This is the type of tribute Okoampa will want written about himself. In the obituary section of the New York Times, of course, and in the major newspapers in Africa.
Anyone who has received autographed copies of Okoampa's ... read full comment
This is the type of tribute Okoampa will want written about himself. In the obituary section of the New York Times, of course, and in the major newspapers in Africa.
Anyone who has received autographed copies of Okoampa's books (solicited or not) should count himself extremely lucky.
francis kwarteng 9 years ago
Kwame Ahoofe-Okoampa,
This is the first time I am directly reacting to any of your esays. I happened to have met Ali Mazrui personally and we discussed many issues of interest to Africa and the the world at large. I chose ... read full comment
Kwame Ahoofe-Okoampa,
This is the first time I am directly reacting to any of your esays. I happened to have met Ali Mazrui personally and we discussed many issues of interest to Africa and the the world at large. I chose not to mention it to make it the tributes look too personal.
Please do not try to minimize the influence of Kwame Nkrumah on Mazrui's intellectual evolution. Mazrui himself assured me of this fact, Nkrumah's intellectual influence on hi, I mean Nkrumah.
I am here referring to Nkrumah’s “Consciencism: Philosophy and Ideology for De-colonization.” Nkrumah’s book probably impacted him more than Blyden’s (See his essay “Africa’s Triple Heritage and l,” “Africa Events, (London), 2, no. 7/8 (July-August, 1986); 34-38).
A caveat: Ali Mazui wrote the said book under the name Ali Al'Amin Mazrui (take note).Besides, I have read nearly all of his essays and know what I am talking about.
In fact, Mazrui wrote extensively on how Nkrumah's scholarship impacted his book "The Africans: A Triple Heritage" and the documentary film of the same name (shown around the world).
If you want to read more about what Mazrui himself had to say on the subject, read his book "Africanity Redefined: Volume 1 (Or "Africanity Redefined: Vol 1: Collected Essay of Ali Mazrui" or "Africanity Revisited: Collected Essays of Ali Mazrui). Copies are provided free online.
No tribute to Ali Mazrui will be complete without this book. The head and brain of Mazrui are literally stored in this book. Nkrumah is on his side!
Additional Book information:
Publisher: Africa World Press
Date of Publication: April 1, 2002
Readers interested should google the said book, "Africanity Revisited: Volume 1, and read what Mazui had to say for himself. Mazui writes under the title "Prelude: Africa's Heritage," page 99:
"Two forces taught me about Africa's triple heritage--my own personal experience and the ideas of Kwame Nkrumah. Nkrumah's book, 'Consciencism,' identified three elements in the African personality: indegenious, Islamic, and what he called "Euro-Christian" contributions. His theory of "Consciencism" was in fact a search for a synthesis of these three forces."
Elsehwere (p. 103) Mazrui writes (see his online book):
"This essay is also in part about the perception of these three civilizations--Africa, Islam, and the West--by three particular writers: Edward Wilmot Blyden (1832-1912), Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972), and the present author, Ali Mazui (1933-). In discusiing Ali Mazrui I am both the observer and the observed, both the story and the story-teller. I have decided to ficus on the story, and discuss Ali Mazrui in the third person. From now on Ali Mazrui becomes a "he" rather than an 'I.'"
I have tried unsuccessfuly to copy and past five pages of the said book here. Finally, Mazrui also wrote more journals articles on this very question but time is not on my side to retrieve them for readers.
In the meantime, here is the link to a free copy of Mazrui's book discussing Nkrumah's impact on his intellectual work (as well as of Edward Blyden):
Thanks for your thoughtful response. I wish this forum would have more of such educational discourse.
Francis,
Thanks for your thoughtful response. I wish this forum would have more of such educational discourse.
Mr. Figure-Out 9 years ago
Over to you 'Trokosi' Kwarteng! Kwame Okoampah is indirectly trying to engage you in a pinch and a punch wizardly bout in this sacred arena of Ghanaweb. So happy that you got that catch so quick to come out to redeem yoursel ... read full comment
Over to you 'Trokosi' Kwarteng! Kwame Okoampah is indirectly trying to engage you in a pinch and a punch wizardly bout in this sacred arena of Ghanaweb. So happy that you got that catch so quick to come out to redeem yourself. However Okoampah's sniper shot is so venomous to warrant such a weak riposte from your Aduman Kookoase of the boxing arena. Okoampah wrote:
" In the main, several of the cut-and-paste write-ups parading many a cyberspace highway as tributes to Prof. Mazrui have actually cavalierly attempted to devalue the phenomenal significance of the man, by presuming to bunch him up with barely passable intellectuals grossly mischaracterized as scholars, thereby heretically reducing Prof. Mazrui to the morbidly unenviable status of just another run-of-the-mill African and/or Africanist academic."
