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Feature Article:African Americans
Where should we start? Talking about African Americans as a native of Africa is no different than talking about self, and is not as simple as most of us would imagine, especially in this historical and cultural context.
Let us start this with a simple assumption, and hopefully it will bring the African Experience in America.
Let assume that you, the reader are arrested by Aliens, and forced to go to some unknown lands, such as Mars, or Neptune, with no chances at all to return back on planet Earth. When you leave planet Earth, no chances are given to you to prepare for the trip; you are not allowed to take along with you indispensable things, such as clothing, shoes, food, etc, let alone, to prepare psychologically for a one way trip. All what you have on you are chains, to restrain you from fleeing, and occasionally your underwear...Read More
May 2008 The discovery of our origins forms a vital building block in the foundation of who we are.
Keila M. Spann is an African-American grad Student in Columbia, SC. She is working on a research paper entitled “Preserving African Cultural Heritage Resources”. Her love for Africa is so powerful that she has made it a mission to go to the mother land one of these days for, The Truth is out there!
AfricaQuest: What does Africa represent to you?
Keila M. Spann: For me Africa represents origin, and it represents origin to me on several different levels. There is God the creator, and then there is Africa. Africa is the tangible origin of world civilization and history to me. Everyone comes from Africa, whether they want to ack..Read more
April 2008 Their Own Sankofa: Ghana woos its black diaspora
When most Americans start looking for their roots, they probably begin by leafing through family photographs or talking with family members. But black Americans are reefed intricately between a montage of history books and countless unanswered questions... Read More
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