The African American Family's Guide To Tracing Our Roots: Healing, Understanding & Restoring Our Families

THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN FAMILY'S GUIDE TO TRACING OUR ROOTS is for every African American who has ever thought about researching their family history! Award-winning historian Roland Barksdale-Hall will help us rethink past events, explore vital health matters, and better understand our families, increase our level of awareness about cultural and historical identities and develop better understanding of the events, which help to shape our families' values, beliefs, and attitudes. According to Mr. Barksdale-Hall, "Gaining knowledge is the first step toward restoration." The book discusses a TWELVE-STEP PLAN TO HEALTH, WEALTH, AND SUCCESS, including: Bonding to healthy communities; Getting our dollars to work; Rapping with our elders; Knowing our history; Rethinking our past; Taking a calculated risk; Pursuing our passion and Birthing a vision. IT'S ALL HERE! How to Begin, Precious Keepsakes, African Connections, Healing through Storytelling and Restoring the Family with detailed listings of Genealogical Societies, Lineage Societies and much more. THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN FAMILY'S GUIDE TO TRACING OUR ROOTS offers solutions by asking tough question in the Life Applications to provoke constructive thought and discussion. It is a call to get back to work, to heal ourselves, ourselves, seek restoration of families, and return to the way of caring and sharing.