I see this quote, not so smart one though, as a calculated attempt to inpugn your mastery on issues here on Ghanaweb. It is a direct attack on the stinking 3 tier pension schemes , ops! I mean the 3- installments of your tribute to Prof Ali Mazrui. Your feeble response make me wonder whether you two guys are scared of each other, Okoampah would slap anybody directly in the face but when it comes to you Aduman Kookoase and a Trokosi wannabe guy, he would revert into the so called communist inferior tactics and behave like a coward sniper with his tail inbetween his legs. In much the same way Kwarteng would fire on all cylinders permissible under the sun to attack my Kookoase people whom he refers to as " the ghost of a dead empire", the "dung beetles" among other unprintable accolades for reasons best known to him. But here is this coward Kwarteng trying to justify himself with quotation of tittle of books and names even when Okoampah continue to stick smelly Trokosi shit in his nose. What is important here is that Okuampah is accusing you of 'cut and paste' so deal with it. "Woyaa Suro Woyaa" at a great display here. I am watching you two cowards.
Mr. Figure-Out 9 years ago
...... Aduman Kookoase end of the boxing......
...... Aduman Kookoase end of the boxing......
C.Y. ANDY-K 9 years ago
You see what your dim-witted attack on Francis has elicited in response? An upper cut to floor Ahoofe ba saa! Ahoofe has run away from his own let-me-praise-myself-too-small article; followed by you on his heels! Ha! ha! ha! ... read full comment
You see what your dim-witted attack on Francis has elicited in response? An upper cut to floor Ahoofe ba saa! Ahoofe has run away from his own let-me-praise-myself-too-small article; followed by you on his heels! Ha! ha! ha! A Tribute To Ahoofe and Bigots!
Andy-K
francis kwarteng 9 years ago
Dear Mr. Figure-Out,
Every scholar I mentioned in my three-part tribute is greater than Kwame Akoampa-Ahoofe by every standard. They are all better writers and critical scholars than Ahoofe (read about them to prove me wro ... read full comment
Dear Mr. Figure-Out,
Every scholar I mentioned in my three-part tribute is greater than Kwame Akoampa-Ahoofe by every standard. They are all better writers and critical scholars than Ahoofe (read about them to prove me wrong). Ahoofe is but a mere intellectual child. And Ahoofe is an average writer compared to most writers in general (even from Ghana).
In fact, I see Ahoofe more as a journalist than a "scholar." And in fact, a scholar Ahoofe is not! Never! Ahoofe is more like a Ghanaweb "scholar" to me. His self-published books are not read in any respectable circles I know of! I know what I am talking about and I have all the hard facts.
And writers gifting their books to other scholars is not a big dea. Molefi Kete Asate gave one of his earlist books on Afrocentricity to Wole Soyinka. Asante has gifted me one of his influential books. Writers do this all the time. It does not mean your work is critical or scientifically credible. It does not even mean the recipients read them. In fact, some well-known American writers have gifted me books, some of which I have not even read.
Of course I am conversant with Ahoofe's body of work, inside out. They do not carry much intellectual and literary weight! And they are not known in the American academy and respected peer-reviewed journals anywhere in the world. Besides, they lack intellectual credibility to make it in respected peer-reviewed journals and important media like the Wall Street Journal, the New Yorker, the New York Times, Huffington Post, or even US News & World Report (to name a few). Some of the works of scholars like Profs. Horace G. Campbell, Ali Mazrui, Wole Soyinka, Kofi Awoonor, Nguigi wa Thiong'o, Chinua Achebe, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Cornel West, Ayo Kwei Armah, and even Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie have made it to these critical and prestigious platforms.
In facty, I would not recommend Ahoofe's books for my readers. Read my series "Fate of A Sick Scholar" for a summary list of the world's most sophisticated, critical, and complicated writers whose literary works I would recommend to others to read.
In fact, I recommended three of Ahoofe's books to one of my white friends in New York (2007), an English and journalist student at Columbia University School of Journalism, who returned them with dismissive remarks. He used the word "potboiler" to describe those three books.
Finally, look at his tribbute to Mazrui. You learn practically nothing (See Afrikabii's comments). Ahoofe's tribute to Mazrui is a shameful exercise in self-promotion and personal aggrandizemen.
