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Tragic ties aside, Ghana embraces
Pack's Peprah
IRVING, Texas — Charlie Peprah doesn't quite
have the same story as the other guys at the Super Bowl.
Sure, his dad is flying in for Sunday's game.
But he's coming all the way from Ghana. And Peprah's
grandfather? He used to be head of state in the West African
nation — until he was executed after a coup.
Peprah will always be associated with that tumultuous
chapter in Ghana's history, but he's giving the people of
his family's home nation another reason to know his name: He
will be a starting safety for the Packers when Green Bay
takes on the Pittsburgh Steelers at Cowboys Stadium.
"My dad said it's getting crazy over there, they're
following the Super Bowl," Peprah said. "You know how the
Super Bowl goes, it's watched worldwide."
Peprah recalled a trip Ghana a few years ago. Some people
knew who he was then, but for much different reasons.
Peprah's grandfather, I.K. Acheampong, rose to power as the
head of state in Ghana in 1972. He was removed from office
in a coup, then executed in 1979....
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Townhall.com, Feb 3, Ghanadot
- What needs to be done is not rocket science. Our black
ancestors, just two, three, four generations out of
slavery, would not have tolerated school behavior that's
all but routine today.... More
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Tragic
ties
aside,
Ghana
embraces
Pack's
Peprah
Sports,
Feb,
Ghanadot
-
Charlie
Peprah
doesn't
quite
have
the
same
story
as
the
other
guys
at
the
Super
Bowl...Sure,
his
dad
is
flying
in
for
Sunday's
game.
But
he's
coming
all
the
way
from
Ghana.
And
Peprah's
grandfather?
He
used
to
be
head
of
state
in
the
West
African
nation
—
until
he
was
executed
after
a
coup.
.....More
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Cote D'Ivoire Needs a Chocolate Revolution
Commentary, Feb 4, Ghanadot
- The street protests in Tunisia and Egypt have exposed
something of which other African regimes should take
note: the farcical democracy that has defined governance
on our continent, particularly, since the 1990s... More |
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Enemies of the Nation: The dark
secrets of Tema Harbour
JoyOnLine, Feb 2, Ghanadot - The
nation’s trusted farmhands at the Harbour have appropriated
the farmland and its produce and denied their landlord
(Ghana) the benefits due him. The Tema Harbour has been
turned into a goldmine for some greedy security officials
who are threatening to strip the mine facility to satisfy
their selfish ends....More |
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