The Alabama Africatown Experience

As we celebrate Black History Month, I want to share a song I wrote 20 years ago, "Come Back Home to Africa." It's a tribute to the enduring spirit and resilience of the African diaspora. Inspired by the heartfelt connections and initiatives that countries like Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria are nurturing with the diaspora community, this song resonates now more than ever.

Ghana has been at the forefront with its "Right of Abode" policy and initiatives like "Year of Return" and "Beyond the Return," which have welcomed millions, strengthening ties through citizenship grants and cultural exchanges​
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Sierra Leone and Nigeria also extend invitations to their diasporic children, offering pathways to reclaim their heritage through citizenship by proving ancestral ties​
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Moreover, countries like Benin, along with Rwanda and Seychelles, have adopted visa-free policies to encourage the African diaspora to reconnect with their roots more seamlessly​
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This song is not just music; it's a call to remember where we come from and to celebrate the bonds that connect us to Africa. It's an invitation to explore, to return, and perhaps, to stay. Let's honor the paths laid by our ancestors and the bridges we continue to build today.

Here's to a month of reflection, celebration, and reconnection. Happy Black History Month!
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Last Known U.S. Slave Ship, the Clotilda, Said to Have Been Discovered in Alabama Researchers recently announced they’ve located the remains of the last known ship known to bring enslaved Africans to what we now call the United States.

Officials: Last slave ship from Africa ID'd on Alabama coast In 1860, the wooden ship illegally transported 110 people from what is now the west African nation of Benin to Mobile, Alabama.

The Last American Slave Ship Has Been Found Clotilda located in Alabama

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In Alabama, commemoration set for ‘last slave ship’ | WTOP MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Experts are set to release details on the discovery of the last ship known to have brought enslaved people from Africa to the United States. Officials announced last week that…

The slave ship that wasn’t meant to be found and Americans whose ancestors were smuggled in on it Reporter Nicole Ellis visits Africatown, Alabama, after the discovery of The Clotilda, the last American slave ship. She retraces how it was found and discusses its significance with Americans whose ancestors were smuggled in on the ship.