And look at the refreences I gave in my tributes and those I have provided here (see the tribute in the New York Times as well; again. Ahoofe's tells you practically nothing about Mazrui). Lastly, I have personally known Mazrui (and my discussions with him) but I chose to exclude them in my tribute. I did not want to sound like I am promoting myself.
Please go ahead and read about all the scholars I mentioned in my three-part series to Mazrui and compare them to Ahoofe. Ahoofe COMPLETELY disappears! He does not even become a dwarf in their shadow. And don't say I am jealous of Ahoofe. Rather I am jealous of Kofi Awoonor, Ayi Kwei Armah, Ama Ata Aiddoo, Wole Soyinka, Chinua Achebe, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Molefi Kete Asante, Cornel West, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Ama Mazama, etc (See the others I mention in "Fate of A Sick Scholar."
Again, Ahoofe is but a child! And never say I am scared of Ahoofe. There is nothing about him and in his head to be scrared of!
All errors are mine.
Thanks.
Akadu Mensema 9 years ago
Francis:
Nkrumah's anticolonial thrust may have influenced Mazrui, but the latter was an anti-Nkrumahist to the hilt.
Francis:
Nkrumah's anticolonial thrust may have influenced Mazrui, but the latter was an anti-Nkrumahist to the hilt.
Abeeku Mensah 9 years ago
Akadu Mensima you ought to bow down your head in shame but I know there is no sense of shame or remorse in the Kyebi dialect or character trait. Holding a PhD does not exempt you and or Dr. Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe from learning ... read full comment
Akadu Mensima you ought to bow down your head in shame but I know there is no sense of shame or remorse in the Kyebi dialect or character trait. Holding a PhD does not exempt you and or Dr. Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe from learning new tricks called intellectual honesty. There is a difference between hate and intellectual or philosophical disagreement. Unfortunately Ali Mazrui did not come to Nkrumah's ideals hating others or other philosophical ideals which made it easier for his intellectual rebirth and honesty. J.B. Danquah and his cohorts on the other hand come to Nkrumah's ideals and philosophy with hate just as all you morally bankrupt dimwits hated all things communism or socialist. Principled people will not buy made in China products with as much disfain and repulsion you pretend to have for a communist socialist government. But that is the difference between genuine intellectual disagreements and people of your tribally filled hateful kind. By the way Ghana bexame independent inspite of the "my way" towards independence or back to colonial subjugation ideas of your beloved hero.
Akadu Mensema 9 years ago
Mr PhD, the key here is anti-Nkrumahist! Read Mazrui and his pronouncements!
Mr PhD, the key here is anti-Nkrumahist! Read Mazrui and his pronouncements!
Abeeku Mensah 9 years ago
You may have accepted the bill of goods Dr. Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe sold you and his lapdog fans but that is alright by me. What you fail to comprehend in this piece by Okoampa-Ahoofe is the introduction of tribalism in the cour ... read full comment
You may have accepted the bill of goods Dr. Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe sold you and his lapdog fans but that is alright by me. What you fail to comprehend in this piece by Okoampa-Ahoofe is the introduction of tribalism in the course curriculum and the significance. Ali Mazrui knows Africans of the Okoampa-Ahoofe kind and knows that until the American institutions that reluctantly discuss the effects of discrimination on society are educated on the effects of tribalism on the African continent, people of the west, mostly shielded from the evils of tribal induced hatred, may buy into the misinformation of Okoampa-Ahoofe and his likes in Ghana. There is not a single shred of scholarly work that will validate the anti-Nkrumah articles by Okoampa-Ahoofe and his Kyebi cohorts even in an era of numerous literature articles written by holders of a dime a dozen PhD's that abound in Ghana.
How many scholars in the west did write and suggest the emergence of China as an economic and military power by 2014 under a communist party leadership? Every lesson and articles of literature written on China by most who now hold PhD's with expertise on China some of whom are singing different tunes from their previously held positions have been bold snd intellectually honest to correct their stance because they did not hold those views out of tribal animus or racial bias. Yet Dr. Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe and his band of Kyebi and shameless twerps in the NPP continue down a tribal stance to the bitter end.
When the likes of you and some in the Kyebi clan get to logically and morally explain why you shop all things China but continue to hate Nkrumah for his purported communist inclinations to the satisfaction of fair and open minded people of Ghana and or across Africa I will eat crow.
