Posted on: December 1, 2013 · By Sunny Skyz Photos: Christoph Gerigk ©Franck Goddio Hilti Foundation The city of Heracleion was engulfed underwater 1500 years ago. This grand city had been mentioned by the Greek writer Herodotus, the 5th-century BC historian. He had told a … [Read more...]
‘Ark of Return’: Telling the stories of 15 million slaves in a UN permanent memorial
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...]
Baltimore – First of Many Ports to Commemorate Middle Passage
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...]
Wanda’s Picks Friday, June 8, 2012 Remembrance for the Ancestors Special
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...]
Libations for the Ancestors June 9, 2012 in the San Francisco Bay Area
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...]