Nigerian American poet and filmmaker Amanda Eke has made history as the first Black woman to host a show on The Archaeology Channel, turning a childhood once marked by silence into a platform that centers on poetry, culture and oral tradition.
Eke, who grew up in Sacramento, California, did not speak until age 4 and did not read or write until age 7, but says rhythm and language became her bridge to the world.
“Being that young, I couldn’t read stop signs, and I would skip when I talked. But hearing the cadence and rhythm of words got me excited,” she said…