Mrs Bernice Ann Deh-Kumah, Acting Executive Director of the W.E.B Du Bois Memorial Centre for Pan-African Culture, has urged Ghanaians and Africans in the Diaspora to appreciate the African culture and heritage for the progress of the black race and society.
Mrs Deh-Kumah gave the advice in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA), in Accra, on the importance of Ghanaians patronizing the centre.
She pointed out that, there were valuable collections of materials on Pan-Africanism, which could be used to shape the minds of the people to be proud of themselves as Africans.
She said the mission of the Centre was to promote the ideals of Pan-Africanism to pursue the enlightenment of people of African descent.
She said as an intellectual institute established in 1985, it did not only showcase the legacy of Dr Du Bois but also other astute African
leaders, who contributed to the liberation of Africans.
It has materials on West African tourist site as well as a research facility, a museum with valuable collections of Dr Du Bois personal effects as well as over 1,000 volumes of reading materials on Pan-Africanism.
Mrs Deh-Kumah said the Centre would begin a month-long, 20th anniversary celebrations in mid-November to December this year, with lectures on the legacies of Du Bois, Padmore and Nkrumah.
She said the topics for the lectures would dwell on the trend of Pan-Africanism in global development and the "life and legacy of
Pan-Africanists and their connection to the African continent."
Some of the speakers are Dr Delores M. Walters from the US and Dr Vladimir Antwi-Danso, University of Ghana, Legon, among others.
There would also be activities in the form of film shows and cultural display to herald the anniversary.