This has been a "week".🥴 In a mere seven days, we’ve seen a devastating fire in Cape Town, one that took the priceless African Studies collection at the University of Cape Town, where I’d hoped to do some of my PhD research. We’ve also seen a (temporary?) halt to the use of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and delays in vaccination efforts. In a historic case and rebuke of American police brutality, Derek Chauvin was convicted of the murder of George Floyd. But

Recently, I was talking to my 8 year old Goddaughter and she asked me what I do for work. Apparently, seeing videos of me had her thinking I was a newscaster🤭...I thought, "how cute," until a relative, who's much older than 8 😒 asked the same question. So clearly, I need to reintroduce myself 🤷🏾‍♀️ I'm Obenewa Amponsah, a coach, facilitator, and speaker. I'm a Ghanaian-American who (mostly) lives in Johannesburg, South Africa and I am about that Pan-African life! 🇬🇭