The chapter explores the speaker's transition from childhood dreams of writing to pursuing a journalism and history program in London, defying parental expectations in the process. It details the challenges faced in the journalism industry upon graduating, internship experiences at Newsweek, financial struggles as a journalist, and the support system that fueled the speaker's determination to continue their writing career.
Yepoka Yeebo has written for The Guardian, Bloomberg Businessweek, and Quartz. Her new book is Anansi’s Gold: The Man Who Looted the West, Outfoxed Washington, and Swindled the World.
“Initially it was like, Why are you writing about a con man? He makes Ghana look bad. Nobody needs another crime story about an African person. I found that irritating, because isn't the whole point of being a complete person, complete people, is we contain multitudes? We too can be epic, world-leading con men! Also, it's a great story. Everybody should revel in the insanity of what happened.”
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