As I finished the last sentence of a recent workshop detailing the challenges of locating our African Diaspora ancestors—many of whom survived the horrific voyages across the Atlantic and Indian...
Join me in listening and viewing this powerful podcast highlighting Black, African Diasporan, Indigenous, Native and American Indians and hosted by the Rev. Dr. LaTonia on her multimedia channels. What...
Since Fall 1977, I've been a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., with my initiation at Clark College (now Clark Atlanta University), Psi Chapter. I am committed to the...
I belong to several ancestry and genealogy research groups, chats, organizations, and regularly participate in training sessions. This aids in my development as a genealogist specializing in African Diasporan family...
In the words of our family's maternal matriarch, the late Lou Edna Wilks Robinson, "every day is Mother's Day." Born in 1892 as the oldest daughter born in Springfield, Greene...
First in a series Jihan Hurse, guide, Atlanta, GA.'s Oakland Cemetery's "Black Magnolias" tour Atlanta, GA -- On a chilly Saturday winter morning, Oakland Cemetery's "Black Magnolias" Tour Guide and...
The Good Genes Genealogy team share maternal grandmothers. We benefited from tasty treats and meals from our Great-Grandmother Edna Wilkes Robinson, and equally great dinners and gatherings at the home...
It's time for you to dig those old photos out of boxes, closets and other places to display for us to share in your family history. Check out Putnam County....
The forever Actress, Musician, Clothing Designer, Seamstress/Tailor, Theatre Director, Opera lover ... our Grandmother "Mama Helen" Mary Wilkes Owen Douthy, Omaha, Nebraska 1963 Mama Helen's Omaha (Nebraska) Central High School...
Paternal Aunt Beverly Ann Wead Blackburn Jones On this annual day of Epiphany, it is also the birth of my most cheriished ancestor. Today, Jan. 6, 2022, would have been my...