Searching for your African identity? Look to those who have taken the journey before!
Join us for a dynamic chronicle of how the spiritual tradition of Ghana (Akom) has developed in America since 1965.
The conference will cover the following topics:
- The history of the Guam and Akan people of Larteh, the Akonnedi Shrine, Nana Oparebea’s family and the shrine of Nana Asuo Gyebi.
- How contemporary Akom was established in America through the efforts of Nana Yao Opare Dinizulu I and Nana Akua Oparebeah.
- The achievements of the Akom shrine houses in America over the past fifty years in terms of training priests, healing, education and rites of passages.
- How Akom has become integrated in contemporary American professional life.
- How African Spirituality can become a central part of Africana Studies curricula.
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