"wisdom has built her house;"
Orality – traveling stories. From Teach Africa World Affairs Council of Houston. The Griot (pronounced “Gree-OH”) is a storyteller and oral historian in West African culture. They are the social memory of the community and the holder of the word. The Griot is the keeper of facts and important events of his time. It is their responsibility to pass this knowledge on to future generations. As well as that of past times passed down to them by their ancestors. [Destination Travel]
Dana Canedy Becomes First Black Publisher to Head This Major Publishing Imprint – AfroTech There have been a lot of firsts for Black leaders in high places this year, and former New York Times journalist Dana Canedy is joining the bunch making her own history …
Traveling to Memphis, Tennessee for #MLK50, commemorating the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? Be sure to visit the First Baptist Church on Beale Street. It’s billed as the first and largest “negro missionary church built after the Civil War.”