The Art of Building a Bateau
June 23, 2025
By Luana M. Graves Sellars Time honored traditions and skills are to be treasured. The art of building a bateau, which is the type of boat that the Gullah Geechee
“We weren’t just brought here. We were chosen — then chained.”
June 20, 2025
“Over 60% from the Rice Coast: What the Numbers Reveal About Who We Are” By Amadu Massally Between 1730 and 1808, over 60% of all enslaved Africans arriving in South Carolina
The Crying River
June 20, 2025
The Crying River is an excerpt from the book of poems, One Voice of a People, by Stephen Q. Gray
Timeline of Enslaved African Imports into North American Colonial Ports
June 20, 2025
Data Courtesy of Amadu Massally, Author of The Gullah Geechee Saga: Through African Eyes The image above is a historical diagram of a cross section of the slave ship Brookes,
After Africa | Part One – Food
September 10, 2024
The Food So, it’s been a few weeks since I returned from Africa, and of course, people have been asking me about my trip and want to see my pictures.
Uncovering Our Stories – Part 2
September 4, 2024
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Finding Your Roots – Part 1
September 4, 2024
Want to find your roots? Listen in on why it’s a valuable and important journey to start.
On Safari in Maasia Mara, Kenya
August 25, 2024
Kenya Day 6 So it’s 4am in the morning and I am on the way to climb into a hot air balloon. Just like in the movie Jurassic Park, the
My New African Name!! Nana Nyarkoa
August 25, 2024
While in Ghana, one of the local kings gave me a new African name during a naming ceremony.
In A Word | Ghana
August 25, 2024
By Luana M. Graves Sellars African Name – Nana Nyarkoa Well, it’s August 15th and I’m back in the states after 4 weeks of being away and semi-awake. Ghana is