New Orleans residents pay homage to enslaved African ancestors

The Ashé Cultural Arts Center held a gathering at Congo Square and led a procession through Tremé Saturday morning (July 5) on the 25th anniversary of their MAAFA Commemoration, paying homage to enslaved ancestors.

The event is a yearly rememberance of the losses endured by Black people during the trans-Atlantic slave trade, aimed to promote healing.

It kicked off with speeches, prayers and offerings to community ancestors near an altar set up in the square. Organizers arranged fruit, flowers, candles and water near the altar, and members of the Congo Square Drum Circle drummed rhythms for the event’s speakers and dancers…

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