In November 2018, SISTERcircle returned from an amazing trip to the Motherland. The bi-annual "Sojourn to Southern Africa 2018" took place November 15 - 29 consisting of three cities in South Africa, Johannesburg; Durban; and Cape Town.  It ended with a 3-day extension to Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana for safari.

Durban was by far the favorite place among travelers, hands down. This was mostly due to the invitation from, preparation for, and reception by Mrs. Mathabo Kunene, wife of the late beloved Professor Dr. Masizi Kunene, an esteemed UCLA Black Alumnus. Professor Kunene was born in Durban and Mrs. Kunene has been a leading businesswoman there and abroad for the past 40 years, with notable successes from Los Angeles, California to South Africa.  She has implored Black Bruins for over 20 years to invest and do business in South Africa. To quite literally reap the benefits and yield the fruits of Bruin labor in contributing to the end of Apartheid in 1994, and the subsequent opening up of economic, as well as social, political, and educational opportunities.

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DIALOGUES IN THE DIASPORA: "YEAR OF RETURN" TO GHANA

We invite artists, intellectuals, activists and visionaries of African descent to come join in global travels with local and cross-continental conversations on culture and identity!

Our MISSION is to bring the diaspora to the dialogue and a dialogue to the diaspora.

Our VISION is to uplift and unite humanity inspiring a world where cultural appropriation is replaced by cultural humility through courageous conversations around the globe. 

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of Ghana proclaimed 2019 "The Year of Return" for diasporan Africans. This year also marks the 400th anniversary of the first arrival of enslaved Africans to North America.

 

Courtesy of Lynnette White and Alma Holden

Saint Paul Tabernacle Baptist Church

Mortgage Note Burning Ceremony

Saint Paul Tabernacle Baptist Church will be holding our Church Mortgage Note Burning Ceremony on Sunday, April 28, 2019 at 3:00 P.M. We are located at 1789 Oakdale Avenue, San Francisco, (corner of Oakdale and Phelps/across from Southeast Community College). Our theme for the event is, "The Joy of the Lord is Sweet-O Taste and See" and scripture, Psalm 34:8. The afternoon guest speaker will be Rev. Kenneth J. Reece, pastor of Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church, San Francisco. Bishop Greg Valentine, Senior Pastor

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