THE GLOBAL AFRICAN COMMUNITY
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Ken - Summer 2003
I
dedicate all my work here to my mother who always stressed,
among other things,
the importance of community service.
"A Toast to the People!"
"A toast to all black fathers [all brothers] who lived their lives in vain."
"A toast to all black mothers [all sisters] who shouldered this life in pain."--Gil Scott Heron & Brian Jackson, "From South Africa to South Carolina" (1975 Brouhaha; 1998 Rumal-Gia Ltd.)
The idea of offering to develop this site with Brother Runoko Rashidi first entered Ken's mind several years ago while attending one of Runoko's slide presentations in Sacramento, California.
Driven by a desire to offer his skills to provide yet another avenue of access to this critical information, he approached Brother Runoko after the lecture, and expressed his interest. Brother Rashidi immediately embraced the idea.
It would be years later, however, through the fateful coincidence of Ken receiving a second-hand email containing Runoko Rashidi's email address, that the seed finally germinated. Upon replying to the email, and reiterating the discussion that occurred years earlier, a working relationship formed, which resulted in the creation of this site.
With an average of just over 4000 visits per month from various countries around the world, on six continents, the site has grown into a valuable resource.
-- HOMAGE TO MY FAMILY, UPON WHOSE FIRM SHOULDERS I STAND --
To all of my African Ancestors unknown to me...
MARIA DUGGER (great, great, great grandmother)
CAD DUGGER (great, great grandfather)
ADELINE DUGGER (great, great grandmother)BENJAMIN RITCHESON (great great grandfather)
FRANCIS KERSEY RICHARDSON (great great grandmother)MARY RICHARDSON (great grandmother)
LEMUEL RICHARDSON (great grandfather)ANNA BRISCOE (great grandmother)
ALEXANDER B. EVANS, II (great grandfather)MORGAN THOMAS (great grandfather)
SARAH BECKMAN (great grandmother)HAMPTON BOOKER (great grandfather)
REBECCA "Mrs. JIM" BOOKER (great grandmother)ROSELLA EVANS (grandmother)
ALEXANDER B. EVANS, III (grandfather)CAROLINE "CARRIE" THOMAS (grandmother)
RICHARD N. ROBINSON, Sr. (grandfather)GLORIA R. RITCHARDS-ROBINSON (mom) - joined ancestors 16 Nov. 06
RICHARD M. ROBINSON, Jr. (dad) - joined ancestors 20 Jan. 04--Kenneth M. Ritchards-Robinson
Revised: January 2, 2007
Webpage design: Kenneth
Ritchards