The Inaugural African Ancestry Family Reunion Trip to Sierra Leone

In April 2021, the country of Sierra Leone conferred citizenship to people of the African Diaspora with valid genetic ancestry test results. We understood our assignment and we helped several people reconnect with their ancestral homeland and people.

This Documentary Short shares the transformative experiences enjoyed by members of the African Ancestry Family.

Deep gratitude to Francis Musa Momoh (R & D Officer, Monuments and Relics Commission), Dr. Memunatu B. Pratt (Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs), Yvonne Aki-Sawyer (Mayor, Freetown), as well as the many people not yet named here who have helped us realize this historic achievement.

Also, thank you Diallo Sumbry and Ralston Smith for helping us to tell this story!

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[joycewestfall]

I mailed my test back yesterday and I can't wait to learn who I am, that I may claim my birth right as well.

[kingrobin]

Supper proud of y’all welcome to Sierra Leone 😍🇸🇱💯🕺🏿

[stevie]

African Ancestry is every thing...I am Mende from Sierra Leone, upon learning this I booked my flight and stayed over a month in Sierra Leone...The Ancestors are smiling...Every family should take the test...We will return to the greatness of our people before colonization and being stolen from our land.

[germainescott]

Absolutely beautiful 😍, can't wait to visit my Mende people.

[tarag]

Just received my results and one of the places is Sierra Leone. I can't wait until I'm able to go.

[yahyahyahuana]

Am crying so hard, wish am there to welcome you all. Much love from your sister.

[michellebaker]

This is awesome that this African country 👏 is very accepting of us returning home 😢🙏😊💜

[karimlateef]

Amazing recap, beautifully done. Really looking forward to taking an AA Family Reunion trip myself. Hopefully one day Cameroon will offer citizenship similarly to Sierra Leone.

[BigChill]

I'm from Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 Mede Tribe. I hope to be there in April 2022.

[KD-sjdi]

Absolutely beautiful, congratulations to everyone!

[thenjipoane]

Beautiful...we welcome all the children of africa

[parisinman]

This is so very beautiful. The fulfillment of a wonderful vision is captured here.

[kingrobin]

I love you guys I’m so happy wallahi 😭

[syyd]

Will miss this... boarding a flight from Greece to USA 3.5 hrs later (EET is 7 hrs ahead). Hope there is a replay. My family kit should be home when I get there Nov 26th.

[linora]

I can't wait to go in April 2022...

[michellebaker]

I would love to take this kind of trip and celebrate

[wavveytae]

This was amazing bruh. I need to do an ancestry test asap 🤴🏾🙌🏾🤟🏾💯💯

[TeamNoWeakBodies]

I would like to go to Nigeria my maternal and paternal results are that the Yorubas and Fulani people of Nigeria when will the Nigeria trip be announced? How much will it be?

[lookupdee]

I didn’t get a certificate and stuff like that. I got an email. Can they be ordered?