Chadra Pittman stays busy as a storyteller, educator and anthropologist, especially this time of year.
The second Saturday of June is recognized internationally as Middle Passage Remembrance Day to honor enslaved Africans who died at sea during the Transatlantic slave trade. Since 2012, Pittman has held a libation ceremony on the beach of Fort Monroe, where the first Africans were brought into a British North American colony more than 400 years ago.
Nowadays, however, Pittman is buzzing in “warrior mode” as executive orders from President Donald Trump’s administration discourage or ban the teaching of the histories and cultures of people of color, women and the LGBTQ+ communities…