Simplicity at it's best. The best way to describe this magnificent lady. She prides herself on keeping it together in stressful situations. Be it anything. she always sees the best in every situation and believes in togetherness and loyal to a cause. Nishreen Haynes, beauty beyond words, this empress is one worth keeping.
Besa Saka, affluence, abundance unity
1) As a black woman are you proud of your identity.
I am proud of my identity. I was created in this skin by God who makes no mistakes, an identity that posses the dept of history, strength and potential.
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5) What does emancipation day mean to you?
Emancipation represents the day that African slaves were able to touch the hope of reconnecting with lost heritage. The possible ability to discover lost family. The reality where black people who were once kings and queens, enslaved and tortured, could have a chance to regain their power and recognition. The actual emancipation day celebrations is simply to remind the descendents of these slaves of the strength that was necessary to move forward after that sort of mental and physical breakdown, to remind the current generation that we need to keep on growing and stick together because there is strength in numbers. To remind us of the torment that we are never to allow; not for us nor inflict on our brother. We are a clan and we owe each other the comrade necessary to survive.
4) Do you think these are good values (cultural/ethnic ) to pass onto children?
Strongly, our children are the ones to carry on our legacy, and for them to truly understand where they are going, they have to know where they come from
3) As a woman what changes will you implement to help with cultural/ethnic identity?
As a woman my first impart should be on my children. Knowledge is essential to fuel any conversation/topic effectively so as women if we want to change the way our culture is represented or isn't represented we have educate and equip our selves with the literature necessary to share.
2) Do you think enough is being done to encourage African cultural/ethnic identity in the country.
No. We are a culturally rich country and the least covered ethnicity is the African culture. We are taught of the slave trade and how we got to these parts of the world,but what about our actual heritage, our religion before interference, our foods before alterations, our healing plants and Bush medicine ? These things seem to evade the syllabus in schools and are taboo topics in adulthood. The reality is its still our culture even though it is greatly unspoken and it should be introduced as a study in itself, so we can be able to better identify with our foods and journey.