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Beyond the Return Travel and Tours Beyond the Return Travel & Tours is an IATA accredited travel agency that connects African Americans to Africa through culture, history, and community.
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We specialize in group tours, heritage journeys, and immersive experiences.

10/21/2026

What’s the biggest mistake you’ve made as an entrepreneur?

Every business owner makes mistakes. But some lessons change how we lead, manage people, and build our businesses.

In this sneak peek from Episode 4 of Conversations From Ghana, I sit down with Ghanaian entrepreneur Lizzy Navrongo for a conversation about business, experience, and the importance of taking care of your staff.

What’s one business mistake that taught you a valuable lesson?

Join us Thursday, October 22, at 7 PM Eastern for the full episode.

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10/21/2026

GHANA HAS SO MUCH TO OFFER THE WORLD! 🇬🇭

From agriculture to shea butter, Ghana is rich in resources, talent, and possibilities. But are we doing enough to recognize and develop that potential?

In this sneak peek from Episode 4 of Conversations From Ghana, my guest Lizzy Navrongo shares her perspective on Ghana’s global potential and the value of what our country has to offer.

Join us Thursday, October 22, at 7:00 PM Eastern for Ghana’s Shea Butter Story.

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What Ghanaian product or industry do you believe deserves greater international attention?

10/20/2026



This week on Conversations From Ghana, we welcome Lizzy Navrongo, the entrepreneur behind Lizzy-Navrongo Ghana Naturals.

Lizzy joins Dr. Montee Evans for a conversation about her entrepreneurial journey, the cultural importance of shea butter, and building a Ghanaian natural-products business with international reach.

Watch Episode 4 this Thursday, October 22, at 7:00 PM ET and 11:00 PM Ghana time.

Subscribe and watch on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/

10/19/2026

THANK YOU, THOMAS AKWASI ABANKWAH 🇬🇭

As we close out Episode 3 of Conversations From Ghana, I want to personally thank Mr. Thomas Akwasi Abankwah, Tourism Practitioner and Historian, for joining us and sharing his knowledge, perspective, and passion for Ghana’s history.

From life in Africa before the ships, to Cape Coast Castle, the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the African diaspora, cultural identity, and the responsibility we have to contribute to Africa’s future, this was a conversation worth having.

If you missed the episode, there is still time to watch.

🎙️ Episode 3: Before the Ships: Ghana, Slavery, and the Return Home

▶️ Watch the full episode:
https://www.youtube.com/

Thank you, Akwasi, for being part of Conversations From Ghana.

And stay close. Our next guest will be announced later today.

10/16/2026

HERE’S WHAT YOU MISSED: CAPE COAST CASTLE, “HELL ON EARTH”

Imagine being confined in a chamber with more than 100 people, with hundreds more imprisoned throughout the dungeons, not knowing when or if you would ever leave.

In Episode 3 of Conversations From Ghana, Cape Coast Castle tour guide Thomas Akwasi Abankwah describes the horrific conditions enslaved Africans endured inside the Castle and why one description has stayed with him:

If you want to understand what hell might have looked like, enter the dungeons of Cape Coast Castle.

This is history we need to hear, understand, and remember.

🎙️ Before the Ships: Ghana, Slavery, and the Return Home

▶️ Watch the full episode:
https://www.youtube.com/

10/15/2026

WE’RE ONE HOUR AWAY! 🇬🇭

What happens when your expectations of Africa meet the reality of actually being here?

Tonight on Conversations From Ghana, Thomas Akwasi Abankwah and I talk about culture shock, misconceptions, and why one experience should never define an entire country or its people.

🎙️ Episode 3: BEFORE THE SHIPS: Ghana, Slavery, and the Return Home
⏰ ONE HOUR TO GO
🕖 7:00 PM ET

▶️ Watch on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/

Join us tonight and be part of the conversation.

10/15/2026

TIPPING IN GHANA: WHY “DASHING” MATTERS 🇬🇭

If you’re visiting Ghana, one small gesture can make a big difference.

In this clip from Episode 3 of Conversations From Ghana, Thomas Akwasi Abankwah and I talk about tipping, or what many Ghanaians call “dashing,” and why showing appreciation for good service matters.

It is not simply about money. It is about understanding the culture, recognizing someone’s effort, and showing gratitude.

🎙️ Episode 3: BEFORE THE SHIPS: Ghana, Slavery, and the Return Home

📅 TONIGHT, Thursday, October 15
🕖 7:00 PM ET

▶️ Watch on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/

10/14/2026

WHAT ROLE DID AFRICANS PLAY IN THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE?

It is one of the hardest parts of this history to discuss, but it cannot be ignored.

In Episode 3 of Conversations From Ghana, Thomas Akwasi Abankwah joins Dr. Montee Evans for a deeper conversation about African kingdoms, European involvement, survival, power, trade, and the complicated history behind the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

This conversation is not about assigning simple blame. It is about understanding the full history.

🎙️ Episode 3: BEFORE THE SHIPS: Ghana, Slavery, and the Return Home
📅 Thursday, October 15
🕖 7:00 PM ET

▶️ Watch on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/

10/13/2026

THIS WEEK’S GUEST 🇬🇭

What gets lost when African history is taught as though our story began with slavery?

This Thursday, Thomas Akwasi Abankwah, Cape Coast Castle tour guide and historian, joins Dr. Montee Evans for Episode 3 of Conversations From Ghana.

🎙️ BEFORE THE SHIPS: Ghana, Slavery, and the Return Home

Before the dungeons.
Before the ships.
Before the forced separation.

There was a history.

📅 Thursday, October 15
🕖 7:00 PM ET
www.YouTube.com/

10/13/2026

THIS WEEK ON CONVERSATIONS FROM GHANA 🇬🇭

What gets lost when the story of Africa begins with slavery?

This Thursday, Dr. Montee Evans sits down with Thomas Akwasi Abankwah, Cape Coast Castle tour guide and historian, for a powerful conversation that begins before the ships ever arrived.

Episode 3: BEFORE THE SHIPS: Ghana, Slavery, and the Return Home

We explore Ghana and West Africa before European arrival, the Transatlantic Slave Trade, Cape Coast Castle, African participation, cultural survival, and what it means for descendants of the diaspora to return home today.

📅 Thursday, October 15
🕖 7:00 PM ET
🎙️ www.YouTube.com/

Watch, listen, and join the conversation.

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3009 Rainbow Drive/Suite B
Decatur, GA
30034

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