This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS— Asali DeVan Ecclesiates of the ...

The millions of Africans and their descendents who suffered and perished in slavery will be remembered on the morning of Saturday, July 4, with singing, dancing, drumming and prayer during the 15th ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The MAAFA Redemption Project is a faith-based program working to make a difference in West Garfield Park, one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Chicago. ABC7's Roz Varon spent a ...

From a violent human roundup in West Africa, to a hazardous journey across the Atlantic, to an auction block in New Orleans, the fate of hundreds of thousands of slaves over more than two centuries ...

It has been about ten years since I have been attending our local observance of the Maafa at the Seawall Bandstand in Georgetown. The Maafa (Black Holocaust) is celebrated every October 12th. A ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - For the past fourteen years, Montgomery Maafa has held a commemoration to honor those who came before them. maafa is a Swahili word meaning great tragedy. The term is used to ...

It was refreshing that no politicians were invited to speak this year at the observance of the African Holocaust Day (Maafa Day) at the Seawall Bandstand. It was a calm afternoon with no heckling, few ...

The United States is a nation of immigrants. We’ve heard stories of our ancestors coming to the so-called “New World” from across the vast waters of the Atlantic Ocean, or from all over the world.

Sunday's scorching heat did not stop more than 100 people from commemorating the African holocaust, known as Maafa, as they gathered near the historic fountain at Court Square on Sunday morning. This ...

In clear but sorrowful tones, Voodoo Queen Kalindah Laveaux stood Saturday on the cobblestones of Congo Square and sang about the 20 million Africans who were brought to the Americas chained to plank ...