Sankofa is an Akan (Ghanaian) word meaning "one must return to the past in order to move forward." Written and directed by Ethiopian-born filmmaker and Howard University professor Haile Gerima‚ Sankofa is the story of the psychospiritual journey of Mona‚ a self-possessed African American woman who faces an identity crisis. From the African continent through the Middle Passage and the Americas‚ Mona relives her past and is transformed. A seductive model in the United States‚ Mona is posing near
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Abina and the Important Men: A Graphic History This graphic novel was a very interesting and unique take on history and on how it’s traditionally told. The story is based on a young African slave girl‚ named Abina Mansah‚ in the nineteenth century. Most of the events that occur in the book take place in West Africa and more specifically in the Gold Coast Colony. It’s based on the real-life event of Abina’s trial against Quamina Eddo‚ who was a powerful and wealthy man. She believed that she was
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REFLECTION My trip to the museum was educational‚ eye opening and a greatly appreciated experience. Before I visited the museum‚ I developed a preconceived notion that our National Museum was old‚ smelly and had little artifacts of interest. However‚ this was caused by me listening to stories about it and not actually experiencing it for myself. When I finally did‚ I was more than grateful for this building that held so much heritage and history of our nation’s monuments. I walked through the building
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Gullah‚ also known as Geechee‚ is an English-based creole used by African-Americans living in what is now referred to as the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor. This corridor is an approximately 400 miles long strip that runs from St. John’s River in Florida to Cape Fear River in North Carolina. In North and South Carolina the language is typically called Gullah‚ and in Georgia and Florida it is typically called Geechee. Gullah began as a pidgin language used by the slaves who lived on
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Julie Will Professor M Marketing Principles MGMT 200-004 19 September 2014 The company I have found that has social responsibility deeply rooted in it’s strategy is The Hershey Company. The Hershey Company is enormously significant as it has operations in over 90 countries. Hershey’s mission statement is “Continuing Milton Hershey’s legacy of commitment to consumers‚ community and children‚ we provide high-quality HERSHEY’S products while conducting our business in a socially responsible
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This paper focuses on the metaphysical interpretation of kindred notions of Yoruba tribal arts. The region of West Africa that today includes the countries of Nigeria‚ Benin‚ and Togo is the land of the Yoruba people‚ whose art is an essential and integral element in their way of life (see image 1 for the Map of Yorubaland‚ showing major towns). The Yoruba are among the oldest and most influential of all African cultures and today make up one of Africa’s largest ethnic groups. More than 25 million
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THE HONEY INDUSTRY IN GHANA: AN OVERVIEW SYNTHESIS REPORT FINAL VERSION -------------------------------------- Accra‚ Ghana‚ November‚ 2010 2 STUDY TEAM: ALAAZI DOMINIC AKANGAAMKUM (SNV‚ ACCRA)‚ MAXWELL AGBENORHEVI (SNV‚ TAMALE) AND CASSANDRA OKUDZETO (SNV‚ HO) 3 TABLE OF CONTENT LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ...........................................................................................5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .........................................................................
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Varlese Hall-Grady Dave Crane HIS-221-01X 26 April 2012 The Gullah/Geechee: People of the Sea Islands and coastal region of the southeastern United States South Carolina‚ Georgia and Florida Varlese Hall-Grady Dave Crane HIS-221-01X 26 April 2012 Gullah is the language of the African American inhabitants of coastal regions of southeastern United States. They descendants of Africans enslaved and brought to North America by way of the West Indies
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Slavery in the ChocolateIndustry Q1: What are the systemic‚ corporate and individual ethical issues raised by this case? Ans: Slavery in the chocolate industry case has systemic‚ corporate and individual ethical issues.Firstly‚ from the point of systemic ethical issue ‚ economic systems should be taken intoconsideration. Between 1996 and 2000‚ cocoa bean prices had declined. The decline wasdictated by the global forces over which farmers had no control. With low prices‚ farmersturned to slavery
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Did you know that Togo is home to‚ a very beautiful feline that lives in my country Togo a unique species‚ called the African golden cat? Togo has with many other rare species of animals that you may not see where you live. I have done a lot of research on my country that most people may not know and now I am ready to share this information with you. We will be talking about‚ population‚ religion‚ culture‚ geography‚ food‚ education‚ natural disaster‚ sports‚ exports‚ imports‚and demographics. Now
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