Johnson: I visited a slave castle in Ghana. My blood is there

African Americans often refer to the African continent as the "motherland." My trip to Ghana included a tour of a slave ...
Rolling Out

7 best places in Ghana to retrace slave migration and family history

The legacy of the transatlantic slave trade runs deep in the roots of Ghana, making it one of the most significant destinations for anyone wishing to trace the footsteps of enslaved ancestors and ...
Time

Obama’s Statement at Cape Coast Castle

The president and his family toured Cape Coast Castle Saturday, an historic departure point in Ghana for untold numbers of slaves bound for America and the Caribbean. After, Barack Obama gave a ...
Business Insider

U.S. first lady Melania Trump lays wreath at 'emotional' slave castle in Ghana

CAPE COAST, Ghana (Reuters) - U.S. First lady Melania Trump on Wednesday laid a wreath at a slave fortress on the coast of Ghana, vowing never to forget the place where Africans were held before being ...
WREX

13 WREX's Brittany Hardaway traces roots during life-changing trip to Africa, Tour Inside Ghana's Elmina Castle

ROCKFORD -- The Elmina Castle is located on the western coast of Ghana. It's a place with so much scenic beauty, but a dark history of enslavement. 13 WREX's Brittany Hardaway traveled to Africa and ...
MyJoyOnline

500 Alpha Kappa Alpha members mark Founders’ Day in Ghana, reconnect with African Roots

Five hundred African-American women, members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, have arrived in Ghana from the ...
WRAL

Inside Ghana's Elmina Castle is a haunting reminder of its grim past

Across Africa, from the north of the Sahara to the West African coast sit many relics of the continent's early interactions with Europe. In Ghana, two of the country's most famous spectacles, Elmina ...