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  • Coming Back Home

    Coming Back Home
    2025/09/14
    Ancestrial roots can be a funny thing. They show up in a variety of ways. That comfy feels like home feeling when visiting a place or the memory of the familiar, when everything around you, you thought was new to you. It's a soft and consistent prodding thought. A desire to go somewhere and the need to stay - just a little longer. And regardless of what we try to do, or how we try to resist, those roots are tethered enough and strong enough to yank us right back to where we belong and exactly when we belong there.
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    1 時間 7 分
  • Religion & The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

    Religion & The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
    2025/09/08
    Most of the time, when we think about the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, thoughts of stolen ancestors and the exchange of goods comes to mind. And of course, the primary basis of the Slave Trade was for the trafficking of human beings from Africa, which was the major economic driver for slavery and the free labor that came from it. Of course, the commerce connection is the strongest element, but the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade impacted several other facets across the globe, including religion. Listen in on a fascinating conversation on how the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade affected how and when the birth and blending of religious practices came to America.
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    46 分
  • Ancestral Superpowers

    Ancestral Superpowers
    2025/08/31
    For the most part, Black/African Americans who don't know who their people descend from are like orphans. The beautiful thing is, that once people connect to their ancestral roots, not only do they find more about who they really are, they've also stepped into the warm embrace of our ancestors, who've been waiting for the acceptance and recognition.
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    49 分
  • Fish & Grits

    Fish & Grits
    2025/08/24
    You may have had fish & grits or a lowcountry boil or even have shucked some oysters at a fancy resturant, but for the Gullah, those are just an average meal. Experiencing Gullah Geechee culture is what a lot of us do every single day - we just don't know it as such. That's why learning about the origins of a culture's foodways, music and traditions are so important. So, how about some red rice, okra stew, and sweet potato pune? Hungry yet? Well, here's your chance to learn more on the food and the culture,,,,,and where to go to experience it.
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    59 分
  • Black History = Gullah History

    Black History = Gullah History
    2025/08/17
    For some reason, Gullah culture and history has been thought of different or something else. It's not considered a part of Black /African American history or the greater narrative that should be part of our American story. But, the Gullah Geechee origins and history is as American as anything else. You'll be surprised to know that a lot of the very things that we call American are as Gullah as you can get.
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    58 分
  • Journey to Ghana | A Personal Awakening

    Journey to Ghana | A Personal Awakening
    2025/08/10
    From walking in the footsteps of our ancestors to telling their untold stories, connecting with our past is so important; especially when it includes their truth and a clarity of understanding all of pain and suffering that they experienced. When it's done right, it's grounding and oh so powerful. Poet and author, Stephen Q. Gray shares his emotional journey back to Africa and his motivation behind the incredible depth behind the writings that launched the series of books, One Voice of a People.
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    1 時間 34 分
  • Ancestral Breadcrumbs

    Ancestral Breadcrumbs
    2025/08/03
    From DNA to cardinal sightings to passed down generational skills to muscle memory of things that we do everyday, can all be traced back to from "whence we come." Connecting to our ancestors is an incredible gift that is empowering and grounding. It also is at the very core of who we really are. And once you know that, well, the rest is just powerful.
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    52 分
  • Keeper of the Culture | Matthew Raiford

    Keeper of the Culture | Matthew Raiford
    2025/07/27
    West African tradition says that one should speak for themselves and for the ancestors who came before you. Gullah Chef, author and 6th generation farmer, Matthew Raiford is doing exactly that! He has taken his love for the culture, his roots and food and incorporated all of it into a lifestyle and business that is surly making the ancestors proud!
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    1 時間 7 分