Nigeria and Makeni and Sierra Leone

Africa, African American, Demarginalization, Diaspora, General, international, Sierra Leone

Nigeria and Makeni and Sierra Leone

Abuja Nigeria and Ghana No words needed. Children, dancing, community, love and the Auntie with a switch that many of us remember at family gatherings…lolol.Makeni, West Africa In the woods of Africa a child runs next to the car asking for money. My heart broke. I stopped and helped my brother. Banana Island and Kent…

theoretical tea and company

November 9, 2025

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Abuja Nigeria and Ghana

No words needed. Children, dancing, community, love and the Auntie with a switch that many of us remember at family gatherings…lolol.Makeni, West Africa

In the woods of Africa a child runs next to the car asking for money. My heart broke. I stopped and helped my brother.

Banana Island and Kent Beach

Learning my tribal language. Mende

Working with ACES students in beautiful Africa
Paul McNamara

Global love..Paul McNamara Amber E. Martin

Beautiful Africa

I am Mende through DNA on my mother’s side. I danced with my people and shared love. My ancestors are smiling.

Real hiking in the brushes in West Africa

Dr. Paul McNamara of AgCom at UIUC talking to study abroad students in Sierra Leone.

These babies are tired!

Beautiful waters of West Africa

The beautiful waters of West Africa with ACES students from UIUC and the great Amber Martin!

Preparing our dinner in Salone

What’s left over from the mudslides in Sierra Leone that killed so many beautiful people in Sierra Leone. Nothing natural or normal about this.

With my Mende Brothers in Sierra Leone 6 years later…Samuel and Mohamed..who helped me capture footage for my documentary. They call me by my Mende name, Mahghenda!