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PON DI ROAD | Mosaic: A surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns.

Blessed to be a man of many cultures. Many have made me, and I embrace my mosaic: The global spectrum of lineage. Turning tragedy into triumph. Gullah, Afro-Caribbean, African. Trans-Atlantic tings dat.

Yesterday was a celebration honoring the Caribbean branches of the Mighty Tree! Much love always to Montserrat 🇲🇸 (couldn’t find a flag 😭), St. Vincent & the Grenadines 🇻🇨, Barbados 🇧🇧, Jamaica 🇯🇲, and the entire Caribbean community! Also, had to rep the Motherland - shoutout to @veryafricanglobal for the fire trucker hat!

PC 📸: @kenndances

#jouvert #caribbean #labordayparade #africandiaspora

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REC•LA•MA•TION: The act or process of reclaiming, such as - reformation, rehabilitation, restoration to use: recovery. To demand to obtain or the return & possession of something.

My Akan Name: NANA - King | KWESI - Born on Sunday | AGYEMAN - Savior of a Nation.

Being of Akan descent myself - our naming ceremony on Emancipation Day was the penultimate moment of our journey. For some, the naming ceremony may be treated as a novel experience that is just an event on the Emancipation Day program, but for me it was very sacred. Especially considering that King Kweku and the community was mourning the loss of his younger brother, hence why they were all wearing black instead of white. Truly the duality of death and rebirth.

Names play an essential role in all Indigenous African traditions. Based on a name, the ethnic group one belongs to, and where they are from, is identified, and deeper than that, is the enduring story of their bloodline. African names also have deep spiritual meanings, connecting to God and to life purpose. As descendants of enslaved Africans, today, we carry the names of the Europeans who enslaved our Ancestors. They knew that by simply removing our names, they were stripping us of thousands of years of family history, culture, and purpose. That’s how you psychologically break a human being and brainwash generations. Whitewashing isn’t just done to history books, it began with removing our Indigenous names, calling them “demonic”, and branding us with the European names we carry today.

I may never know the names of my Ancestors - but the name I was given was made for me and I will carry it with pride. To have it tied to the mission and prophesy of Marcus Garvey, whom I am a follower of, made being reinstated into Akan society more special. It also validates my creation of @reclamation.nation! Many thanks to Nana Kweku Iture V, paramount of the Eku-Na Nsona Royal family of Elmina and the elders for conducting our ceremony, and to the community for giving us a warm welcome and embracing us! Thanks again to @awaytoafrica and @rashida_m_p for making it happen! #ghana #akan #elmina #africa #africandiaspora #reclamationeraparadigm

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Becoming Nana Kwesi Agyeman - centuries in the making. Clipping up the naming ceremony footage, soon come. ⚔️🇬🇭✊🏿

#ghana #elmina #akan #namingceremony #africa #africandiaspora #reclamationeraparadigm

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GHANA IN MOTION 🇬🇭

Photos alone wouldn’t have done this first pilgrimage to Africa, to one of the homelands of my Ancestors, justice - I had to capture the RHYTHM. From dawn to dusk, #Ghanaians are on the move - a language I understand very well and resonate strongly with.

The movement of people carried my Ancestors out of #Ghana during the Maafa, and after 400 years, a Spiritual desire for movement brought me back HOME, as it has for so many of us from the #AfricanDiaspora wherever we are.

An ode to the Warrior Nation, an ode to #Africa, and an ode to Daddy Lumba, who passed away during my journey. It’s only been a week and I miss being there already, I understand why many stay. Thank you @awaytoafrica and @protourafrica @rashida_m_p for curating this return! 🙏🏿⚔️🇬🇭 #beautifulafrica #accra #capecoast #visitghana @beyondthereturn @ghanatourismauthority

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