Blood & Spirit: Black Families Evolving

Dr. Veronica Adams-Cooper reveals the birth of the Artesian Renaissance, a resurgent flow of arts and humanities in the Western Hemisphere, led by ARTriumph Historical Society. Honoring the triumphant spiritual legacy of Africans in the Americas, Spiritual Midwives from around the country join her to broadcast the birthing via YouTube on August 1, 2019, and to "Celebrate a New Season, A New Story and a New Song." Dr. Adams Cooper shares her own story of triumph over despair, and her choice to answer "the call on her life to help people of color heal from traumatic experiences."

South Philadelphia born and raised, Nana Kofi Tuuda now shares the ancient African wisdom of Sankofa, to help us gain cultural and spiritual grounding as Africans in America. For over 35 years, Nana Tuuda has been Ancestrally led to Ghana, West Africa, where he built bridges of understanding between Ghanaian-born Africans and Africans born in North America. As the officially enstooled Agogo Nkabomhene, or king, he shares Akan traditional wisdom regarding family and community.

What does Sankofa mean? In this clip, Nana Kofi Tuuda shares some of the deep symbolism of the Sankofa bird. Nana Tuuda is the Nkabomhene of Agogo in Ghana, as well as the Asante Nkonim Kuromhene in Philadelphia. His life and work demonstrate how we reach back to go forward.

An urgent spiritual message sent this new dimensional couple on a journey that transformed their lives, love and legacy. Shari Brooks and Steve Lyons left Albany and moved to Atlanta without a plan. After three vision-packed years, they are the parents of two beautiful sons, and owners of three businesses. How did it all happen? Listen to the final episode of Season 1 to find out.

Quinton Gaines is an Albany native artist and activist, fighting for representation of our authentic selves in the media. Quenton is passionate about complete and total expression, living life in a flow that creates greater understanding.