Honoring our Queen Mothers in Women’s History Month
As owner, publisher and editor-in-chief of Routes Magazine, I remain determined to draw parallels between African and African-American cultural ties. This month we have honored... Read More
Women’s History Month
Afrofuturism Music Festival: Nicole Mitchell and Angel Bat Dawid
African-American and AfroFuturistic dynamic duos fused in one concert As part of the this year’s Carnegie Hall Afrofuturism Music Festival, this show presented bandleaders Nicole Mitchell with her... Read More
U.S. House Representative Maxine Moore Waters
Queen Mother of Politics When Deomcratic U.S. House of Representative Maxine Moore Waters spoke out about the George Floyd murder she spoke with with clarity... Read More
Nzinga, Ancient Ruler of present-day Angola
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Nzinga was born about 1582 to King Ngola Kiluanji Kia Samba, ruler of what is modern day Angola. As children, Nzinga and her brother, Mbandi,... Read More
Alma Vessells John the quintessential community Queen Mother
Alma Vessells John, revered in the Harlem community as “Sister John”, was born on September 27, 1906, and grew up in South Philadelphia in a... Read More
Queen Mother Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama was born Jan. 17, 1964 on Chicago’s South Side to a homemaker and a factory worker. Watching her father struggle with... Read More
AfroFuturism and Transgenerational Trauma from Slavery Past
As we close out our February issue, I find myself reflecting on the topics our Routes’ writers and photographers have shared. A recurring theme in... Read More