“Building Memunatu Magazine”
This summer, we filmed a cool promo video for Memunatu Magazine! The concept: Building Memunatu. We used clips from popular magazines, from Seventeen and Scholastic to Glamour and Essence, to …
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Journalism as Storytelling
A zealous baseball fan, a struggling musician touring cross country, a protester, a retired local bookstore owner, the curator of a renowned art museum; everyone has a story. Upon first …
The Perfect Holiday Read
Approx. Reading Level: Grade 9/ SSS1 One book I loved when I was in high school was The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen. The author writes from the perspective …
3 Ways to Study Smarter
The truth is most students are not able to memorize every single word of a teacher’s lecture without devoting time to the material outside of class. Because of this, students …
“Obruni, you are lost”
Getting lost in Ghana was almost too easy. Most streets weren’t named, there weren’t many landmarks off of the main roads to help you get your bearings, and GPS wasn’t …
What is an Entrepreneur?
Articles on similar business, industries, and entrepreneurship more generally can be great resources! Here are a couple links to get you started: Business Ideas for Teens How to be Taken …
The Future of Fashion
“This is Africa’s time. Africa is the new inspiration of Global fashion,” declared Lexy Mojo-Eyes, President of Legendary Gold Limited, keynote speaker and Chief Executive Officer of the second annual …
5 Unexpected Benefits of Shea Butter
A popular skin care trend not only in West Africa, but also around the world, is shea butter. In West Africa, in particular, shea butter means big business. West Africa is a huge producer of Shea (600,000 …
Welcome to the Team: Erika
Name: Erika Beidelman School/Major: Brandeis University: Anthropology and Psychology Favorite Color: Purple or Lime Green Favorite Book in MS/HS: The Harry Potter Series Favorite Class in MS/HS: Chemistry Professional Aspirations: Pursue a …
Welcome to the Team: Papsi
Name: PaMomodu “Papsi” Kabia School/Major: Wharton, University of Pennsylvania and undecided Favorite Color: Blue Fav. Book in MS/HS: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver Fav. Class in MS/HS: Physics or …