Last episode, we spoke about Ghana’s Year of Return and how the diaspora can recreate colonial power dynamics by overlooking class politics and their privilege. Today we revisit the topic with the insightful and outspoken Nana Ama Agyemang Asante (@JustNanaAma), a Ghanaian journalist who was co-host of one of the most popular radio shows in Ghana. Inflation, tax hikes, and IMF debt negotiations have gripped Ghana’s economy whilst the government is marketing the country as a prosperous haven for the diaspora. Why must the diaspora understand the specific political landscape they're relocating to and how can this alleviate rather than worsen present issues?

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Today, we’re chatting about Ghana’s Year of Return in 2019 and the diaspora’s renewed desire over the last three years to ‘move back’ to the continent. Members of the diaspora have sought to leave the West in search of their homeland at various points over the past 400 years. Speaking with the knowledgeable Chris Ògúnmọ́dẹdé (@Illustrious_Cee), an editor at World Politics Review, we ask, what are the patterns which have emerged in this history, what are the lessons we need to learn and how can an imagined Africa negate the harsh realities of the geopolitical present?

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Today we’re talking all things Black hair in 2022, from the return of the relaxer, to our most cancellable hair takes. Join us as we share our thoughts/rants on the Natural Hair Movement’s successes and failures.

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