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I Had Never Eaten in Ghana Before. But My Ancestors Had.

The six of us have given our undivided attention to Auntie Mabel, owner of the eponymous Mabel’s Chop Bar in ...
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Why this Chef looks to the past to plan his future

GO Photo: Gwen Davis Each year, the James Beard Foundation awards numerous Jean-Louis Palladin Professional Work/Study Grants (JLP grant) to ...
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“Quand j’ai mis les pieds au Cameroun, j’ai versé des larmes de joie”

Copyright de l’imageADA ANAGHO BROWNImage captionJessica Little et Clevlyn Anderson rencontrent leur famille Bamoun à Foumban au Cameroun pour la ...
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New Jersey blogger discovers her royal roots

Blogger Tanya Christian discovered she was related to royalty, Nigerian Prince Chinedu Eri, after using Ada Anagho Brown's 'Roots to ...
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Local woman helps African Americans connect with family tribes

Ada Anagho-Brown, President, Roots to Glory Tours, helps Black Americans travel to Africa to find their genetic tribes. Link to ...
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‘The love was in the food’: Culinary historian Michael Twitty leads chefs to Africa

Link to Original Article Culinary historian Michael Twitty is in the business of building bridges. In his 2017 James Beard ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Nigeria 2017

On November 8, 2017, we traveled to Nigeria! Each of us in some way searching for answers about our ancestors ...
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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 ...
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Our Senegal Trip

We traveled to Senegal, the land of the Jollof rice, Thieboudienne, roasted fish and dibi restaurants. It was a very ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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This year's African Landing Day event took place on a beautiful sunny day in in Fort Monroe. The event was full of the sights and sounds of Afric

The Ekpe Society of Southwest Cameroon were present to perform a traditional libation ceremony prior to the start of the event. The elders in the community came in force as they drummed and danced to the African beat. Representatives from Angola, Cameroon and Sierra Leone were present. The gospel choir sang Negro spirituals that symbolized the journey of the African from slavery to emancipation.

The Ethiopian community provided traditional music and dancing as we continued to remember the journey of the Africans to the shores of North America. 

This event takes place every year on August 20th.