Dance for the Dead: A Columbian Tradition

Dance for the Dead: A Columbian Tradition

Every culture has its own ways to mourn the death of friends and family members. The western cultures morn their deaths with funerals and burial ceremonies. In the culture of Afro-Columbian, the funerals are quite different than those of the western cultures. While in...
Encouraging Women to Embrace Who They Are

Encouraging Women to Embrace Who They Are

With 2020 quickly becoming the year of “cancel culture,” you find more and more girls and young women failing to see their worth. Women who knock each other down with a few strokes of their fingers across the keyboards, who hide behind their computer screens, often...
Facts About Afro-Colombian Heritage

Facts About Afro-Colombian Heritage

Did you know that Colombia has the second largest population of African descendant population in Latin America, according to Minority Rights Group International? African descendant culture is present in every major city in the country, with over 1 million living in...
A Brief Look at Barranquilla

A Brief Look at Barranquilla

With all the ancestry kits out there, people can easily find out where they come from. This means the country where their ancestors were born before they came to America. For many, this means going back a few generations. It’s fun to trace the countries and to find...
The Baltic States: Exciting Places to Visit

The Baltic States: Exciting Places to Visit

The Baltic States refers to the regions in northern Europe that lie along the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea. The states include Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. If venturing to the area, there are many destinations worthy of a visit. Whether interested in seeing...