DUNGEON MASTER 9 years ago
Dr. Okoampa, Thanks for an insightful tribute. The truncated length of this tribute, depth and relevance of subject matter, and your razor-sharp deployment of the English language make this an effortless read. It is abundantl ... read full comment
Dr. Okoampa, Thanks for an insightful tribute. The truncated length of this tribute, depth and relevance of subject matter, and your razor-sharp deployment of the English language make this an effortless read. It is abundantly clear that there are some here who are morbidly obsessed with you and your work. You are eternally ossified in their thoughts and typing fingers, apparently. I mean, who goes around saying you are worthless and yet imbibe everything about you, including your dissertation? You have done well to ignore these wannabe intellectuals. Mind you, these are the same people who claim you are not worth reading; yet every time I visit your articles, they are always present posting comments under different names. I can’t stop laughing.
SHAMELESS AHOOFE 9 years ago
Bull shit! We know Shameless Ahoofe poses as DUNGEON MASTER AND PHILTY McNASTY.Ahoofe, A Great African Let Down.Pull the other one!
Bull shit! We know Shameless Ahoofe poses as DUNGEON MASTER AND PHILTY McNASTY.Ahoofe, A Great African Let Down.Pull the other one!
DUNGEON MASTER 9 years ago
Do yourself a favor: Search my IP address and find out for yourself where I'm located. Thanks!
PS: Okoampa is located in New York
Do yourself a favor: Search my IP address and find out for yourself where I'm located. Thanks!
PS: Okoampa is located in New York
SHAMELESS AHOOFE 9 years ago
Lying sod! Okoampa.That is your usual crap!Keep praising yourself like the Lizard.
Lying sod! Okoampa.That is your usual crap!Keep praising yourself like the Lizard.
DUNGEON MASTER 9 years ago
Please stop referring to me as Okoampa if you're unwilling to provide IP addresses to buttress your nonsensical claim. Thanks
Please stop referring to me as Okoampa if you're unwilling to provide IP addresses to buttress your nonsensical claim. Thanks
Afrikabii 9 years ago
To be honest I've never heard of this Mazrui guy and first thought he was some great Kenyan meadalist runner.
Your tribute was going great until you ruined it 3/4 way to the end by inserting yourself and experiences in th ... read full comment
To be honest I've never heard of this Mazrui guy and first thought he was some great Kenyan meadalist runner.
Your tribute was going great until you ruined it 3/4 way to the end by inserting yourself and experiences in this tribute.
Anyway I'm going to google this Mazrui person and find out what made him great, which you never laid out in this tribute, other than your constant harping that he's a giant academic, wh ich is often said of any African who is a PhD and passes away.
I'm also interested in the controversies surrounding him and will do some search.
You couldn't help yourself by interjecting your J.B. Danquah stuff in this tribute and your books. You write OK but at times verbose. You'll need a dose of humility and objectivity to in your articles.
Thanks for tribute. Because of you I'll find out about this famous Kenyan I didn't know.
RINGO 9 years ago
Ali was an African scholar with imperialist and neo-colonianist inclination.There are reports that he used by the CIA.
Ali was an African scholar with imperialist and neo-colonianist inclination.There are reports that he used by the CIA.
RINGO 9 years ago
There are reports that he was used by the CIA.
There are reports that he was used by the CIA.
KB 9 years ago
Francis Kwarteng wrote a two-part tribute to Mazrui on these pages last week. You may read them too, if you have time.
Kwarteng's tribute is very long and he is difficult to read but you can gain something from him too. A ... read full comment
Francis Kwarteng wrote a two-part tribute to Mazrui on these pages last week. You may read them too, if you have time.
Kwarteng's tribute is very long and he is difficult to read but you can gain something from him too. At least Kwarteng doesn't talk about himself in his tributes but he also has a tendency of mentioning too many names.
And, of course, you can google the man too.
francis kwarteng 9 years ago
My tribute is a three-part series:
"A Tribute: Ali Mazrui, Ghana & The World."
I should rather advice readers to read the references I gave and more (readers can contact me if they are so inclined).
There are a few ... read full comment
My tribute is a three-part series:
"A Tribute: Ali Mazrui, Ghana & The World."
I should rather advice readers to read the references I gave and more (readers can contact me if they are so inclined).
There are a few things I once discused with Mazrui which made general appearances in my three-part series. And the tributes are just a tip of the iceberg. Mazrui was larger than these shallow tributes (including mine).
Like I told Nana Yaw and others, neither Mazrui nor Campbell has an equal on Ghana. These men are greater than any I have seen on Ghanaweb. Mazrui's and Campbell's intellectual impact on the world is there for all to see. No Ghanaweb scholar comes anywhere close!
