MASSANGANO, Angola – As the sun beat down on us, we slowly walked down the dirt path, stirring up red dust as we headed toward the centuries-old fort atop a hill here. The chatter hushed. The 21 of us ...
The National Museum of Slavery in Luanda, Angola West Africa reminds that when the first slaves arrived in Virginia, they came from Angola. Shutterstock I returned to Luanda, Angola, to film a ...
In the early hours of a humid November morning in 1975, the runway at Luanda’s airport was alive with anxiety and the roar of a jet engine. Cabinda Gulf Oil, now Chevron, had chartered a South African ...
HAMPTON, Virginia – Angolan Ambassador Joaquim do Espírito Santo walked quietly down the path along the Chesapeake Bay. He and his delegation stopped at the lone sign marking where enslaved Angolans ...
As I write these lines, I mourn the passing of Carlos Fernandes, a leading queer activist and organiser in Angola. Carlos was found dead in his home earlier this year under circumstances that are ...
A group of African Americans traveled to Angola to explore their ancestral roots and learn about the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The trip aimed to foster healing and recognize the connection between ...