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His Excellency Nana Akufo- Addo President of Ghana has declared 2019 the year of return
Ghana has declared 2019 as a Year of Return, inviting the global African family to a birth-right journey home to the country. At a colourful launch event at the National Press Club in Washington DC, The President of the Republic, Read More …
Michael Twitty writes for Bon Appetit Magazine on the Roots to Glory Culinary Tour of 2018
The six of us have given our undivided attention to Auntie Mabel, owner of the eponymous Mabel’s Chop Bar in Ho, Ghana. Here the kitchen is an outdoor building, a complex of covered shelters where peeling, washing, and butchering happen. Read More …
Nigeria 2017
On November 8, 2017, we traveled to Nigeria! Each of us in some way searching for answers about our ancestors. Among us were descendants of the Yoruba, Igbo and more from Nigeria. The journey was that of reconnection, spiritual awakening Read More …
The Cooking Gene – Culinary Heritage Tour 2018
Come with Michael Twitty and Roots to Glory Tours on an 8 night 9-day culinary adventure!! Explore Ghana’s indigenous food traditions, international influences, and connections to the foodways of the African Diaspora. Our tour will visit both sights of food Read More …
Our Senegal Trip
We traveled to Senegal, the land of the Jollof rice, Thieboudienne, roasted fish and dibi restaurants. It was a very interesting experience getting to know the true Senegalese. We also visit Saint Louis, which was the capital of French Africa Read More …
Cote D’Ivoire Naming Ceremony
After the success of the African Naming Ceremony for Cote D’Ivoire last year at Le Main Tendu festival in Downtown Silver Spring, we are we once again extending an invitation to join us on the weekend of August 5-6, 2017. Read More …
African Naming Ceremony – Hampton Virginia
Register today for the African Naming Ceremony which will take place at the African Landing Day events in Hampton, Virginia August 18th – 20th, 2017. The schedule is as follows: Friday, August 18, 2017: 7:00pm African Diaspora Film Festival Saturday, Read More …
African Royal DNA Project
DNA Tested African Descendants and Roots to Glory Tours have partnered to bring you the African Royal DNA Project. This project is designed to assist Africans in the Diaspora whose ancestors were forcefully removed from the Continent an opportunity to Read More …
Ode to Ethiopian Airlines…!!!
Ode to Ethiopian Airlines… Before I begin, I should tell you that I travel to Africa, a lot! My travels have taken me to Benin, Cameroon, Ghana and Togo, to name a few. During these travels, I have always used Read More …