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  • The Ancestors Are All Around Us

    The Ancestors Are All Around Us
    2025/02/23
    Gullah Geechee culture, which is rooted in West African culture is strongly aligned with the past and teachings as well as guidance from the ancestors. The ancestors are all around us in alot of ways. Their knowledge and directions come in a lot of differnt forms, from African Proverbs to the life skills that have been passed down through our families. Every aspect of their wisdom continues to be a significant source of the generational influences that we have today.
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    59 分
  • Slavery Misconceptions

    Slavery Misconceptions
    2025/02/16
    Slavery is America's dirty little secret, which is why there's so many misconceptions and misinformation that's in history books and circling around society today. The hierarchy of slavery, the business that it took to make it work and become successful, and the slave societies that thrived as a result of it are all not often talked about. Listen in to a fascinating converstaion that starts with the origins of slavery, to the ships, and then to the plantation. Regardless of which part you look at. a slave trader was involved every step of the way.
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  • African Naming Ceremony | Part 2

    African Naming Ceremony | Part 2
    2025/02/09
    So what's in a name? Well, in African tradition, alot! Naming someone is more than just an identifying label, African names mean something. Whether it represents an event that happened that day like a storm, or because you were born on a certain day of the week, or even in honor of something or someone, African names have a purpose. They also are granted through a special ceremony, regardless of how old you are. Renaming ceremonies for those from the diaspora are becoming a must do part of the homecoming ritual in several African countries. Here's the story of mine.
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    51 分
  • Krak 'n Teet on Gullah, Ebonics and Slang

    Krak 'n Teet on Gullah, Ebonics and Slang
    2025/02/04
    Years ago, there was this big craze or "discovery" of what was called Ebonics or Black Slang. Well, first of all, its not new. For many reasons, enslaved people chose, out of resistance and as a way of holding on to their cultural identity, to create and speak an indigenous English based Creole language.
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    51 分
  • Keeper of the Culture | Corey Alston

    Keeper of the Culture | Corey Alston
    2025/01/26
    The art of sewing sweetgrass baskets is a time honored West African skill that's been passed down for generations. Today, those beautiful pieces of art are valued and often on display, but hundreds of years ago, the baskets had functional and practical use around the house. Basket sewers today are following in the footsteps of our ancestors by keeping the skill alive and broadening its appeal. Of course, like all things, there are challenges. With time and development, just like cultural land being erased, so are the fields where the sweetgrass grows.
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    33 分
  • Loyalists, Conservatives & Patriots

    Loyalists, Conservatives & Patriots
    2025/01/19
    It's not often thought of our Gullah Geechee ancestors as conservatives, but when you think about it, that's how they lived. With traditional skills and practices from West Africa, they used their community and daily way of living to be self-sustaining and self-sufficient. Those time honored skills of independence and strength also were rooted in the characteristics of fierce loyalty and patriotism. Our ancestors were built with all of the survival skills that they needed to to survive and thrive.
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    56 分
  • New Years Day for the Enslaved

    New Years Day for the Enslaved
    2024/12/29
    Today taking time to celebrate the holidays has become tradition. For enslaved people, the coming new year might have been a time of fear, dread or the anxious time that they've been waiting for to escape.
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    18 分
  • The Seven Principles of A Joyous Kwanzaa

    The Seven Principles of A Joyous Kwanzaa
    2024/12/23
    For generations, celebrating Kwanzaa from December 26th to January 1st has been a end of the year holiday tradition that's becoming more widely known and practiced. So what is Kwanzaa and why are the seven principles so important to our daily living? Intrigued? Here's a deep dive into this valued African American holiday that's based on family, empowerment and economic development.
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    47 分