Back in the 1980s from the original founders of the descendents association, and i guess it stopped for a while, so i decided to start it up again. And i was reading the book, the slaveship clotilda and the makers of africa town. That is how i came up with the title. I was looking for a title, but you know, a lot of things were not ringing a bell. When i was reading her book, i was like oh wow, our ancestors just jumped at me. You greeted everyone and there was a point where you had descendents speak. How did you come up with your program . Well, growing up here in africa town and attending the missionary baptist church, there was a bust of cudgel lewis in front of our church all of my life, and back in 2002 that bust was destroyed by some kids acting up, and they decided to vandalize, and later, they put up a Historical Marker, and this Historical Marker had the founders of Union Baptist church, and there were several names on there, and growing up, i always heard about cudgel lewis,
Festival is a day to set aside to commemorate the descendents of the clotilda. There were festivals that started back in the 1980s from the original founders of the descendents association, and i guess it stopped for a while, so i decided to start it up again. And i was reading the book, the flagship clotilda and the makers of africatown. That is how i came up with the title. I was looking for a title, but you know, a lot of things were not ringing a bell. When i was reading her book, i was like, state of our ancestors just jumped at me. You greeted everyone and there was a point where you had descendents speak. How did you come up with your program . Well, growing up here in africatown and attending the Union Missionary baptist church, there was a bust of cudjoe lewis in front of our church all of my life. Back in 2002, that bust was destroyed by some kids acting up, and they decided to vandalize, and later, they put up a Historical Marker, and this Historical Marker had the founders
Parts of the spirits of our ancestors festival. We spoke with organizer Joycelynn Davis. The spirit of our ancestors festival is a day to set aside to commemorate the descendents of the clotilda. Various festivals that started back in the 1980s from the original founders of the descendents association, and i guess it stopped for a while, so i decided to start it up again. And i was reading the book, the flagship clotilda and the makers of africatown. That is how i came up with the title. I was looking for a title, but you know, a lot of things were not ringing a bell. When i was reading her book, i was like, spirit of our ancestors just jumped at me. You greeted everyone and there was a point where you had descendents speak. How did you come up with your program . Well, growing up here in africatown and attending the missionary baptist church, there was a bust of cudjoe lewis in front of our church all of my life, and back in 2002, that bust was destroyed by some kids acting up, and th
Sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. Trump was sworn in by the Supreme Court chief justice john roberts. Vice president mike pence was clarence thomas. While trump was being sworn in, thousands of protesters gathered in the streets of washington. Hundreds of thousands are planning to take part in tomorrows massive womens march on washington. Protests against donald trump also taking place worldwide today. Ofi like to go to the author a white house. In a few moments we will be going to clarence. We think its interesting as a look at this transition of power , to look at the new home that donald trump will be living in. Not only the white house, but his new city, washington, d. C. , and who is responsible for building it. We are going to go to clarence of Howard University in a moment. As we broadcast here from Howard University, just a mile or two from the capital where barack obama and michelle clarence tho. While obama have just flown away, its important to note, the h
Marty. Center. Marty, today that wind picks back up in a big way. Testimony in the woman who was attacked and her unborn baby taken from her. Day one started with the victim and she remembers in great detail what happened. Michelle wilkins took the stand to testify against dynel lane yesterday. Wilkins went to lanes home to buy maternity clothes listed on a craigslist ad. When wilkins was about to leave she says lane started scratching and pushing her. At first she thought maybe she had a bug or spider on her. But then she says lane shoved her inside a bedroom, tried choking her, and smashed a bottle on her head. Wilkins says there was one thing on her mind during that horrific moment her unborn baby she already named aurora. We were reminded that lane had mourned the death of her own child in the early 2000s. In court, wilkins said she stayed so long with lane at the house as an because she sensed lane was lonely. A denver officer who survived a brutal shooting is ready to move on wit