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Kofi’s introspection over the last three years has fueled the flames of his second album, Why Not? releasing May 20th on Red Bull Records. The Toronto rapper, singer, and producer spent the final year as a professional volleyball player in his Los Angeles dorm room questioning the limitations others have placed on him yet meticulously crafting his conflicting thoughts into 12 tracks. “All my life, I’ve been told what I couldn’t do—you can’t be an athlete and a musician. You can’t be a producer and an artist. You can’t be a singer and a rapper. You can’t have a thriving career and a relationship. This album is me questioning those voices and proof that I am going to do what I want to do because it is me,” Kofi shares in a press release.

Joshua Buatsi dreams of taking world title fights to Ghana one day but insisted his attentions are fixed on the “most important test of my career” against Craig Richards.Buatsi, who was born in Ghana but moved to the UK aged nine with his family, claimed Olympic bronze at Rio 2016 and has made a favourable impression since turning professional, winning all 15 fights.He faces arguably his toughest test in former world title challenger Richards this weekend, with local pride at stake for south Londoners who started boxing at the same South Norwood and Victory ABC club.While Buatsi is confident he...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Do you remember the movie “Mean Girls”? Imagine that, but it takes place thousands of miles away, and in the 1980s. The characters in the play called “School Girls” have accents and wear uniforms, but their message is universal, and will not only make you think but leave you laughing as well.  “It’s not often that I laugh out loud, just reading a play,” Amina Robinson, the director of “School Girls,” said. “I was in my office at Temple cracking up laughing.” From the start, Robinson says she knew this was a production that she wanted to be part of.  Robinson,...

Loxahatchee resident and 2018 Seminole Ridge High School graduate Riley Bresnahan is graduating from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Bresnahan was a four-year varsity soccer starter, played travel soccer for the Wellington Wave and Palm Beach Premier soccer clubs, earned her black belt in taekwondo from Acreage Martial Arts, was a four-year cross-country runner, and was Seminole Ridge’s National Honor Society president and prom queen her senior year.

The results of last season’s 1A state tournament were tough to swallow for the Valley Buffaloes, who saw a round two comeback attempt fall short by just one stroke as Wendover went home with what could’ve been Valley’s sixth straight state championship victory. So when the Buffaloes...

From a Rwandan award-winning teacher to a gallerist delivering sell-out shows in Ghana, trailblazing women across the continent are setting the standards for others to follow.

CNN — Jonathan Kennedy Sowah says wherever he goes, he’s always looking for a problem to solve. His latest mission is to help transform Ghana’s approach to STEM – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – and he believes he’s found a solution. His company,...

Kendrick Lamar recently dropped his long-awaited fifth album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, which is expected to debut at no. 1 on the Billboard album chart. However, Lamar also has other projects in the works. He is reportedly filming a documentary in Ghana. According to reports, he was recently...

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"I try to get a tattoo everywhere I go," Carlton McCoy said as he enjoyed a meal on the beach in Ghana. "Nomad with Carlton McCoy" airs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/PT only on CNN.