The Roots of Q-Tip – A Tribe Called Djola
Today @OkayAfrica shared this video of Q-Tip tracing his maternal ancestry back to the Djola people of Guinea-Bissau with the help of African Ancestry. It’s very cool that Q-Tip was open enough to explore his genetic history. The impact caused by the loss of ancestral memory amongst people of African descent is never really discussed. In order to acknowledge this loss you would have to seriously engage with the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade - a moment in history many people would rather side step than have honest conversations about. It is an understanding of the past that makes moments like this so profound.
(via queennubian)
