Du Bois Centre celebrates 40 years of Pan-African legacy
The W.E.B. Du Bois Museum Foundation, in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism and the J.J. Rawlings Foundation, marked the 40th anniversary of the W.E.B. Du Bois Memorial Centre for Pan-African Culture on Saturday.
The event honored Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois and former President Jerry John Rawlings, who commissioned the Centre in 1985.
Keynote speaker Yaa Asantewaa Agyeman-Rawlings paid tribute to her father and Dr. Du Bois, highlighting Ghana’s role in the global Black freedom movement. Jeffrey Alan Peck, great-grandson of Dr. Du Bois, expressed gratitude to Ghana for preserving his family’s legacy.
Japhet Aryiku, Executive Director of the Foundation, announced plans for a global fundraising campaign and requested help locating authentic belongings of Dr. Du Bois and his wife to restore their Ghanaian home.
The celebration included reflections from past directors and notable figures, as well as a cake-cutting ceremony commemorating what would have been President Rawlings’ 78th birthday. A rare exhibition of personal items from the Du Boises’ life in Ghana was also showcased.
Among the guests were former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, foreign diplomats, and Ghana Tourism Authority officials.