Thanks.
francis kwarteng 9 years ago
Dear Afrikaba,
You can also read my three-part series "A Tribute: Ali Mazrui, Ghana, & the World," all published on Ghanaweb.
I dealt with what made him him great and his fondness for Kwame Nkrumah. I also thoroughly d ... read full comment
Dear Afrikaba,
You can also read my three-part series "A Tribute: Ali Mazrui, Ghana, & the World," all published on Ghanaweb.
I dealt with what made him him great and his fondness for Kwame Nkrumah. I also thoroughly dealth with what Ali Mazrui (and others) had to say about Nkrumah's influence on his scholarly and political development (See also my remarks to KB).
You an shoot me email (franciskkwarteng@yahoo.com) and from them we can discuss the contents of most of his books as well as most of his scholarly articles. I am familiar with the contents of both, books and scholarly articles).
Thanks.
NOBODY 9 years ago
Kwaqrteng, no need to explain much. Your articles speak for themselves. You've done a very good job in passing out valuable information to the public in your articles, and that's why you're not a one-way scholar. keep up the ... read full comment
Kwaqrteng, no need to explain much. Your articles speak for themselves. You've done a very good job in passing out valuable information to the public in your articles, and that's why you're not a one-way scholar. keep up the good job.
francis kwarteng 9 years ago
Kwame Ahoofe-Akoampa,
I also forgot to mention that Prof. Horace G. Campbell, Syracuse University professor is a well-known scholar in the American academy and a respected justice and international peace scholar. hIS
A ... read full comment
Kwame Ahoofe-Akoampa,
I also forgot to mention that Prof. Horace G. Campbell, Syracuse University professor is a well-known scholar in the American academy and a respected justice and international peace scholar. hIS
Ali Mazrui was one of Prof. Campbell was closest friends. Their paths crossed each other in the American academy as well as in their activist work on behld of Africa and the Caribbean.
In fact, Prof. Cambpell and his wife literally spent quality time with the Mazuis family in each other homes. They ate together, watched tv together, critiqued each other, and the like. They were like blood brothers. Readers can easily get Prof. Campbell's work on Mazrui.
Anyone interested in knowing more about Prof. Campbell's work in scholarly journals (in the West) and around the world could read more. His work on behalf of Africa (African Union), the Caribbean, etc., is unparalleled.
Finally, Prof. Campbell has appeared on high-profile television and radio networks, such as Democracy Now, to discuss American foreign policy and other issues related to the West and Africa. He is a sought-after speaker in America. Readers may also want to take a look at his work on China and Africa.
Thanks.
Ekow Blankson 9 years ago
Francis Kwarteng stop kissing Professor Horace Campbell's arse.
You don't know him, I took his class at Syracuse and to frank with you he is a Sloppy instructor, poor discussion. Did not ask undergrads to read or contrib ... read full comment
Francis Kwarteng stop kissing Professor Horace Campbell's arse.
You don't know him, I took his class at Syracuse and to frank with you he is a Sloppy instructor, poor discussion. Did not ask undergrads to read or contribute, relied on grads for discussion. Socialist, anti-US attitude. Thinks he knows everything about Africa, discredits all other 'experts.' Dismissive of FACT, blames US/ West for African problems. Apologized to class for not putting more effort in class.
My question to you is what has he done for the people of Montego Bay, Jamiaca? He is just wannabe Marcus Garvey!
francis kwarteng 9 years ago
Ekow,
I don't have to sit in Prof. Campbell's class per se to appreciate or know about his work. He is a global intellectual. I have followed his work in academic circles, on major American tv networks and tv stations, spe ... read full comment
Ekow,
I don't have to sit in Prof. Campbell's class per se to appreciate or know about his work. He is a global intellectual. I have followed his work in academic circles, on major American tv networks and tv stations, speaking engagements around America and the world, etc., and met him twice. He is among a few scholars who have been applying scientific theories to Caribbean and African politics and societies!
Prof Campbell has been a commentator on CCTV (China), Pacifica Radio (WBAI), MSNBC, Democracy Now, etc. He has also written for some of the major papers in the world (the US,UK, the Caribbean, Africa, etc. Finally, Prof. Campbell's commentaries on international poilitics have been featured on radio stations in the Carbbean, Africa, etc. His scholarly articles are featured in respected peer-reviewed journals all over the world. He has also taught in the Caribbean, Britain, Africa (beside America). Ans his activist politics and scholarship is well known in Britain, Africa, the Caribbea, Canada, and America! I am talking about a global scholar, a respected intellectual man of global stature!
