Aug 29, 2019
Nearly 300 African Americans reconnected with their African roots in the journey of a lifetime marking the 400th Anniversary of the Transatlantic Slave Trade Baltimore, MD (August 28, 2019) – NAACP led a delegation of nearly 300 African Americans, ranging in age from...
Aug 27, 2019
Just one week ago, hundreds of African American travelers descended on Kotoka International Airport to begin their Year of Return, both anxious and excited about what – for many – would be their first time in Africa. Nothing could have prepared the experience that...
Aug 25, 2019
For many, Day 8 in Ghana was bittersweet as it was the last day of the experience for half of the group. Before heading back to Accra, the group stopped to visit the Ashanti Queen Mother, a direct descendant of Nana Yaa Asantewaa. Yaa Asantewaa is one of Ghana’s most...
Aug 24, 2019
An hour an half away from the Cape Coast Slave Castle is Assin Manso, a town known for the role it played as one of the largest slave markets on the West African coast and home to the last bath slave river, where slaves were washed before the journey to the Americas....
Aug 24, 2019
It was a day like no other as almost 300 African Americans made their way down to Cape Coast, Ghana to tour the site where many of their ancestors were held in captivity before being transported across the Atlantic. After being welcomed by the Chiefs of Cape Coast at...
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