Slave Route Museum Inaugurated in Matanzas, Cuba...
Sunday, 21 March 2010  ::  Written by Hugo García - digital@jrebelde.cip.cu
UNESCO Executive Committee President Olabiyi Babalola Joseph spoke about how the Atlantic slave trade forms an essential part of the shared history of Africa, Europe, the Caribbean and Americas MATANZAS.—June 17, 2009 The wails induced...
Read more...Amistad's Latest Reported Position - Chart ...
Sunday, 21 March 2010  ::  Written by AAI
The Freedom Schooner Amistad's positions are plotted on the web chart exactly as reported from the vessel - everyday at 0800 Ship's Time For daily position details click on map markers:   ...
Read more...10 Years Of Connecting The Pieces Of African Diaspora History...
Friday, 19 March 2010  ::  Written by Wojtek (Voytec) Wacowski
Freedom Schooner Amistad is right now somewhere along the North Coast of Cuba, sailing in a light breeze as reported by Captain Sean Bercaw. The ship will call the port of Matanzas on Monday March 22 and finally sail to Havana Harbor, after parad...
Read more...UCC Pastor Will Be Aboard Amistad Sailing to Havana...
Friday, 19 March 2010  ::  Written by Wojtek (Voytec) Wacowski
Paul Bryant-Smith When Amistad sails into Havana on March 25th -- the 10th anniversary of her launch at Mystic Seaport in Connecticut -- she will bear an ambassador of the United Church of Christ. The Rev. Paul Bryant-Sm...
Read more...Cuba premiere of the 2009 Emmy®-nominated documentary "Traces of the Trade"...
Friday, 19 March 2010  ::  Written by Wojtek (Voytec) Wacowski
Amistad America's Partner - The Tracing Center on Histories and Legacies of Slavery is pleased to announce the Cuba premiere of the 2009 Emmy®-nominated documentary Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North during the Freedom Schooner Amistad ...
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• This is an “S.O.S.” - an urgent request for you to help “Save our Ship.”...
  
• A symbol of the slave trade joins US and Cuba...
  
• PRESS RELEASE - FREEDOM SCHOONER AMISTAD VISITS CUBA NEXT WEEK ...
  
• NOTA DE PRENSA - GOLETA DE LA LIBERTAD AMISTAD VISITA CUBA LA SEMANA PRÓXIMA...
  
• Amistad's Birthday Gift Wish : Don't Call Her a Slave Ship!...
  
• Haitian students Sail on a Ship of Hope in Santo Domingo...
  

Slave Route Museum Inaugurated in Matanzas, Cuba...
Sunday, 21 March 2010  ::  Written by Hugo García - digital@jrebelde.cip.cu
UNESCO Executive Committee President Olabiyi Babalola Joseph spoke about how the Atlantic slave trade forms an essential part of the shared history of Africa, Europe, the Caribbean and Americas MATANZAS.—June 17, 2009 The wails induced...
Read more...Halifax mayor offers Africville apology...
Wednesday, 24 February 2010  ::  Written by Wojtek (Voytec) Wacowski
"We apologize." With those words, Halifax Mayor Peter Kelly announced on Wednesday morning, February 24th, 2010, a $3-million settlement between former Africville residents and the city. Freedom Schooner Amistad, a frequent visitor to Hal...
Read more...Is the Amistad Trial of 1841 a Milestone in the Timeline of Black History?...
Monday, 01 February 2010  ::  Written by Amadou Barry
Black History Month starts today. The History Channel, like many other media outlets, prepared special programming for February. On their website we can find a well-designed Black History Interactive Timeline. It consist of 42 Milestone events betwee...
Read more...Amistad's Sankofa Sail '07 Alumna Set To Graduate as First African American Studies Major at UConn...
Tuesday, 15 December 2009  ::  Written by Eunice Omega, CLAS ’10 UConn
One year after an African American studies major was created in UConn's  College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Paula McFarlane is about to become its first graduate. McFarlane, from Bridgeport, Conn., who is also majoring in sociology, will...
Read more...Discuss The Amistad Commission in New York, Dec 14th...
Friday, 11 December 2009  ::  Written by Wojtek (Voytec) Wacowski
Information and discussion forum about the Amistad Commission in New York State, and what its creation means for educational standards presented by Men’s Cultural Group. The inclusion of the African Diaspora and the development of a more robust Afr...
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• WeOwnTV presents a spoken word tribute to Sengbe Pieh - Black Nature an artist from Salone...
  
• Amistad drawing by Danielle C. McManus...
  
• Post-Halloween Special - Amistad graves at Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven, CT...
  
• City's Role In Amistad Overlooked...
  
• Who are the Amistad's Twitter followers? ...
  
• U.S. Senate Passes Resolution Marks 175th Anniversary of Abolition of Slavery in the British Empire ...
  
• Steven Spielberg, director of Amistad movie, awarded medal as champion of freedom...