We Do Not Need The Whiteman To Validate Us As Africans – EBo Whyte

Renowned playwright and CEO of Roverman Productions, Ebo Whyte talks about the roles of Africans in Africa.

According to him, African can do well enough, given the right space, without the white man’s seal of endorsement.

Moreover, he says it is the reason all of his plays are on Ghanaian stages.

Ebo Whyte on Africans and white people validation

In his view,

“we don’t need to give them (the white man) that authority over what we can do.”

However, that is only one reason for his deep commitment to keeping his art home. His other reason is

“I commit to building a platform so strong that we’ll have people buying tickets to come here (Ghana) to watch a show.”

Furthermore, the playwright’s desire to attract tourists to Ghana with his plays is very applause-worthy in an industry where success is easily marked by how much Europeanism one can sample into a work.

In fact, he looks forward to creating art that is vibrant enough to compete internationally, instead of getting a nod by them.

“If I’m going to travel, there must be an invitation from the ground, from a very credible, reputable organization.” 

“I am not going to hustle at an embassy.” 

He made all these statements in an interview with Ghanaweb.