Abena Busia

Ghanaian writer · Ghana · On the map · Writers · Born 1953 · age 73

Abena Pokua Adompim Busia is a Ghanaian writer, poet, feminist, lecturer and diplomat. She is a daughter of the former prime minister of Ghana, Kofi Abrefa Busia, and is the sister of actress Akosua Busia. Busia is an associate professor of Literature in English, and of women's and gender studies at Rutgers University.

Abena Busia is read about 22 times a day, in 19 languages.

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2016“New family law can end violence against women.”In their words"Interview with Abena Busia" (2016)Read the whole statement

“Violence is both visible and invisible.”In their wordsby Women learning partnership: Interview on family law reform. (2016)Read the whole statement

2015“I came to the United States of America conscious of my African-ness, conscious of my blackness, I became conscious of women studies and became a feminist.”In their words"Interview with Abena Busia" (2015)Read the whole statement

“Thinking through what makes a leader, how do you communicate and how do you organize yourself.”In their words"Interview with Abena Busia" (2015)Read the whole statement

“What makes a leader different is the different communication styles respecting different forms of leadership.”In their words"Interview with Abena Busia" (2015)Read the whole statement

1953Born28 April 1953

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Sibling Akosua Busia

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Abena Busia

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Dreamers remember their dreams when they are disturbed; And you shall not escape what we will make of the broken pieces of our lives.
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You cannot know how long we cried until we laughed over the broken pieces of our dreams.
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What terrible thing can you do us which we have not done to ourselves? What can you tell us which we didn’t deceive ourselves with long time ago?
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