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From They Are We

Writer: tamia jordantamia jordan

If I return home without my soul, it's because I left my soul in Africa. I'm not afraid of that.

"Materially, they don't have much, but spiritually this is perhaps the richest place that i have ever been able to experience." 


Summary from IMDB: Can a family separated by the transatlantic slave trade sing and dance its way back together? In Perico, Cuba is an Afro-Cuban group that has kept alive songs and dances brought aboard a slave ship by their ancestor, known only as Josefa. They preserved them proudly despite slavery, poverty and repression. Through years of searching, filmmaker Emma Christopher tried to find their origins. Then, in a remote village in Sierra Leone, people watched a recording of the Cubans' songs and dances, joyously declared 'They are We!' and joined in with the songs. They had never forgotten their lost family, and now their descendants were coming home. So began preparations for the biggest festival in the village's history, a welcoming home for their cousins.

 
 
 

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About Me

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tamia rashima jordan, M.Ed., is an educator dedicated to fostering healing within the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) community. She grounds her work in the teachings of her Christian faith, African Ancestral Traditions, and frameworks such as Emergent Strategy (adrienne maree brown), community accountability (Kaba et al.), healing justice principles (Page, Woodland, Kindred Southern Healing Justice Collective et al.), transformative justice (Grace Lee Boggs et al.), and abolitionist practices (Angela Davis, Michelle Alexander, Mariame Kaba et al.).

She currently serves as the Director of Intercultural Student Affairs at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts.

 

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