Sankofa 2019: Grandma’s Lace Curtains
iiiYansaJMuseI came across a tiny vintage suitcase full of my grandmother’s white lace curtains. Their touch brought visions of my ancestors, Hmmm….I thought. Why not wear honor them all by…
Sankofa 2018: The Turnaround Trip, the Cemetery, and the Black and White Dog
The weather was cloudy that year...Oya’s presence felt more fierce this year than Her usual sunny breezes. She even put three ancestral warriors on the front and back of my…
Sankofa 2017: iiiYansa, Oya’s New Baby Priestess
As I do every year I go to Sankofa, I took my walk alone for stillness and reflection. This year, something deep happened. When the winds picked up, my spirit…
Sankofa Mewa Entry 7: (2016) Who Dis Woman?! featuring Nana Sula Spirit
They were a blur of spinning white, as if they became a physical embodiment of Oya’s whirlwind. She saw me too, but danced in the other direction, running away from…
Sankofa 2015: Royalty Reigns
As trivial as we may try to make it, we have always been a people who took great pride in our appearance, no matter the occasion. It made me think…
Sankofa 2014: Not Just Another Event
In my absence, Sankofa still taught me a lesson. No other event was more important to me than going to the water and giving thanks to The Creator and my,…
Sankofa 2013: TAXI !!!!!!!
Was I really going to ignore my ancestors after they had been calling me to the water all year? Hell...infatically….no.
Sankofa 2012: Absent in Mourning
Although I wasn't there, I still heard the drums in between sobs. What is it about the caravan than makes me feel it like this when I miss it?
Sankofa 2011: The Masquerade Man & the Beach House
Then, it happened. The masquerade prophecies as told through an Egungun priest. He ripped through the crowd like a tornado, delivering messages to whomever was divinely appointed to receive.
C. Lee Turner: A Distinguished Ancestor of 222.9 The Mothership
Life is theater. Theater is life. Stay in Character.
