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You don't feel connected to your African roots? Here's why I do.

In honor of all of our African ancestors, here’s why I unequivocally feel connected to my African roots.

Advice From the Editor, advice, Editor's ReflectionsEditorJune 17, 2019advice, back to africa, culture, diaspora, Family, history, slavery, slave trade, Tradition, travel Comments

On Being Told, "You’re not African."

One of the most hurtful things anyone has ever said to me since I’ve lived on this continent was that I wasn’t African. It burned me, the African American, to the core.

Editor's Reflections, advicekaylan reidMay 10, 2016africa, african american, diaspora, history, slave trade, slavery Comments