

Dr. Neil Vaz Goes to Ghana (Part V)
We Who Are Dark by Trent Tomengo
S3 · E6
Aug 31, 2026
55:02
Episode notes
In this episode, Dr. Vaz wraps up his report on his recent trip to Ghana. He discusses how the current country of Ghana was founded, how it got it's name, and the efforts of its first president, Kwame Nkrumah, to establish a "United States of Africa" in 1957. Giving details on why that initiative failed, he also discusses the current political challenges facing countries on the African continent.
Keywords
History, Humanities, African, Black, Diaspora, we who are dark, Panafrican, fba, Latin, America, Black Art, African American history, African American Art