual weapons against colonialism, racism, and inequality,\u201d Hon. Jajah said. \u201cThe resilience of Africa&#8217;s creative spirit, the vibrancy of our cultural heritage, and the richness of our shared history are our enduring hope.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speakers included Dr. David Levering Lewis, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of Du Bois; Nikole Hannah-Jones, journalist and creator of The 1619 Project; Dr. Jonathan Holloway; Dr. Philip Luke Sinitiere of UMass Amherst\u2019s W.E.B. Du Bois Center; Dr. Shawki Kojo Haffar; Japhet Aryiku, Executive Director of the Du Bois Museum Foundation; and Jeffrey Peck, Du Bois\u2019 grandson. Each reflected on how Du Bois\u2019 legacy continues to inspire Pan-African thought and cultural resistance.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony also featured a symbolic wreath-laying led by Hon. Jajah, joined by diaspora representatives. The Ministry pledged to deepen Du Bois\u2019 legacy through initiatives in cultural diplomacy, heritage tourism, and Africa-diaspora partnerships.<br \/>\nDu Bois, a pioneering African American sociologist, historian, and Pan-Africanist, was invited to Ghana by President Kwame Nkrumah in the early 1960s. He made Ghana his final home, seeing the continent as central to the liberation of Black people worldwide.<br \/>\n\u201cThe road ahead may present challenges,\u201d Hon. Jajah concluded, \u201cbut with unity of purpose, guided by the ideals Du Bois so tirelessly upheld, we shall honour his memory in the truest sense<\/p>\n<p>Source: Delassie Mabel Awuku -Publica Relations Unit \u2013 MoTCCA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Problem of the Colour-Line Still Haunts Us,\u201d Ghana Remembers Du Bois with Call for Pan-African Unity. The problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the colour-line.\u201d That struggle, Hon. Yussif Issaka Jajah noted today, continues to resonate as African nations confront ongoing challenges of equity and representation in a globalized world. 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