With waves crashing against the rocks, community members dressed all in white tossed bouquets of pink and yellow flowers into the sea on Feb. 13 to memorialise victims of the …
February 18, 2022
February 13, 2021
Ancestors honoured at annual ceremony
Dozens of people tossed flowers, wreaths and palm leaves into the ocean near the Crafts Alive Village on Sunday in solemn remembrance and hopeful celebration during the 13th annual African …
February 7, 2020
12th African Remembrance Wreath Laying Ceremony held
Behind Crafts Alive Village on Sunday afternoon, four men knelt in a circle and chanted as they poured libations. It was one of many traditions the Afrikan Studies Klub performed …
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February 11, 2019
EDITORIAL: Wreath-laying ceremony a step toward reclaiming history
Last week the Afrikan Studies Klub once again held a wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate Africans who died in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The well-conceived event — which is held each …
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February 8, 2019
Story of Pereen Georges told at wreath-laying ceremony (VIDEO)
Dressed in white attire on a bright Sunday afternoon behind the Crafts Alive Village in Road Town, members of the Afrikan Studies Klub and supporters gathered for the 11th annual …
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