Recently, I was in the seaside state of Lagos, arguably one of Africa’s Largest Metropolis and Nigeria’s most successful state. As one of the smallest states in the nation, Lagos has distinguished itself as Nigeria’s most industrialized and developed state. While there, I had the opportunity to experience various cities such as Lekki, Ikeja, Ikoyi,…
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And This Is How I Fell In Love . . .
Stories about love always start with the moment lovers meet. Mine will be somewhat different and somewhat the same. If that is a contradiction, then so is love. Recently, I found a new African song to add to my Afrobeats collection, accept, this song is not Afrobeats. It’s in the form of a traditional Zambian…
We Will Remember In Deeds
On days like this, always allude to our higher selves by going out to volunteer a few hours or getting together friends to help a Habitat for Humanity Project. These are all admirable gestures, but by far we as professionals need to invest more. Especially where it is really needed in our communities and cities. …
Increase the Peace: Ethics in Comm
How can we as communications professionals contribute to peace in our work and also how might we quantify peace?
Making Money Grow on Trees: Demand Marketing
In fact, creating demand is one of the cornerstones of American Business, media and marketing.
Part 5: The Music That Moves
Music is probably the only thing you can take from a moment in time apart from a memory. It leaves indelible prints on the heart and mind. From my trip to Accra I brought back Afrobeats . . . not as though I did not know about it or enjoy it in the past. I’m…
Part 4 : The African Entrepreneur
The economics of business and social policy always happen to creep into my mind whenever I visit a new place. It was no different in Ghana. I had a great opportunity to talk with everyday folks to find out their take on government, politics, money and business. Most Ghanaians I met, seemed fairly settled on the…
Part 3: Far from Kapiti Plain
The first day in Adabraka, Accra Ghana, I had a tour guide. He took me around the city to a few notable places. He pointed them out and he was kind. He had a fascination with America that I thought was cute. He was absolutely sure that America was a beautiful place and he would like…
Part 2: Pieces of an Unfinished Diary
While I was in Accra, I attempted to write my thoughts in a diary. Collecting pieces and impressions just moments or hours after the interaction helped me to capture them in more vivid terms than even a recollection from today. So, I’ve pieced together little pieces of my Diary–those events I can share! “Ghana is…
Part 1: In Adabraka
Photos and impressions from a trip to Accra, Ghana in the Adabraka region
Lela Winston 