Sutherland-addy urges reparative justice, cultural preservation
Africans must preserve ancestral legacies, deepen cultural identity, and pursue reparative justice, Prof. Esi Sutherland-Addy, Chairperson of the International Board of Trustees of the PANAFEST Foundation, has said.
She emphasised the need for collective action to honour the sacrifices of the past and shape a resilient future through storytelling and historical memory.
Prof. Sutherland-Addy made the call during the 2025 PANAFEST and Emancipation Day wreath-laying ceremony at the W.E.B. Du Bois Centre, the George Padmore Library, and the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park.
“Our ancestors would have fought in vain unless we are able to tell the story to ourselves and to the next generation. We must not forget, because forgetting is death. It is a form of disability.
“If we forget who we...
