This episode extends the Abroad Series in a live interview with Yvonne Nyahe, the executive director of Humanist Action Ghana-an NGO in Ghana dedicated to ending witchcraft accusations in northern Ghana. We speak of her personal experience and activist knowledge, Ghana's history of missionary work, its Northern Region, colonial history, demographics and much more.
In season 2, WWH investigates the real outcomes and lived experiences of Black Diasporic people negotiating religious dissent outside of the United States. These dynamics span accusations of witchcraft, indigenous practices, missionaries, prosperity gospel, authoritarian legislation, Queer/LGBTQ stigma, patriarchy and after-effects of European colonialism. "Bewitched in Ghana" is the penultimate episode of WWH’s season 2.
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(Ep. 24)
Show Notes
Host: Rogiérs
Written by: Rogiérs
Narration: Rogiérs
Production & Editing: Fibby Music Group, LLC
Recorded at: FMG Studios, Washington, DC
Cover Artwork: Emily Wilson
Music Licensing: Storyblocks, Fibby Music (ASCAP)
Additional Music: The 1997 Batch”, J Dilla & Vintage Vibez Music Group
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Guest Credits
Humanist Action Ghana 🇬🇭 (Yvonne Nyahe, Executive Director)
Humanist Action Ghana (on FB)
E: humanistactionghana@gmail.com
Additional African-based Humanist Resources on Dissent, Religion + Activism
Humanist Association of Ghana (Kwabena Antwi Boasiako, Director)
Esther, The Afro Humanist (aka) The Afro Atheist (Nigeria, UK)
The Afro Humanist on Twitter
Related Content Resources
CNN Travel (Article): "Ghana is being heralded as the next big tourist Destination. Here's Why"
77 Percent Street Debate: “Has the Year of Return changed lives for the better or worse?”
AJ+: “Are Black Americans Gentrifying Africa?”
“The Condition of Nonbelievers in Africa.” PDF Report. United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (2021).
"Beyond Belief: How Pentecostal Christianity is Taking Over the World" Elle Hardy (2022)
Nollywood on the Pulpit: Performance and Magic in Pentecostalism Sarah Peace (2020)
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