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27. Remembering Ama Ata Aidoo


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We are celebrating the memory of Ama Ata Aidoo, Ghana's first prominent female author, with news articles written by some Ghanaian writers.


Articles read were written by:

Annis Haffar published in the Daily Graphic 

Nii Ayikwei Parkes online by The Republic 

https://republic.com.ng/august-september-2023/the-indelible-life-of-ama-ata-aidoo/

Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah published online by The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/jul/05/our-feminist-ancestor-ama-ata-aidoo-author-activist-and-african-heroine


Voices heard or Music:

Ama Ata Aidoo on Feminism in Africa -BBC HARDtalk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_gJwy9yjrk&t=21s


 Brown bids farewell to Playwright Ama Ata Aidoo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW5V1GH7F6E


Poetra Asantewa sings a song from Anowa, written by Ama Ata Aidoo


Monsters You Made by Burna Boy 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW5V1GH7F6E

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