He has even been a visiting professor at a Chinese university and Irish universities. He is also a respected member of the International Relations Faculty (Maxwell School, Syracuse University). Maxwell School is arguably "one of the world's best graduate schools of public affirs (AS WELL AS OF AMERICA)" (See US News & World Report). He is a prolific and influential writer as well. This is also known in the American academy.
Some of his scholarly works have been translanted into other languages (See his work "Rasta and Resistance: From Marcus Garvey to Walter Rodney," an important work published in French by Camion Blanc).
He was one of Mazrui's closest and most trusted friends (send me an email and let's discuss this). Like Mazrui's body of work, Prof. Campbell's works are read the world over and further his work has positively impacted institutions such as Black Studies(and institutional affiliates of Black Studies), the United Nations, African Union, etc. Prof. Campbell has also done some consultation work as it pertains to American education.
Again, his work is well known in the American academy and in the international community. Prof. Campbell has no equal on Ghanaweb. His stature on the global intellectual scene is not what the two by four Ghanaweb sclohars would have us believe. Prof. Campbell dwarfs them all!
Besides, I have a couple of well-accomplished American journalists and writers whom he taught at Syracuse. One of these two friends of mine has his own newspaper on Wall Street (established with seed fuunding from Bill Cosby, the American comedian) and used to be one of the New York Times' respected investigative journalists on Africa. He too has appeared on numerous American tv and radio stations (send me email and let's didcuss these two former students of Prof. Campbell; you will be surprised what they say about one of their "greatest" American professors).
Finally, it is no use asking what Prof. Campbell has done for his native Jaimaica (See how his seminal scholarly work "Rasta and Resistance: From Marcus Garvey to Walter Rodney" has shaped scholarhip on the Caribbean including his native Jamaica; this is for those who want to know what he has done fot Jamaica. This is just one of his major contributions to Jaimaica and the Caribbean).
His excellent academic work is there for all to see (Read one of his well-known books "Pan Africanism, Pan Africanists and African Liberation in the 21st Century" to understand what he has done for the black community the world over, whether in the Caribbean (his native Jamaica), South America, Europe, North America, or Africa). He has written several books chapters in edited volumes, etc.
Talk to Jamaican scholars, politicians, and activists and they will tell you what Prof. Cambpell has done for Jamaica. I lived in a predominantly Caribbean, that is, Jamaica, neighborhood, White Plains Road, 225th Street and knew many Caribbean and Jamaican friends who knew him and about his work.
And one my brothers is married to a Jamaican-born American! Lastly, Prof. Campbell has spent a chunk of his academic life promoting peace among Continental Africans (via the African Union) as well as promoting unity among Continental Africans and the African Diaspora.
That aside, Marcus Garvey did more for America than his native Jamaica. Kwame Anthony Appiah has done more for America than for Ghana or Britain. Ali Mazrui did more for America than his native Kenya. Yaw Nyarko has done more for America than for his native Ghana. Ama Mazama has done more for America than for France or her native Guadeloupe. Victor Lawrence has done more for America than his native Ghana. Rita Marley has used Bob Marley's wealth to do more good in Ghana and Africa than in the Caribean and Jamaica...The list is endless.
And unlike those two by four Ghanaweb scholars who use their half-baked education to promote ethnocentrism, Prof. Campbell has used his excellent scholarship to fight "tribalism" in Africa and to bring Continental Africa and the African Diaspora together. He has used a chunk of his academic life to fight racism. In fact, he has single-handedly done more for Africa than the two by four Ghanaweb scholars whose half-baked scholarship merely promote ethnocentrism.
Again, Prof. Campbell has no equal on Ghanaweb. He is a global scholar, like Mazrui, his mentor and idol! And what I provide here is just a tip of the iceberg. Prof. Campbell is larger than that.
Thanks.
Nana Yaw 9 years ago
Your worthless books will not be read by more than half a dozen people if you do not mention Osagyefo's name. Even in Ghana, you can not sell more than a dozen of your rubbish if you do not involve the African millennium. The ... read full comment
Your worthless books will not be read by more than half a dozen people if you do not mention Osagyefo's name. Even in Ghana, you can not sell more than a dozen of your rubbish if you do not involve the African millennium. The Jihadist Omar Mulah JB Danquah's relevance has long been dumped into the dustbins!!!
francis kwarteng 9 years ago
Hello,
I have provided some useful references where Ali Mazrui made references to Nkrumah's influence on him and his intellectual evolution(See my misplaced comment to KB).
