Some good reading material


There is a wealth of information out there on the African continent and all Africans dispersed worldwide. The internet has made research and casual reading easier and truly 'at our time and convenience' by making nearly everything available at anytime - if we seek it. The source of such information can be an issue but anyone with intellectual curiosity in the subject matter should be able to decipher what is 'logical', 'could be', and 'contrary to common sense/logic'. The list below are for the most part articles that will lead to other articles of similar nature. By no means is the list meant to cover all or purport to be an authority, it's just some good reading to add on to what you already know or have in your intellectual reservoir.

Maya Angelou Reflects on Her Mende Heritage:
Marcus Garvey and Martin Luther King trace DNA to Sierra Leone:
Cory Booker’s African roots traced to the Mende of Sierra Leone:
Tracing Alex Haley's Roots in the Gambia:
Grandchildren of Alex Haley trace family's slavery story in Gambia:
Roots Revealed - The Tikar People of Cameroon:
Mansa Musa | The Richest Man in History:
Mūsā I of Mali: The Emperor of Mali:
Mansa Musa I of Mali:
This Sierra Leonean man led the Amistad slave revolt and won his freedom in a U.S. court in 1841:
UNESCO: Slave Trade Routes:
Tracing African Roots:
Cubans trace roots to remote Sierra Leone village:
DNA Matches for 23&Me:
Maryland Slave's 200-Year-Old DNA Pulled From Tobacco Pipe:
Study of old slave quarters in Maryland leads to scientific breakthrough:
Sierra Leone draws Americans seeking slave roots:
Sierra Leone seeks to move into 'slave tourism':