Home-goings: A Black American Funeral Tradition
On April 7, 2017, my family and I hosted a home-going to celebrate the life of my great aunt. A home-going is a traditional African American, Christian funeral…
Author: Jakara K. Griffin
The Importance of Grave Robbery during the 19th and 20th Centuries
Statues from Freedman’s Cemetery Memorial in Dallas, Texas. This cemetery is one of the African American cemeteries that was often robbed. Image courtesy of Maribel Rubio Grave robbing…