ANCESTRAL CONNECTIONS

Author:Sobonfu Somé
CSQ Issue:33.1 (Spring 2009) A Celebration of Pacific Culture
I grew up in southwestern Burkina Faso, where the houses are built with mud and nicely polished with cow dung and ash. The children have their own rooms; the women have their rooms; and the men have their room. It is not to promote gender differences [...]

Oath ceremony speech by Isaiah Washington after being sworn in as a Sierra Leonean citizen by Chief Immigration Officer Kholifa Koroma and His Excellency President Ernest Bai Koroma on April 26, 2010 in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
ENTIRE SPEECH BELOW
As you can hear, there have been and still are many obstacles trying to prevent me from being [...]

The Zulu proverb Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu expresses a profound truth embedded deep within the core of traditional Afrikan values. It translates into English as “a person is a person because of people.” Other translations state “a person is a person through other persons.” In either case, this compelling truth about what it means to [...]

The Ancestors & Our Connectedness to Them: The Real Power of Being – A Rare Video Series featuring Dr. Kimbwadende Kia Bunseki Fu-Kiau sharing ancient teachings from the Kongo.

Journey Into Africa
Footage from Adiama’s powerful journey to Ghana, West Afrika conducted for 50 BlackNificent youth as well as their families and teachers from Atlanta, GA in 2007.

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Salaga Market
Here is Salaga, a market town founded by the arab trader bature in the late 18th century. In its day, one of the largest market centers in all of West Afrika…connecting Hausa, Mossi, Dagbon, and Asante kingdoms. From far and near, thousands upon thousands upon thousands arrive here to buy, sell and trade [...]

Sacred Earth, Air and Water. Elements. Keepers of Memory. Passageways into Our story for those who return to Assin Manso. This place, this meeting point, largest of its kind in this land WE now call Ghana. Assin Manso – a gathering place for captured Afrikans. Where WE were chained and sold. A brief resting site [...]

Throughout my travels I have sought to rediscover the Afrika of my remembrance with an open mind and an a open heart. I have tried to retrace the forgotten paths carved out by the ancestors and unearth their deep wisdom buried underneath layers of present day amnesia. Each step I’ve taken along this path has been a healing process. Each step I’ve taken along this path has been a vital part of my destiny.

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In this section of Adiama Sankofa Journey 2008 DVD deep ancestral connections are made as journey participants travel through Ghana, West Afrika to rediscover the stories and traditions of our nananom.