The We Are Africa Road Tour 2010 was a success! On August 1st, we set off on a mission to build a movement, and we did just that. Through a network of committed African Ancestry family members, established organizational partnerships and new friends, we celebrated our historical, cultural and genetic connections to Africa with almost 2,000 people from New Orleans to New England.
One of the brightest highlights of the Road Tour was meeting people and families and hearing their stories. It was an exciting sight to see 7 year-olds, 90 year-olds, and everyone in between engaged in celebrating Africa.
Another highlight was the reveals. We revealed the expected and the unexpected. Richard Beavers of House of Art Gallery in Brooklyn was surprised to learn that his paternal ancestry was Angola. Queen Nzingha fiercely defended Angola against the spread of slavery by the Portuguese. Ten years ago, Richard named his daughter Nzinga! Top Chef Carla Hall’s reveal was probably our highest energy reveal as she learned of her Nigeria roots during our DC stop at the Embassy of Nigeria. See the videos below.
And, it wouldn’t have been a Road Trip without the support of Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores. We used our iPad to do just about everything: book hotels, get directions, find local attractions, and to find a Cracker Barrel in every city. We looked forward to the apple butter, biscuits, and strawberry lemonade that immediately became Road Crew favorites. I would like to personally thank all of our partners and hosts. Please support the businesses and organizations that support the We Are Africa movement!
Stay tuned in the months to come as we bring you online reveals of the many people that used the Road Tour as an opportunity to find their roots!
PARTNERS AND HOSTS
- African American Cultural Complex
- Afrika Book Cafe
- Afro American Historical Society Museum
- Alabama State University Black Archives Research Center and Museum
- ARK Jammers
- Ashé Cultural Arts Center
- Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia
- Butternut Market
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores
- Dr. Jeff Mensize
- Embassy of Nigeria
- Exit the Apple
- FoodArts DC
- Globaleyes Productions
- Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Art + Culture
- House of Art Brooklyn
- Imagine Photography
- Imhotep Institute Charter High School
- Leon H. Sullivan Foundation
- “Make It Plain with Mark Thompson”, Sirius XM Radio (Sirius Channel 146)
- Mr. Terrance Vickerstaff
- Ms. Joanne Price, Union Baptist Church
- Oyin Handmade
- Philadelphia Commission for African and Caribbean Immigrants Affairs
- Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture
- Road Scholar
- Step Afrika!
- Therapy Wine Bar
- Tropical Fusion
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of African American Studies
- Washington Informer
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| 8/1 | Ashe Cultural Center 1712 Oretha C. Haley Blvd. New Orleans, LA 70113 5PM – 7PM |
Click here for more videos from the Road Tour: We Are Africa 2010 road tour - kickoff prayer - AfricanAncestry.com |
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| 8/2 | Afrika Book Café 404 Mitchell Ave. Jackson, MS 39216 6PM – 8PM |
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| 8/3 | Ernest L. Knight Center Alabama A&M University 4900 Meridian Street Huntsville, AL 6PM – 8PM |
Click here for more videos: We Are Africa Road Tour - Alabama A&M President Dr. Andrew Hugine, Jr. gets his ancestry revealed
Click here for more videos: We Are Africa 2010 Road Tour - Grandma's story |
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| 8/4 | Jubilee Hall Appleton Room Fisk University 1000 17th Avenue N. Nashville, TN 6PM - 9PM |
Click here for more videos: We Are Africa 2010 Road Tour - the search for cotton fields |
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| 8/5 | Harvey B. Gantt Center for Arts and Culture 551 S. Tryon Street Charlotte, NC 28202 6:30PM – 8:00PM |
Click here for more videos: We Are Africa 2010 Road Tour - drumming, dancing & spoken word - Oneakas African Dance Group
Click here for more videos: We Are Africa 2010 Road Tour - Charlotte, NC Mayor Anthony Foxx |
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| 8/7 | African American Cultural Complex 119 Sunnybrook Road Raleigh, NC 27610 Presentations at 4PM and 6PM |
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| 8/8 | Franklin Military Academy 701 North 37th Street Richmond, VA 23223 4PM – 6PM |
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| 8/11 | Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 3519 International Court NW Washington, DC 20008 6PM - 8PM |
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Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture
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| 8/13 | Imhotep Institute Charter High School 6201 North 21st Street Philadelphia, PA 19138 6PM - 8PM |
We Are Africa 2010 Road Tour - Mama Christine - Imhotep Charter High School |
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| 8/15 | Presentations at 2PM and 3PM House of Art Brooklyn 373 Lewis Ave Brooklyn, NY 11233 Reception Immediately Following Presentation Therapy Wine Bar 364 Lewis Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11233 |
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| 8/16 | Union Baptist Church 1921 Main Street Hartford, CT 06120 Noon – 2:PM |
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| 8/17 | Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum 1841 Kennedy Boulevard Jersey City, NJ 07305 6PM – 8PM |
We Are Africa 2010 Road Tour - brother & sister talk about passing their culture on to kids |
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| 8/19 | Road Scholar 11 Avenue de Lafayette Boston, MA 02111 5PM – 7PM |
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