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Jidenna Talks Healing That Takes Place Through Birthright AFRICA

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returned to Ghana to commemorate the 400-year anniversary of the first time men and women were taken from West African shores and enslaved across the world.

For many who weren’t able to make the pilgrimage, there might have been some FOMO. And they vowed to make the journey in 2020.

But COVID had other plans. Travel to the continent might not be entirely safe just yet, but Birthright AFRICA has begun accepting applications from people ages 13-30 who would like to return to the birthplace of civilization and connect with their history in the new year.

The organization, founded by Walla Elsheikh and Diallo Shabazz in 2015, has partnered with Grammy-nominated artist Jidenna, who will journey with accepted scholars to Ghana in 2022.

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