His poetry has been commissioned for diverse purposes. He has lectured and performed internationally at many schools, universities, cultural and social venues. In the mid ninety nineties he served as a Senator in the Parliament of his home country.
Roi's affirmative advocacy has ensured his suitability for a variety of specialist projects addressing wide ranging issues such as functional and Cultural literacy, therapeutic harvesting of Memories by elders and young people (including cross generational dialogue) Anti - Racism, Community Cohesion, Social Inclusion, Cultural Diversity, redefining the Heritages of Indigenous peoples plus confidence building for prisoners, excluded and traumatized students, Refugees, etc.
Dr Kwabena is renowned for using critical analysis to examine the historical roots of racism and to assess the direct relevance this has on our lives today. He currently publishes the acclaimed international journal for cultural literacy: dialogue
Roi Ankhkara Kwabena has been listed among History's black achievers Black power: history's greatest black achievers
The International Slavery Museumopened its doors in Liverpool in August 2007
with an exhibition naming history's greatest black achievers.
Some are household names, others barely known. All are extraordinary.
ROI KWABENA are among those named.
"We could imagine World History as a carpet into which are woven all colours of the spectrum. We have to ensure that there is no bias, by including the (once conspicuously excluded) red, brown, black and blue threads of the past." Roi Kwabena
