The Cow Bell Mei (student) A cowbell was worn around the necks of free roaming animals. Herders use it to keep track of the animals. The cowbells are handmade from iron, which is cold-hammered and folded on an anvil until it is cup-shaped. Small pieces…
Dr. Winfred Obleton Jayla (Student) Dr. Winfred Obleton is currently the church planter and Lead Pastor of Waukegan Community Church (WCC), Waukegan, Illinois. He and his wife, Michelle, reside in Waukegan. They have two adult children Shelby and Andrea and one grandson, Jelani. “It all…
Water Dipper Ava (Student) The water dipper would be found in households where there was no running water, it was used to dip water from the water bucket and was common for everyone to drink directly from it. The water dipper example of the way in which Jim Crow laws…
Nat King Cole Jayla (Student) Nat King Cole was born on March 17, 1919, in Montgomery, Alabama. Cole was an American musician who first came to prominence as a jazz pianist. He owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which…
Ghana Anedi (Student) Ghana is best known for its colorful culture, wildlife and natural beauty, the West African nation had one of Sub-Saharan Africa’s fastest-growing economies in the past few years, thanks to cocoa and a discovery of oil. Ghana is considered one of the more…
The Ankh Symbol Izayha (student) The Ankh —sometimes referred to as the key of life or the key of the Nile—is representative of eternal life in Ancient Kemet (now Egypt). Created by Africans long ago, the ankh is said to be the first (or original)…
The Mbira LaShay (Student) The mbira of the Shona people of Zimbabwe, consists of 22 to 28 metal keys mounted on a gwariva (hardwood soundboard) made from wood of the mubvamaropa tree (Pterocarpus angolensis).The mbira is often placed inside a large calabash resonator (deze). A…
Dancing Doll Jeremiah (Student) This African Ritual Dancing Doll is originally from the Dan tribe found in north-western Ivory Coast. The Dan people are also known as the Yacouba. It’s made of carved wood grass skirt a mask antelope fur with feather trimmed cloth hat. …
Harriet Tubman Mei (Student) Harriet Tubman was an escaped and formerly enslaved African woman who became The Conductor of the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman was known as the Moses of her people. She was born in Dorchester County Maryland, March 1822. Harriet was an American…
Underground Railroad Routes Jalani (Student) A route is a way or course taken in getting from a starting point to a destination. The Underground Railroad routes went north to open states ( places that did not allow slavery) like Canada, the Caribbean, and into United…
The Underground Railroad Ava (Student) The Underground Railroad—the resistance of enslavement through escape and flight, during and until the end of the Civil War. What I think of this is its good education to learn more about all my ancestors. I wonder what their mindsets…
Prayer Bowl LaShay (Student) A prayer bowl is a hand-designed bowl where a person keeps prayerful intentions. Each bowl comes with note cards to write prayers on. The prayer bowl was made of pure copper in the ancient world (before American slavery) for medicinal purposes……