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🗓️ 2 March 2025
⏱️ 6 minutes
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In this enlightening Market Mondays clip, Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings converse with special guest Alvin Bekoe about the burgeoning connections between African Americans and Ghana, and the misconceptions that often accompany these efforts. The discussion begins with the hosts highlighting the negative feedback some Americans receive when choosing to engage with Ghana. Alvin proposes that such criticism stems from a lack of information and understanding among people, elaborating on how individuals from various countries, including China and Europe, are also making strides in Ghana, integrating without imposing their cultures.
The conversation transitions to the positive aspects of these cross-cultural connections, emphasizing the project collaboration among people of African descent as a symbol of unity and strength. Alvin shares his vision for the project's future, expressing a desire to foster brotherhood alongside the development of real estate, which represents only the beginning.
Alvin articulates a powerful narrative about how black Americans seamlessly assimilate into Ghana, immersing themselves in the local culture rather than imposing an American identity. He reiterates the similarities between Ghana and the U.S., dispelling myths and highlighting the natural exchange of cultures that include music, dance, and cuisine as common ground.
The discussion shifts to the wealth distribution and entrepreneurial spirit inherent in Africa. Alvin conveys how wealth in Africa is unique, often coming in the form of landownership from birth, with entrepreneurial zeal deeply rooted, particularly among the Ashanti people. He introduces viewers to the concept of multigenerational wealth, where assets are passed down, and highlights the presence of influential and wealthy women in Ghana.
Troy brings attention to the impressive localization of expertise within their project, celebrating Joseph, a master engineer educated in the same high school as Alvin, who has been pivotal in creating over a thousand jobs. Alvin proudly shares how these job opportunities have built a strong community eager to contribute to Ghana's development, with workers so devoted to the project that they often choose to prioritize its success over holiday breaks.
This clip underscores the potential that lies in unity and collaboration between the diaspora and Africa. Exploring these partnerships offers an incredible opportunity for growth, understanding, and shared success. By dispelling myths and promoting dialogue, Market Mondays sheds light on the transformative power of embracing our collective heritage and working together toward common goals.
Join Rashad, Troy, and Alvin on this insightful journey into forging stronger connections and creating lasting impacts in Ghana.
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0:00.0 | So you said something to me, you said something to me that was really insightful because, you know, |
0:03.7 | sometimes when we post stuff, the feedback that we get as Americans from people in America, |
0:09.7 | it's like, why would you go over there? Like, you colonize and like they don't need you over there. |
0:15.5 | And like, it's like a bad thing. Like we take advantage of the situation and you said something that was |
0:21.4 | excited for you you was like I'll let you say it but you like yo people come from other countries |
0:25.8 | all the time and like y'all actually assimilate y'all don't exclude yourself so I don't why would |
0:31.9 | they say these things I don't understand why they would say that yeah I think it's just lack of |
0:36.4 | information and lack of education between, you know, |
0:39.4 | as usual, black people. It's not only African-Americans that come to Ghana. Like, you've been to the |
0:44.6 | airport, you've seen an influx of Chinese, seen an influx of, you know, Caucasians and people |
0:51.8 | from all over Europe. So I think it's just the way we're programmed |
0:55.3 | naturally to just not get along. It's just so it's easier to hate first. It's like, hey, first, |
1:00.8 | ask questions later. You know, so I just think that that's why this project is more important to |
1:05.7 | meet in real estate because when people see us actually doing things together and in the spirit |
1:10.7 | of brotherhood, |
1:11.4 | it just makes it makes them understand like a lot more could be done. |
1:15.9 | Like real estate is just the first step. |
1:18.3 | And just the fact that we were able to come together and do something of this magnitude |
1:21.8 | in the first move. |
1:22.8 | I mean, only I can't even imagine what we're going to be doing 10 years from now. |
1:27.1 | But can you speak to like specifically black Americans that, because like I was telling him, |
1:31.3 | we met like at least five people from America that moved to Ghana, right? |
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