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Ahmed, Ramatu, Bronx African American History Project
Ahmed, Ramatu, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
Interviewee: Ramatu Ahmed
Interviewer: Dr. Mark Naison
Date of Interview: March 10, 2010
Summarized by Sheina Ledesma
Ramatu Ahmed is a leader in the Ghanaian community in New York City. She is currently a committee member of the National Council of Women of the United States and the Harlem Hospital’s Medina Clinic but is actively involved in many other projects and organizations that are working towards the improvement of the lives of women who live in both Africa and America. One of her greatest passions is bringing awareness to the issue of the lack of availability of higher education for …
Yartel Iii, Nan, Bronx African American History Project
Yartel Iii, Nan, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
Nan Yartel III was born on the 15th of an unmentioned month in 1965 in a village called Amatsou in the West African nation of Ghana. He attended primary school from 1971 until 1981. He is a member of the Fanti ethnic groups, one of the many different ethnic groups found in Ghana.
As a member of the Fanti people, he was able to obtain the position of chief, which enabled him the opportunity to finish his secondary education and thus came to the United States to do such that. He completed his education back in his homeland of …