Dr. Mack’s presentation on the African Burial Ground was something I had never seen or heard of before. Although I am from NY I never knew this existed. It’s sad that this isn’t better known to everyone but I’m glad I had a chance to learn about it and will get to see it live. I feel that it is important for us to learn about our history and take pride in knowing all that we can. I still don’t know how I feel about this burial ground being dug up in the first place because it seems disrespectful. They wouldn’t go into any cemetery and just start digging out the bodies so why would you do it to this site?
Professor Mack’s presentation was pretty good but I felt that he could have given us more than just pictures to look at. He didn’t have much depth to the presentation although it was nice that he took things slower than other speakers have before. Overall the lecture was interesting and taught me many new things. I feel that Howard was chosen to participate because of our reputation and the level of scholars we have working here. People know that we would be respectful and very interested in learning more about the burial site and would want to contribute all that we can to help. The skills professors and others on campus possess are incredible and are the exact reasons we are among the top HBCUs.
Nsibidi- love and unity and ancient idiographic writing system
Gye Nyame- this is the most widely recognized and powerful symbol used by the Ugon? people. It means “except God.”
Tanit- represents the early African Muslims who have been here since the early 1600s and the faith they brought to our world.
Hye Won Hye- imperishability and endurance. It means “burn? You will not burn.”
Legba- guardian of the crossroads. It is one of the gods of the system.
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