I have read almost all the important essays o ... read full comment
Hello,
I have provided some useful references where Ali Mazrui made references to Nkrumah's influence on him and his intellectual evolution(See my misplaced comment to KB).
I have read almost all the important essays of Mazrui and books to know what I am saying. Finally, I have detailed info on the close relationship (intellectual and otherwise) between Prof. Horace G. Campbell and Ali Mazrui right down to the latter's death.
Both scholars (Campbell, Mazrui)were on the same side of the intellectual divide on most issues. It takes a close reading of their works and "intmate" knowledge of these great scholars to appreciate what I am saying (readers can contact me here: franciskkwarteng@yahoo.com for additional info. I shall help out if time is on my side; the inof is voluminious).
And when I refer to Ali Mazrui (and even Prof. Campbell) as great intellectual scholars, I do not mean the two by four scholars who parade on Ghanaweb (laught it off). I mean sholars whose works have made great impact on the world, on individuals, and on institutions (both Mazrui and Campbell pass this rigorous test).
Both Mazrui and Campbell are larger than anything I have seen on Ghanaweb.
Thanks.
Akadu Mensema 9 years ago
Okoampa, a very good In Memoriam! But putting Basil Davidson on the pedestal of African History shows your own lack of insights into African Historiography! Yes, Davidson spoke for Africans and African liberation and empowerm ... read full comment
Okoampa, a very good In Memoriam! But putting Basil Davidson on the pedestal of African History shows your own lack of insights into African Historiography! Yes, Davidson spoke for Africans and African liberation and empowerment, but he was not a prolific historian, not even a trained historian like you.
francis kwarteng 9 years ago
Dear Akadu Mansema,
How have you been?
You are right. Ahoofe needs serious re-training.
And who says Ahoofe is a trained historian? This is the first time I am hearing this. The man is a journalist!
As aside, I ... read full comment
Dear Akadu Mansema,
How have you been?
You are right. Ahoofe needs serious re-training.
And who says Ahoofe is a trained historian? This is the first time I am hearing this. The man is a journalist!
As aside, I do agree with your critical opinions about Mazrui. The idea was to point to the fact that Mazrui, despite his critical stance on Nkrumah, used Nkrumah and Nkrumah's innovative idea to do a lot of good to and for humanity. That was the essence of part three of my tribute.
Finally, go read Ahoofe's doctoral dissertation and try to learn more about the academic content of his doctoral work. Ahoofe's doctoral dissertation on Ghanaina poetry is not even a masterpiece! It is an average work by any standard!
Which insitution made Ahoofe a trained historian? In fact, Basil Davidson (despite my reservations about his works on Africa) is a far better and critical historian and writer than Ahoofe. What are you talking about?
Thanks.
NOBODY 9 years ago
Professor Ali Mazrui was not a dysfunctional academic, the kind that Okoampa-Ahoofe turned out to be. But for your demented mind and gross ignorance about everything other than the English language, you would have just paid t ... read full comment
Professor Ali Mazrui was not a dysfunctional academic, the kind that Okoampa-Ahoofe turned out to be. But for your demented mind and gross ignorance about everything other than the English language, you would have just paid tribute to Professor Mazrui rather than use the opportunity to continue exposing your inexcusable UP hatred of Nkrumah, a man your Akufo-Addo will never come close to in terms of positive contributions to Ghana and Africa. The more you write, Okoampa-Aoofe, the more one sees the worthlessness in you. May Mazrui rest in peace.
This is the type of tribute Okoampa will want written about himself. In the obituary section of the New York Times, of course, and in the major newspapers in Africa.
Anyone who has received autographed copies of Okoampa's ...
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Kwame Ahoofe-Okoampa,
This is the first time I am directly reacting to any of your esays. I happened to have met Ali Mazrui personally and we discussed many issues of interest to Africa and the the world at large. I chose ...
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Francis,
Thanks for your thoughtful response. I wish this forum would have more of such educational discourse.
Over to you 'Trokosi' Kwarteng! Kwame Okoampah is indirectly trying to engage you in a pinch and a punch wizardly bout in this sacred arena of Ghanaweb. So happy that you got that catch so quick to come out to redeem yoursel ...
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...... Aduman Kookoase end of the boxing......
