Original article taken from www.un.org Image of Judges, Rodney Leon and the "Ark of Return," the winning design for the Permanent Memorial in Honour of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Photo: DPI ‘Ark of Return’: Telling the stories of 15 million slaves … [Read more...]

This is timely and positive news. These International observances are too often ignored in the U.S. Even more importantly, this is a great step forward in recognizing the country's complete history. (The role of the Middle Passage in the building of the Americas cannot be … [Read more...]

For the past 25 years, the second Saturday in June, this year, June 9, has been hailed as a day to remember the ancestors. What is significant about this day is that throughout the world African ancestors are being revered simultaneously. In Pacific time zone, that means we are … [Read more...]

Wanda's Picks Radio Show: Libations for the Ancestors June 9, 2012 in the San Francisco Bay Area It's that time again, our annual ritual pouring libations for our ancestors. We join communities in Charleston & Georgetown, South Carolina, Portobelo, Panama, … [Read more...]

Added by MrsKnoetal, blacklikemoi.com, on April 2, 2012. View original article here   Town and country: They offered extraordinary insight into slave life They provide powerful insight into a part of America’s history that is no longer in living memory – it exists … [Read more...]