Recent reports have it that, that Harry Belafonte has slammed Beyonce and her rapper husband Jay-Z for their alleged inadequate contribution to social initiatives. Like Seriously?
It got me thinking though…Social responsibilities are that big deal in the west but in our part of the world some celebrities do not see the need to lift a hand or foot to help people in their communities, the same society or people that nurtured and made them the champions and celebrities they are.
Shakira, one of the world’s most adored celebrity asserted at the BBC 80th Anniversary that celebrities have philanthropic moral duties. She went on to say that artistes and all public figures who find themselves in front of the cameras must use their position to improve the world.
But what do we find these days in Ghana, a bunch of opportunists who think they can use the industry to become millionaires or turn their lives’ around in a day. Thank God, it is not all Ghanaian celebrities who think this way. As much as some think that they can use the industry to better themselves, there are others who keep doing their utmost best to improve their communities. But is it adequate?
Now, I will love to mention some names of celebrities contributing their quota to our community but I don’t want anyone to feel left out.
What I will love to leave though is a little food for thought for our Ghanaian celebrities, public figures and companies alike. “Getting what you pay for is not only about how you invest your money, but also how you invest your time, your energy, your voice…and how much you invest in what you consider your community and your culture”.
Once again I am asking GhanaCelebrities.Com readers and our celebrity readers out to share their thoughts on this topic, do you think Ghanaian celebrities are ADEQUATELY contributed to social initiatives.
Nana Yaw Adjapong
Celebrity Male Fashion…Who Has Been Rocking It & Who Has Been Mocking It?
We are constantly keeping a critical eye on our female celebrities. Their behaviours, fashion sense, performances and relationships. But hey, are they the only people who are setting trends or getting caught in fashion faux pas moments? No. Many male celebrities seem to be taking our leniency with praise or criticism of them for … Read more
Celebrity Male Fashion…Who Has Been Rocking It & Who Has Been Mocking It?
We are constantly keeping a critical eye on our female celebrities. Their behaviours, fashion sense, performances and relationships. But hey, are they the only people who are setting trends or getting caught in fashion faux pas moments? No. Many male celebrities seem to be taking our leniency with praise or criticism of them for … Read more
Actress Nana Akua Addo Releases New Promo Photos
GhanaCelebrities.Com has obtained new promo photos of Actress Nana Akua Addo and to be frank, the girl is looking HOT! I have not given Nana Akua Addo’s sexy legs such an attention before…LOL. Just letting you know what I am loving about the photos? Apart from her beauty, the various poses are also on point… … Read more
GC LIFE 101: After The Wedding Night…
The time was 5.15am. We were sprawled out on each other’s side of the bed. I was looking at the ceiling. “I can’t believe this” I thought. I looked at the man sleeping next to me…He was snoring. In fact his snort could wake up the dead.
How could this man sleep through this? How could he not care? How could he not know we have a problem? In fact how could he not know he had a problem? I wanted to shake him but I didn’t. Maybe when he wakes up, I will tell him to find a solution to his problem. I thought.
I wanted to kick him, scream at him, curse at him or rather beg him to find a solution but he was in a state of oblivion and he looked peaceful like a baby with no care in the world.
This is not the life he promised me, this is not the life I bargained for. This is not the life. This is not life. I covered my head with my pillow and began sobbing silently underneath it.
I met Ekem at a friend’s dinner party a year ago. He stood out in a crowd of well-dressed men-he was the only one not wearing a tie or in his work clothes .
He was the most handsome man I had ever seen. I could hear his voice from where I was standing. It was calm and very soothing to the soul. And so when he lifted his head to looked my way. It was love at first sight.
My heart skipped a beat and did the waltz. I could hear fireworks and church bells in my ears. I turned away embarrassed at how his eyes looked through me.
At dinner time, as if by divine intervention someone placed Ekem across from me. Between taking spoonfuls of my curried rice and lobsters, I had felt his eyes before I looked up. I could barely eat, I guess he couldn’t either.
I excused myself to pick a call. It was one I didn’t want to but I was getting uncomfortable and had to pick it. Walking down the hallway with the phone to my ear, I stopped at a corner and heard footsteps closing in. He came to me like a dream and asked for my number once I had hanged up on the phone. And that began our love story.
I was swept off my feet in no time and three months after our meeting we were talking marriage and kids. One fine night, he proposed to me after a romantic night out. He had always been a man of many words but that night he lacked the words to express his feelings. I looked at him; he looked me in the eye as he professed his undying love to me. It was what I wanted at that time, he was what I needed at that time and I am sure he needed me too. But at that moment we restrained ourselves. We wanted to wait till the wedding day. We wanted that night to be very special.
“Hey beautiful, awake already?” he interrupted my reverie. This time around I had found myself well positioned on the bed. “What were you dreaming about with your eyes open, hmm?” I looked at the man unbelievably. How can he stay calm in times like this. I didn’t say anything but composed myself.
LIFESTYLE: The Multiple Ghanaian Marriage System, Are We Confused Or Just Love To Waste Money?
To say for lack of knowledge my people perish, will perhaps be too harsh a line to begin with but I cannot help but try to share my thoughts on this particular Ghanaian issue that seems to be well accepted and unquestioned by almost all. Let us start by cutting long talk and going straight … Read more
LIFESTYLE: Are Ghanaian Customs & Traditions Still Necessary To Practice?
In our 21st century, many things have changed within nations, customs, and traditions. Yet in regards to Ghanaian customs and traditions, much has not changed for those who practice.
Personally, I love my heritage as a Ghanaian- Kwahu region. However, I do not believe practicing every single custom and tradition nowadays is conducive.
