Africa's Political and Moral Decline
PART TWO: The hypocrisy of Ghana's so-called traditional norms and family values Intro The stated premise for Ghana’s draconian Promotion...
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Kwei Quartey, MD, blogs about African writing and literature, African mysteries, on being a Ghanaian-American writer, travel to Africa and beyond, human rights, and medical topics.
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kweiquartey
- Jul 21
- 10 min
Africa's Political and Moral Decline
PART ONE: The savage oppression of a convenient scapegoat Intro Out of Africa's 54 countries, discrimination against LGBTQ persons is...
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kweiquartey
- Jul 5
- 2 min
THE UNITED STATES OF DISAPPOINTMENT
The United States was founded on an idea and an ideal. But even from the first moment the indigenous peoples were violently targeted,...
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kweiquartey
- Jun 21
- 3 min
THE BIGGEST DISASTERS AT SEA
The story of the Titan submersible vessel: At the time of this writing, Titan with its five passengers has not been recovered and with...
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kweiquartey
- Apr 25
- 1 min
CLIMATE CHANGE AT A GLANCE
Earth Day 2023 was on April 22. The earth faces tough challenges, especially global warming and climate change. 1.Definitions Global...
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kweiquartey
- Apr 2
- 1 min
TRACES LEFT BEHIND--A migrant journey
A short but well-done BBC documentary about the topic tackled in my novel LAST SEEN IN LAPAZ. Watch it and see if your perspective on...
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kweiquartey
- Mar 27
- 3 min
A Primer On African American Crime Fiction
(Disclaimer: this post isn’t intended as an all-encompassing treatment of the topic. For more, please consult in-depth publications or...
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kweiquartey
- Feb 15
- 2 min
Finally, LAST SEEN IN LAPAZ Is Here!
LAST SEEN IN LAPAZ, the new Emma Djan Investigation, available wherever books are sold LAST SEEN IN LAPAZ hit shelves on Feb 7, 2023....
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kweiquartey
- Feb 2
- 5 min
Tyre, Sympathy, and Empathy
Young Tyre Nichols was laid to rest on Wednesday Feb 1. I’m certain that more than 99% of us who viewed a part or the entire violent...
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kweiquartey
- Jan 17
- 2 min
What Causes Toxic Masculinity?
What is toxic masculinity? Definitions: Masculine toxicity is a set of cultural and societal norms of masculinity that emphasize physical...
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kweiquartey
- Jan 13
- 1 min
Maverick Radio Journalist Walter Turner Interviews Kwei Quartey
Walter Turner of KPFA has interviewed me after publication of every single book in my Darko Dawson and Emma Djan series. Walter is...
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kweiquartey
- Dec 24, 2022
- 3 min
An Ill Wind--LGBTQ+ Rights In Ghana
LGBTQ+ Rights in Ghana Just as in the US, a wave of vitriol is being directed at LGBTQ+ persons in Ghana. The sources of the castigations...
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kweiquartey
- Dec 10, 2022
- 8 min
Copy of THE KWEI QUARTEY BOOK CLUB: THE MISSING AMERICAN: Cheat sheet #3
Chapter forty-three After Kafui’s ominous report suggesting that Gordon might have been dumped into the River Volta from the Adome...
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kweiquartey
- Dec 5, 2022
- 4 min
THE KWEI QUARTEY BOOK CLUB: THE MISSING AMERICAN: Cheat sheet #2
PART TWO Chapter twenty-three Kafui, who lives in a town called Atimpoku, has a newborn who keeps her and her husband up all night. When...
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kweiquartey
- Nov 20, 2022
- 9 min
Kwei Quartey Book Club
November-December read is The Missing American. The club will meet on Google Meets on December 17, 1 PM Pacific. If you are falling...
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kweiquartey
- Oct 29, 2022
- 4 min
Halloween--a mixed-up tradition
Like many traditions throughout the year, the meaning of Halloween has morphed over the centuries and lost its original meaning. As most...
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kweiquartey
- Oct 11, 2022
- 1 min
8 Shades of Evil
Toxic men and the adjectives they deserve I've concluded that the trouble with the world is the men who have lead it into ruin and...
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kweiquartey
- Sep 25, 2022
- 3 min
THE FETUS AS A PERSON--Why the fetal heartbeat at 6 weeks is misguided
The fetus as a person: the political hot potato Powered by the momentum of the Dobbs decision and the Roe v. Wade reversal, anti-choice...
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kweiquartey
- Sep 14, 2022
- 10 min
The Body In The Well Beside Me--The final chapter
Percival Sellers led me down rows of musty stacks that made me think of an old library, and then into a relative clearing where he...
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kweiquartey
- Aug 23, 2022
- 6 min
The Body In The Well Beside Me--Ep 5
Chapter five After running down five flights of stairs, I exited Happenstance Hospital through a side door that opened onto a parking...
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