A Colonized Mind- May 21st

The most challenging moments to sit with today is the issue of whiteness and the colonized spirit that is here. Ghana was colonized by many different countries, but the last before achieving their independence was Britain. Ghana has been independent for awhile now, but there is still residue from colonization meaning whiteness is better than blackness. I want to be clear that there is a tremendous amount of pride among the Ghanaian people, but twice in one day I have heard comments such as "if we had white teachers parents would send their children to this school" and An African man working at our hotel said, " I would never marry an African woman only a white woman." When I questioned him he said, he could not give me a reason, but he shared more openly with the other white female volunteers. I am left with a heavy heart regarding this. I am not white, but American and Black but not African... I am somewhere in between all of this confusion. Any thoughts from those following the blog?