My parents think I am too westernized when I discuss this issue with them but I beg to differ. My first reason for believing this is due to the economic downturn the world is experiencing currently.
Amongst Ghanaians, the customs of an elaborate funeral, wedding engagement (knocking), and baby outdooring is unrealistic for those who are trying to pay their bills.
Secondly, I am not a fan of inviting every single Ghanaian individual to a personal event that my parents, brothers, grandparents, uncles, aunts, godmother, and neighbor know. My parents are famous for inviting a host of people to events that they claim to know back in the days. However, I believe some events should be held private.
Thirdly, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) equates ignorance. How is practicing this custom helpful in reducing temptation?
LIFESTYLE: Are Ghanaian Customs & Traditions Still Necessary To Practice?
In our 21st century, many things have changed within nations, customs, and traditions. Yet in regards to Ghanaian customs and traditions, much has not changed for those who practice.
Personally, I love my heritage as a Ghanaian- Kwahu region. However, I do not believe practicing every single custom and tradition nowadays is conducive.
My parents think I am too westernized when I discuss this issue with them but I beg to differ. My first reason for believing this is due to the economic downturn the world is experiencing currently.
Amongst Ghanaians, the customs of an elaborate funeral, wedding engagement (knocking), and baby outdooring is unrealistic for those who are trying to pay their bills.
Secondly, I am not a fan of inviting every single Ghanaian individual to a personal event that my parents, brothers, grandparents, uncles, aunts, godmother, and neighbor know. My parents are famous for inviting a host of people to events that they claim to know back in the days. However, I believe some events should be held private.
Thirdly, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) equates ignorance. How is practicing this custom helpful in reducing temptation?
LIFESTYLE: Ethnocentrism Amongst Africans: Is Any Tribe Or Nationality Superior?
I am sure this article will be another opportunity to spark conversation amongst readers. The Webster Dictionary’s definition of Ethnocentrism is characterized by or based on the attitude that one’s own group is superior. I believe this article is important because this issue is prevalent amongst Africans in regards to our ethnicities. In college, most … Read more
Our Ghanaian Celebrities And Makeup + The Need For Some Of Them To Have A Personal Stylist
If you are a fan of Jackie Appiah, then you will have to pardon me for the criticism I am about to make of your favorite celebrity. I love Jackie Appiah, so please don’t get me wrong for criticizing her. I believe that when you care about someone, then you are to do the right … Read more
FASHION FACE-OFF: GHANA Vrs NAIJA- Who Rocked It For You?
Yippee, it’s time for fashion celebrities face off. Now, I know GhanaCelebrities.Com has already done some sort of fashion face off in Ghana for the months June and July but what would a face-off be without some stiff competition from our counterparts in Nigeria. So I have put three strong Nigeria celebrity beauties and three … Read more
FASHION: What Is Trending This Summer In The World Of Fashion?
Every woman should have a black skirt, a black dress, and a very nice white shirt in her closet. These colors defy times, and keep their well-earned place as big colors for both spring and summer of each year. These colors coordinate perfectly with almost anything in your closet. Realistically, no one can go wrong … Read more
Ghana’s Poor Showing At The Olympics & Why Our International Reputation May Suffer…
Every four years, the oldest and greatest sporting competition in the world rolls around, and the eyes of the world are on the athletes, and by extension the country that fields those athletes. For Ghana however, attention is pitifully small because the number of our athletes is in the single digits.
Ghana sent, I believe, a grand total of 8 athletes, of which 2 have had to drop out due to medical reasons, bringing the total to 6. Other countries Ghana is economically better than such as Ethiopia, Cameroon and Angola sent in significant Olympic contingents, which is garnering them much media attention from mainstream media centres.
This Olympics would have been a perfect time to really prepare and send in the big guns-the UK is one of the big homes of Ghanaian Diaspora population in the world, as such, we would have shown up in big numbers to support.
The England/Ghana football friendly at Wembley holds the record for being the fastest selling international friendly, with 20,000 Ghanaian supporters, which sold out in 2 weeks. If given the opportunity, I believe the same thing would have happened here.
Ghana’s Poor Showing At The Olympics & Why Our International Reputation May Suffer…
Every four years, the oldest and greatest sporting competition in the world rolls around, and the eyes of the world are on the athletes, and by extension the country that fields those athletes. For Ghana however, attention is pitifully small because the number of our athletes is in the single digits.
Ghana sent, I believe, a grand total of 8 athletes, of which 2 have had to drop out due to medical reasons, bringing the total to 6. Other countries Ghana is economically better than such as Ethiopia, Cameroon and Angola sent in significant Olympic contingents, which is garnering them much media attention from mainstream media centres.
This Olympics would have been a perfect time to really prepare and send in the big guns-the UK is one of the big homes of Ghanaian Diaspora population in the world, as such, we would have shown up in big numbers to support.
The England/Ghana football friendly at Wembley holds the record for being the fastest selling international friendly, with 20,000 Ghanaian supporters, which sold out in 2 weeks. If given the opportunity, I believe the same thing would have happened here.
LIFESTYLE: Are You Racist?
I am sure this article will definitely get many readers attention. I hope so because it would be an opportunity for individual self-reflection. As an African female I have experienced many racial events in my life.
The first unforgettable racial event was as a teenager working as a cashier in a department store. Upon paying for items, many Caucasian people would place their cash or credit card on the counter instead of my hand.
Another event was also amongst clients in the workplace. Due to my facial features and accent, many African American clients would ask me where I am from. Once I tell them I am a Ghanaian, I am often asked if it is true Africans live in trees, are destitute, and walk around naked.