Sankofa’s Eve 2022: The Panel
iiiYansaJMuseThe Houston Chapter of the National Black United Front was hosting a panel discussion featuring Mama Charlotte Hill O’Neal, known to the orisa world as Iya Osotunde Fasuyi, and Professor…
The Dance of the Whispered Symphony: An Original Poem by iiiYansaje T. Muse
Remember. 400+ years of Jesus named boats The real saviors crucified for me they died, sacrilegiously afloat...
Sankofa 2021: Crowned
I was as a moon charged ray of sun, pouring prayer and positive energy over all I hugged and touched. There were many. There were daughters of Oya, people who…
Caravan 2020 Worldwide Masquerade
Oya and Babaluaiye released something in the air that put the globe on lockdown. I called it “the plague” that created a worldwide masquerade, and this masquerade was creating a…
Sankofa 2019: Grandma’s Lace Curtains
I 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,…