You see what your dim-witted attack on Francis has elicited in response? An upper cut to floor Ahoofe ba saa! Ahoofe has run away from his own let-me-praise-myself-too-small article; followed by you on his heels! Ha! ha! ha! ...
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Dear Mr. Figure-Out,
Every scholar I mentioned in my three-part tribute is greater than Kwame Akoampa-Ahoofe by every standard. They are all better writers and critical scholars than Ahoofe (read about them to prove me wro ...
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Francis:
Nkrumah's anticolonial thrust may have influenced Mazrui, but the latter was an anti-Nkrumahist to the hilt.
Akadu Mensima you ought to bow down your head in shame but I know there is no sense of shame or remorse in the Kyebi dialect or character trait. Holding a PhD does not exempt you and or Dr. Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe from learning ...
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Mr PhD, the key here is anti-Nkrumahist! Read Mazrui and his pronouncements!
You may have accepted the bill of goods Dr. Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe sold you and his lapdog fans but that is alright by me. What you fail to comprehend in this piece by Okoampa-Ahoofe is the introduction of tribalism in the cour ...
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Dr. Okoampa, Thanks for an insightful tribute. The truncated length of this tribute, depth and relevance of subject matter, and your razor-sharp deployment of the English language make this an effortless read. It is abundantl ...
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Bull shit! We know Shameless Ahoofe poses as DUNGEON MASTER AND PHILTY McNASTY.Ahoofe, A Great African Let Down.Pull the other one!
Do yourself a favor: Search my IP address and find out for yourself where I'm located. Thanks!
PS: Okoampa is located in New York
Lying sod! Okoampa.That is your usual crap!Keep praising yourself like the Lizard.
Please stop referring to me as Okoampa if you're unwilling to provide IP addresses to buttress your nonsensical claim. Thanks
To be honest I've never heard of this Mazrui guy and first thought he was some great Kenyan meadalist runner.
Your tribute was going great until you ruined it 3/4 way to the end by inserting yourself and experiences in th ...
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Ali was an African scholar with imperialist and neo-colonianist inclination.There are reports that he used by the CIA.
There are reports that he was used by the CIA.
Francis Kwarteng wrote a two-part tribute to Mazrui on these pages last week. You may read them too, if you have time.
Kwarteng's tribute is very long and he is difficult to read but you can gain something from him too. A ...
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My tribute is a three-part series:
"A Tribute: Ali Mazrui, Ghana & The World."
I should rather advice readers to read the references I gave and more (readers can contact me if they are so inclined).
There are a few ...
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Dear Afrikaba,
You can also read my three-part series "A Tribute: Ali Mazrui, Ghana, & the World," all published on Ghanaweb.
I dealt with what made him him great and his fondness for Kwame Nkrumah. I also thoroughly d ...
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Kwaqrteng, no need to explain much. Your articles speak for themselves. You've done a very good job in passing out valuable information to the public in your articles, and that's why you're not a one-way scholar. keep up the ...
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Kwame Ahoofe-Akoampa,
I also forgot to mention that Prof. Horace G. Campbell, Syracuse University professor is a well-known scholar in the American academy and a respected justice and international peace scholar. hIS
A ...
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Francis Kwarteng stop kissing Professor Horace Campbell's arse.
You don't know him, I took his class at Syracuse and to frank with you he is a Sloppy instructor, poor discussion. Did not ask undergrads to read or contrib ...
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Ekow,
I don't have to sit in Prof. Campbell's class per se to appreciate or know about his work. He is a global intellectual. I have followed his work in academic circles, on major American tv networks and tv stations, spe ...
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Your worthless books will not be read by more than half a dozen people if you do not mention Osagyefo's name. Even in Ghana, you can not sell more than a dozen of your rubbish if you do not involve the African millennium. The ...
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Hello,
I have provided some useful references where Ali Mazrui made references to Nkrumah's influence on him and his intellectual evolution(See my misplaced comment to KB).
I have read almost all the important essays o ...
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Okoampa, a very good In Memoriam! But putting Basil Davidson on the pedestal of African History shows your own lack of insights into African Historiography! Yes, Davidson spoke for Africans and African liberation and empowerm ...
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Dear Akadu Mansema,
How have you been?
You are right. Ahoofe needs serious re-training.
And who says Ahoofe is a trained historian? This is the first time I am hearing this. The man is a journalist!
As aside, I ...
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Professor Ali Mazrui was not a dysfunctional academic, the kind that Okoampa-Ahoofe turned out to be. But for your demented mind and gross ignorance about everything other than the English language, you would have just paid t ...
read full comment