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Krio Descendants Union - HoustonTogether we will make a difference

Welcome to the grand launching ofKDU Houston

YU KIN MEK BABU NOS TETE, E WכWכ.No matter how you fix a chimpanzee's nose, it's still ugly.


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Houston on its premierlaunching ceremony. I look forward

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PROGRAM GUEST SPEAKER

Violet Showers Johnson was born in Lagos,Nigeria, and grew up in Nigeria and SierraLeone, West Africa. She received her BA(Honors in History) from Fourah BayCollege, University of Sierra Leone; her MAfrom the University of New Brunswick,Canada; and her Ph.D. from BostonCollege. She taught at Fourah Bay Collegebefore coming to the United States in 1985on a Fulbright scholarship. After twentyyears at Agnes Scott College in Decatur,Georgia, she came to Texas A&MUniversity in July 2012. She is Professorof History and Director of AfricanaStudies. A naturalized American,Johnson’s international personal andacademic background has shaped much ofher work as a teacher and scholar. Shefocuses on race, ethnicity and immigration,African American history, African history,and the history of the African Diaspora.Her publications include The Other BlackBostonians: West Indians in Boston;“What, then, is the African American?African and Afro-Caribbean Identities inBlack America,” and “RecreatingSustainable Communities in Exile:Leadership Roles of Sierra LeoneanInternally Displaced and Refugee Womenin Freetown, Atlanta and London.”

Meet and Greet

Prayers(Rev. Johannes George)

Welcome and MC Introduction(Mrs. Rita Richards)

Master of Ceremony(Mr. Archimedes Faulkner)

DinnerGoombay Dance

Raffle

Guest Speaker’s remarks(Dr. Violet Showers Johnson)

President's remarks(Mr. Ebenezer Strasser-King)

Thank You(Mr. Moses Z. Horton)

Dance


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"We speak your names With love and pride

We smile with tears we cannot hide We thank you for the years we shared

The love you gave, the way youcared."

Remembering Gladys Strasser-king,Madlene Parker and Nancy Zane

You left a void that cannot be filled.

From Moira, Bosede, Reynard, Kevinand Merique

Our HeartiestCongratulations toKrio Descendant

Union Houston –Texason your launching.

We wish that the KrioDescendant Union –

Houston is going to bea source of prosperity.The MaCarthy Family

Wylie Texas.


PRESIDENT’S NOTE

President's Message

Greetings from members of the KrioDescendants Union of Houston, Texas. Aspresident of this Union, I welcome yourpatronage and good wishes.

Based on our formation and registration inMarch 2013, our purpose and mission is,"To reconnect with, and enhance the culturalheritage of the Krios of Sierra Leone throughreflection, education, advocacy and positivedeeds for sustainable development".

This launching is an obvious first step toestablish ourselves in the Houston community(local "pull na doe").

Our members appreciate the supportreceived from all our patrons and well-wishers during this launching and lookforward to a sustained partnership duringour future program deliveries. Thispartnership affirms the words of our motto:

"TOGETHER WE WILL MAKE ADIFFERENCE".

On November 9, 2013 come and enjoy arelaxing evening with good food and moderatepalate-pleasure.

We appreciate you all.

The Lay of the Last Minstrel(excerpt)

“Breathes there the man with soul sodead…” By Sir Walter Scott

Breathes there the man with soul so deadWho never to himself hath said,This is my own, my native land!Whose heart hath ne’er within himburned,As home his footsteps he hath turnedFrom wandering on a foreign strand!

If such there breathe, go, mark him well;For him no minstrel raptures swell;High though his titles, proud his name,Boundless his wealth as wish can claim

Despite those titles, power, and pelf,The wretch, concentered all in self,Living, shall forfeit fair renown,And, doubly dying, shall go downTo the vile dust from whence he sprung,Unwept, unhonored , and unsung.

" Na man mek buk, nor tu buk mekman." - Siaka Probyn Stevens


The Krios are an ethnic group who are descendants of freed African-American,Maroons from Trelawny Town in Jamaica, Nova Scotians from Canada, Freedslaves from Great Britain and other liberated African slaves-the recaptives.They settled in the western area of Sierra Leone in Freetown as a land for freedslaves between 1787 and 1885 by the British. The Krios and the Americo-Liberians in Liberia are the only recognized ethnic groups of African-Americans,Liberated Africans and people of West Indian descent in West Africa. Krios,Americo-Liberians and Sherbro culture primarily embraces western culture.

The Krio language is a mixture of English and other indigenous West Africanlanguages and is the most widely spoken language in Sierra Leone. About 85%of Krios are Christians and 15% are Muslims. The Krio Muslims are widelyknown as Oku who are liberated African Muslims mostly Yoruba from Nigeriawho settled in Freetown in the mid-19th Century. The vast majority of Krios haveEnglish names with Yoruba middle names whilst the Krio Muslims have Islamicfirst names. Krios ceremonies consist of the Awujoh feast for newlyweds, andAwujoh for the dead on the fortieth day which is intended to win the protectionof ancestral spirits. For newborns the ceremony is called “pull na doe”. Whensomeone dies at the wake people clap loudly to make sure the corpse is notmerely sleeping but is really dead, and pictures in the house are turned towardsthe wall. The feast on the fortieth day marks the spirit’s last day on earth.Portions of the meal (Awujoh) are placed into a hole for the dead.

Krio communities can be found all along the West Coast of Africa. In Nigeriathey are called Saros, In the Gambia they are Aku. Fernando Po, CameroonGhana, Senegal, Liberia and Equatorial Guinea all have large Krio population.Krios love Fufu made from cassava and eaten with Palaver sauce e.g. bitterleaves, crain crain and other leaf vegetables known as Plassas, with tripe, beef,fish and pigs feet known as hog foot and on Sunday’s they love their Sunday frysoup and Jollof rice is reserved for special occasions.

Contribution by Clifton RichardsPublicity Secretary - KDU Houston


OUR MEMBERSMeet the members of KDU Houston

Mrs. Doris Brown

Mr. Ade Campbell

Mr. Henry Coker

Mrs. Moira Coker

Mr. Prince Coker

Ms. Sybil Crown

Mrs. Victoria Dixon

Mr. Moses Horton

Mrs. Ayodele Johnson

Mrs. Sabina Yomi Kamara

Mrs. Celia Kargbo

Mr. Jemmy Manley

Mrs. Lucia Mason

Ms. Majorie McMillan

Mrs. Ada Norman

Mr. Henry Parker

Mr. Clifton Richards

Mrs. Rita Richards

Mrs. Olabisi Sesay

Ms. Elfrida Sawyerr

Mrs. Eudora Sawyerr

Ms. Ayodele Strasser-King

Mr. Eku Strasser-King

Mrs. Onikeh Tunis

Ms .Muriette Williams

Mrs. Avril Wilson- Rasheed

Congratulationsto mi fambul dem, di

Krio Disendant Yunion narHouston for dis launching.

Ar pray leh God gi wi di trenkfor continue for connect wit wibeberebe fambul dem for kip di

krio culture. So mek wi gedawisef en wok. Dis nar wi all

yone.Lonta

Muriette en mi pikinBianca

KDU Houston sincerelythank you for your love and

support.Your thoughtfulness &

generosity are trulyappreciated. Thank you for

sharing in the premierlaunching of our entity.


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