Kweku’s Korner Ra Kweku Akyirefi Melchizedek Amoasi By Dr. Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi The Nyumba Upendo show on April 9, 2025, was hosted by Dr. Alisia Moutry and Simmone Kilgore. They discussed the importance of friendship on our mental health. It was a great episode that can be seen in the archives on WNOV YouTube at […]
The Way to Inner PEACE
Kweku’s Korner By Dr. Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi “Do not believe in anything (simply) because you have heard it. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. Do not believe in anything because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything (simply) because it is found […]
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome
Kweku’s Korner By Dr. Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi If you never had the pleasure of listening to Dr. Joy De Gruy speak, you have not checked off every item on your educational bucket list. She wrote a book in 2005 that is still relevant today; in fact, her words are even more meaningful. The title Post […]
A Woman’s World
Kweku’s Korner By Dr. Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi Our elders, guardians, and parents have the primary responsibility to teach ethics, morals, and values. The difficulty is how to explain difficult concepts to children whose brains are still developing and not ready for detailed cognitive demanding explanations. We turn to fables, myths, and parables. A fable is […]
Swimming In Your Tears
Kweku’s Korner By Dr. Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi You are the inspiration and example. The first woman, the mother of it all. It was your breath and love that gave me hope. Love and guidance. It was your unconditional love that taught me the meaning of love. The world loves you conditionally, but when I made […]
Am I Healthy? (Part II)
Kweku’s Korner An Interview with Dr. Kweku and Dr. Sheriece Sadberry By Dr. Sheriece Sadberry Q: What about obesity being a disease? • Obesity is not a disease. What? I know that has been the language for the past decades. I want you to take notice that what they are calling a disease is your […]
Am I Healthy?
Kweku’s Korner An Interview with Dr. Kweku and Dr. Sheriece Sadberry By Dr. Sheriece Sadberry Q: As a psychologist who works with clients with eating disorders, body image concerns, chronic medical conditions, and general mental health concerns, what do you see as some of the issues with weight loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and the […]
Healing for My Soul
Kweku’s Korner By Dr. Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi Amid chaos, destruction, and uncertainty where do you turn where do you go? We watch the news and its devastation and trauma. Planes are crashing regularly in the not-so-friendly skies. Our brothers in California are pounded by fires and floods. Extreme weather in Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, and […]
All Skinfolk Ain’t Yo KinFolk (Part I)
What does it mean to be Black in America? There is no one way to be “Black” because this group of people is not monolithic.
BLAQUESMITHisms:
The weak whispers. Afraid to speak truth to power. Watered down apologies with lead water. You can observe and penalize the behavior.
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