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This article interrogates the influence of Ghana and Kwame Nkrumah on the development of contemporary Pan-African consciousness in the USA. The research occurred between December 2018 and January 2020 in Accra Ghana, Washington, DC, and the San-Francisco Bay Area. The study included in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and participatory observation at Pan-African events such as Kwanzaa, PANAFEST, and African Liberation Day. The findings suggest the development of Pan-African consciousness is obtained through engagement and interaction with historical and contemporary Pan-African leaders. Two main themes emerged they are (1) Linkages exist between the development of Pan-African consciousness among the Diaspora and Kwame Nkrumah and Ghana's historical role in the Pan-African Movement, and (2) Pan-African institutions that engage in political education contribute to exposing the Diaspora to Pan-African consciousness., Author(s): Mjiba Frehiwot [sup.1] , Chy McGhee [sup.2] , Harriet Boateng Aduako [sup.1] Author Affiliations: (1) grid.8652.9, 0000 0004 1937 1485, Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, , P.O. [...]

the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Ghana hosted a global celebration of the anniversary from the 5th to 8th of December, 2018 at the University of Ghana. This special issue, which presents six feature articles written in connection with the 60th-anniversary celebration, is another instalment of the Institute's efforts to commemorate an epochal event in the history of the emancipatory struggles of the African people. The feature articles focus on some of the key themes of the conference: decolonising knowledge production; a new politics for substantive democracy and security; economic liberalisation and the crises of work; and Pan-Africanism yesterday, today, and tomorrow. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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