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Please Sign and Share The Black Agenda Ghana Reparative Citizenship Petition #shorts

28 Nhwɛso • 05/19/26
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⁣ Please Sign and Share The Black Agenda Ghana Reparative Citizenship Petition https://www.change.org/ghanacitizenship

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Brigitte H
Brigitte H
16 nna a atwam

As you allude to, yes something has definitely changed since 2016. Those of us not as fortunate as yourself may feel a little leary about seeking repatriation with the current government mind-set (why leave a current government that doesn't want us for another that doesn't want us?). I'm just saying for us "new folks," other countries in the Motherland may be more welcoming and appealing, especially at the out-set for those of us currently not on the Continent. Good luck, Brother!

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Ọbádélé Kambon
Ọbádélé Kambon
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I understand the concern, Sister, especially for those who are just now seriously considering repatriation. From the outside, the current red tape can easily look like a sign that Ghana no longer wants us.

I do not read it that way. I see it as a shift in policy by some people currently in decision-making positions, away from the reparative direction that had already been established. In 2016, and again in 2019, Ghana set a precedent that recognized the historical connection and opened a real pathway. What we are seeing now is a departure from that precedent into a more restrictive and extractive approach.

That is exactly why the petition, discussions, and organizing matter. The point is to push for a return to what had already been demonstrated as possible. This is not about begging anyone to accept us. It is about insisting that policy reflect the larger historical, moral, and ancestral reality.

I fully understand that some people may choose to explore other countries on the continent, and each person has to make the decision that is best for them. My position is simply that Ghana is bigger than the current mindset of any particular officials. The land, the people, and the historical connection are bigger than this moment.

Fighting for rights in krakkkaville is ill-advised. Standing for rightful return to the land of Black people is something entirely different.

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Brigitte H
Brigitte H
15 nna a atwam

Thank you so much, Dear Brother!

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Brigitte H
Brigitte H
16 nna a atwam

The new "restrictions" making repatriation more difficult, with more red tape, means they do not want us there any more. Why should we fight (signing petitions, having discussions, brain-storming) to become part of a "community" that does not want us to be there at the out-set? It sounds like "fighting for our rights" here in the U.S., you should not have to "fight" to be "part" of something, if you have to "fight" for it, that means it is not for you. We (those wishing to move away from Western European/ United Snake-type environments) may be better off attempting repatriation to other African countries that are more welcoming. Who wants to be where one is not wanted? IJS

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Ọbádélé Kambon
Ọbádélé Kambon
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Some people in government are smart, some aren't. Some of those who happen to be in a decision-making position happen to not be. I already got my citizenship in 2016. For the last decade, reparative citizenship has been the rule. Extractive citizenship is new. We're calling for a return to what it has been. This is all that we should be fighting for: the land of Black people. Fighting for krakkkaville is what's ill-advised.

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